A pretty birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Hand-penned stamp set and Penned Dies by Stampin' Up!

Blended Hand-penned Birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on May 27, 2021May 18, 2021 by Mo Rootes

It is time again for our monthly Ink & Inspirations blog hop and our theme this month is ‘Sweet Suite’. So many lovely suites to chose from…….…. such a hard decision. Eventually I settled on the Hand-penned Suite and made a simple blended hand-penned birthday card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Blended Hand-Penned birthday card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Highland Heather – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – Rounded upper left corner
Hand-Penned dsp – 4 ½” by 2”
Scrap Basic White

I used Highland Heather ink to stamp the sentiment onto one of the panels of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blended Hand-penned birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added the stamped piece to the Highland Heather layer and using the same glue mounted the panel to the Mint Macaron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blended Hand-penned birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I accidently used a retired tag topper punch to shape the top of the gorgeous piece of Hand-penned dsp – a senior moment I fear …….. you could use either the Fancy Tag Topper Punch or the Delightful Tag Topper Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blended Hand-penned birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I added a piece of the Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon to the top of the tag and added it, at an angle to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blended Hand-penned birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the lovely floral spray onto scrap Basic White card and coloured it in using the Mint Macaron, Highland Heather and Flirty Flamingo Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blended Hand-penned birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The coloured piece was added on Dimensionals to the card front. To finish the card, I added a trio of Genial Gems.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what my fellow demonstrators have to share with us today.

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A sweet card thank you card made with the Simply Succulent stamp set and Potted Succulent Dies by Stampin' Up!

Succulents in a Pot

Posted on May 23, 2021May 17, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet thank you card featuring succulents in a pot made using the Simply Succulents stamp set and the co-ordinating Potted Succulent Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Succulents in a Pot card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 3½” by 3½”
Rich Razzleberry – 4” by 1” x 2
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Scrap Basic White, Old Olive, Smoky Slate and Rich Razzleberry

I die cut the lovely large intricate die from the Potted Succulent Dies using one of the larger Basic White panels. This was used as a stencil to add colour (Pool Party) with a Blending Brush to the Pool Party card Base. I used the same stencil and ink to add colour to the small Basic White layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Succulents in a pot thank you card made using the Simply Succulents stamp set and Potted Succulent Dies.

Using the Be Mine Dies I cut 2 scalloped borders from the strips of Rich Razzleberry card and added them with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the top and bottom of the inked white panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Succulents in a pot thank you card made using the Simply Succulents stamp set and Potted Succulent Dies.

I stamped the pot and a selection of succulent plants onto scrap Basic White card in Basic Gray ink and die cut them out using the Potted Succulent Dies. I also die cut some foliage from scrap Smoky Slate and Old Olive card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Succulents in a pot thank you card made using the Simply Succulents stamp set and Potted Succulent Dies.

The following Blends Markers were used to colour in the succulents and the pot. Smoky Slate, So Saffron, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Highland Heather.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Succulents in a pot thank you card made using the Simply Succulents stamp set and Potted Succulent Dies.

The pot and succulents were added to the inked panel on Dimensionals and added the foliage behind using liquid glue. The panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Succulents in a pot thank you card made using the Simply Succulents stamp set and Potted Succulent Dies.

I stamped the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry ink onto scrap card and die cut it using the Tasteful Label dies. I also die cut a label from Rich Razzleberry card and added it behind the stamped sentiment. The sentiment was then tucked behind the raised panel on Dimensionals. A White Bakers Twine bow was added to the pot and a trio of Pastel Pearls was added.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Succulents in a pot thank you card made using the Simply Succulents stamp set and Potted Succulent Dies.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty hydrangea themed card made for the Colour Combo blog hop

Coloured Hydrangea for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on May 16, 2021May 13, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo blog hop and this month we have been given colours that I would never have put together. I have used the gorgeous Hydrangea Haven stamp set to make my coloured Hydrangea card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the coloured hydrangea card, you will need:

Magenta Madness – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Shaded Spruce – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Flirty Flamingo – 4⅛” by ½”

I mounted the stamp onto the plate of the Stamparatus and placed the smaller Basic White panel on the platform.

www.crafty-rootes.com -I have made a coloured hydrangea card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set

Using the Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Write Marker I inked up the stem and leaves of the flower. I stamped it down onto the Basic White panel. I repeated this step to get a darker impression.

www.crafty-rootes.com -I have made a coloured hydrangea card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set

I used the Magenta Madness Stampin’ Write Marker to ink up the flower head and again repeated the process to get a good impression. The infill stamp was inked up in Flirty Flamingo ink, I stamped it off onto scrap paper before stamping the colour over the flower head. I used the same 2^nd generation Shaded Spruce ink to the leaves and stem using the infill stamp.

www.crafty-rootes.com -I have made a coloured hydrangea card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Magenta Madness ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Shaded Spruce panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -I have made a coloured hydrangea card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set

I added the strip of Flirty Flamingo card to the Magenta Madness card front and added the stamped panel over top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -I have made a coloured hydrangea card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set

To complete the card, I added a trio of Artistry Blooms Sequins.

