Congratulation Alaska incentive trip achiever

Congratulations Alaska Incentive Trip Achiever

Posted on September 26, 2017September 22, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing a card I made for my lovely upline Mikaela to congratulate her on achieving the Alaska incentive trip. She has put so much time and effort into winning this trip for herself and her family and so deserves it. She is an amazing mentor and team leader. Go Mikaela…………x

www.crafty-rootes.com – Large Letters Dies by Stampin’ Up! for a congratulations card

AS the trip is to Alaska the card had to have an icy theme so I started by using the snowflakes from the, oh so versatile, Colorful Seasons stamp set. I stamped them in Island Indigo ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 7⅞” by 3⅞”. I knew the card base had to be long to accommodate all those letters……….. I took the stamped panel to the Big Shot and die cut the letters A, L, A, S, K, A from the panel using the Large Letter framelit dies. I then ran the same letters through again using lots of scrap Whisper White cardstock until I had a total of 4 of each of the letters – 12 A’s in total…….

Snowflakes and hidden letters featuring Stampin' Up product

www.carfty-rootes.com – Large Letters framelit dies to spell Alaska

Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive I added the stamped layer with the cut out letters onto a panel of the gorgeous, new Champagne Glimmer paper. I took each letter in turn and adhered 3 Whisper White die cuts to the back to form a stack of each letter 4 pieces high; before adding each letter back into the appropriate space on the stamped panel. I love the dimension the stacks of letters give to this project.

www.crafty=rootes.com – Large Letters Dies by Stampin’ Up! for a congratulations card

I added some of the tiny stars from the Star of Light stamp set in So Saffron ink along the top above the letters and glued the whole panel to an Island Indigo card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added a 7⅞” by 3⅞” piece of Whisper White cardstock to the inside having stamped down the edge using the snowflakes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set in Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Marina Mist and Pool party ink. I added the sentiment from the Lift Me Up stamp set which seemed so appropriate in Island Indigo ink. I stamped the envelope using the same stamps and colours.

Pretty snowflake decoration inside a card

www.crafty=rootes.com – Large Letters Dies by Stampin’ Up! for a congratulations card

I really love the simplicity of the card and really hope Mikaela likes it.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Colorful Season, Lift Me Up & Snowflake Sentiments
Cardstock
Island Indigo, Champagne Foil & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Island Indigo, Marina Mist, Pool Party, So Saffron & Pacific Point
Dies
Large Letter framelits
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, C, D & D
Adhesive
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Grid Paper & Envelope

Easter Cards using Letters for You

Posted on April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Having had a fab time with my team mates at Onstage Live in Amsterdam over the last few days it was back to the real world today as I got my Easter cards ready to post. Here is how i made them.

Using the Letters for You stamp set I stamped the letters E, A, S, T, E and R in Calypso Coral, Marina Mist, So Saffron, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz and Wisteria Wonder ink onto