Although I would probably never have put these colours together, I actually really like this card.

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The Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty card

Shabby Chic Meadow

Posted on May 14, 2021May 10, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a recent team challenge where our theme was ‘Shabby Chic’. This is so out of my comfort zone. I like clean and simple cards, bright colours so this topic was enough to bring me out in a rash……..

Colours used in this project are:

Blushing Bride

Crumb Cake

Very Vanilla

To recreate the shabby chic meadow card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake – 5½” by 3¾”
Blushing Bride – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Very Vanilla – 5½” by 3¾”
Very Vanilla – 2¼” by 1¾”
Scrap Very Vanilla & Crumb Cake

Using 2^nd generation Blushing Bride ink, I stamped the flower randomly all over the Blushing Bride panel. I added the scripty stamp using 2^nd and 3^rd generation Crumb Cake ink. Whilst I had the ink out I stamped in Crumb Cake ink in opposite corners of the Blushing Bride card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

I ripped down the right side of the stamped panel – quite enjoyed it once I got started…… I inked around the edge of the stamped panel with a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake ink. I ripped down the right side of the Crumb Cake panel, stamped down the side with the speckled stamp before inking around the panel using the Dauber and Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

Using a Bone Folder, I broke down the fibres in the upper left corner of both the Crumb Cake panel and the Blushing Bride panel. This allowed me to pull the layers apart and curl the corner. The layers were then adhered together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

I wrapped some of the gorgeous and sadly retired Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon around the panel before adding the panel to the Blushing Bride card base.

I die cut a Very Vanilla Label from scarp Very Vanilla card using the Tasteful Labels dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set in Blushing Bride ink. I added the scripty image on the label in 2^nd & 3^rd generation Crumb Cake ink and inked around the edges in Crumb Cake ink and added it over the ribbon on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

Using the Meadow dies I die cut 2 flowers from scrap Very Vanilla card. I stamped the speckled image over the die cut flowers and adhered them to the card front with liquid glue.

To complete the card, I tucked a strip of Lace Trim under the sentiment label and added a trio of Champagne Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

I actually really like this card when it was finished. I hope you like it also.

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Pretty cards made using the Dandy Wishes Dies by Stampin' Up! and made for my May Class in the Mail

Dandy Wishes May Class in the Mail

Posted on May 9, 2021May 6, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my May Class in the Mail using the gorgeous Dandy Wishes Dies. I have to admit I initially overlooked these dies, it wasn’t until I was working on class idea which didn’t involve stamping that I thought of using them. I am so glad I did as they are stunning.

For the class I die cut all the flowers, leaves, circles and rectangles and punched the small dragonflies.

Colours used in the Dandy Garden Wishes Class in the Mail projects are:

Black Dandelion Clocks card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black –3¾” by 3 ¾” – to die cut Scalloped Circle
Basic White – 3” by 3” – to die cut Circle
Die cut Dandelion clocks x 2
Small punched Dragonfly
Old Olive Ribbon

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dandy Wishes Dies used for my May Class in the Mail

Begin by wrapping the Old Olive Ribbon around the Basic White layer securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel can then be glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

Using the Blending Brush, add Balmy Blue ink to the Basic White circle the glue the black dandelion clocks to the circle.

The circle can then be added to the card front on Dimensionals and the stems timed. Finally add the bow, the dragonfly and the black dots.

Dandelion & Clock card

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” & 2”
Basic Black Stitched scalloped rectangle
Basic White Stitched scalloped rectangle
Die cut leaves, stem, dandelion clock and dandelion heads

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dandy Wishes Dies used for my May Class in the Mail

Begin by adding the Basic White rectangle to the Black rectangle then add the black Dandelion Clock to the rectangle

Layer the Dandelion flowers one on top of the other curling up the petals of each layer. Add the flower to the stem.

Add the Dandelion and leaves to the rectangle then add the rectangle to the Balmy Blue card base on Dimensionals. Finish by adding the Matte Black Dots.

Ink Blended Background Dandelion card

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic Black layer – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside – – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White layer – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Die cut leaves, stem and dandelion heads
Small punched Dragonfly
Ladybird Trinket
Post It Notes

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dandy Wishes Dies used for my May Class in the Mail

Place the Post It Notes down the centre of the smaller Basic White panel. Using the Blending Brush add Old Olive ink to the bottom and Balmy Blue ink to the top – remove the Post It notes

Add the inked layer to the other Basic Black panel, then to the Old Olive card base.

Layer the Dandelion flowers one on top of the other curling up the petals of each layer.

Add the flower to the stem. Add the Dandelion and leaves to the inked layer then add the dragonfly. Matte Black Dots and the Ladybird Trinket

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dandy Wishes Dies used for my May Class in the Mail

I just loved how these cards turned out. I hope you like them .

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A pretty thank you card made using the Flowers of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Flowers And Friendship card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty thank you card made using the new Flowers of Friendship stamp set which is available in the new Annual Catalogue which launched earlier this week. This was made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where our theme is ‘All Things Floral’.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the friendship thank you card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Granny Apple Green & Basic White

I mounted both of the small leaves onto the same acrylic and randomly stamped them around the edge of the Daffodil Delight card front in Daffodil Delight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Friendship stamp set used for a pretty thank you card

The spray of flowers was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the wider panel of Basic White card. I cleaned the stamp and used a Post It Note to mask off the stem, flower and leaf to the right of the centre stem, inked up with the Early Espresso ink, removed the Post It Note and stamped to the left of the original image.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Friendship stamp set used for a pretty thank you card

I used Blends Markers to colour in the flowers and leaves – Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Friendship stamp set used for a pretty thank you card

Using the lovely Scalloped Contour Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to cut out the coloured flower panel. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Friendship stamp set used for a pretty thank you card

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap strip of Basic White card. I used the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch to punch the sentiment out and punch a slightly larger label for a strip of Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Friendship stamp set used for a pretty thank you card

The labels were glued together and a piece of White Bakers Twine was wrapped around and tied in a small bow. The label was added to the card on Dimensionals. I added a scattering of Artistry Bloom Sequins to complete the card.

I hope you like the card.

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Angie McKenzie
Libby Fens
Jo Blackman
Karen Henderson
Jan Musselman
Mo Rootes – You are here
Terry Hamilton
Tricia Butts
Deb Macdowell
Leonie Stuart
Narelle Fasulo
Danielle Kassing
Shel Anderson
Teri West
Vicki Milyard
Jill Chapman
Melissa Faust
Rebecca-Jo Unwin
Susan Webster
Gez Carpenter
Annette Ball
Susan Simpson
JoAnn Pollock
Melissa Gifford
Linda Moore
Cheryl Hamilton
Rochelle Laird-Smith
Satomi Wellard
Alejandra Gomez
Sharon Hashimoto Burkert
Ann Krucek
Aurélie Fabre
Elaine de Montmorency

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Simply Hand-penned for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hog

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is ‘simple stamping’. If you have hooped on from the lovely Gez Carpenter I am sure you loved her project. I usually find simple stamping a bit of a challenge, can’t resist using lots of layers and bling. I made s simply hand-penned card using the lovely new Hand-penned Petals stamp set and it was so easy to create a sweet but simple card with this set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the simply hand-penned card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2

I stamped the sweet image in Evening Evergreen ink onto one of the smaller Basic White panels.

A beautiful simply stamped floral image for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop. Makes a great birthday card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Hand-Penned stamp set used for a #simplestamping card fro the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using the in-fill stamps I coloured the large flower with Polished Pink ink, the smaller flower with Pale Papaya ink and the leaves in Soft Succulent ink. I love these new colours.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Hand-Penned stamp set used for a #simplestamping card fro the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink. I love this font, don’t you?

www.crafty-rootes.com -Hand-Penned stamp set used for a #simplestamping card fro the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I added the stamped layer to the larger panel of Basic White with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then added to the Soft Succulent card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Hand-Penned stamp set used for a #simplestamping card fro the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a trio of Gold Glitter dots which have now sadly retired.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Hand-Penned stamp set used for a #simplestamping card fro the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Such a cute card, I hope you like it.

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Modified One Sheet Wonder

Posted on May 7, 2021May 4, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing 2 sweet floral cards made using a modified one sheet wonder (I only used ½ a sheet of card stock) and the new Color & Contour stamp set. This set is so versatile and so easy to use. I also used the gorgeous new 2021 – 2023 in colors.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the modified one sheet wonder cards, you will need:

Basic White card 7¾” by 5½”
Scrap Basic White for the sentiments

Polished Pink card base
Soft Succulent 5⅝ by 4”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Evening Evergreen card base
Polished Pink 5⅝” by 4”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I began by stamping the outline large flower in clusters of 3 down the centre of the large panel of Basic White. I used Evening Evergreen ink and 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation stamping. The flowers were in-filled using the solid stamp and Polished Pink ink, again using 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation stamping.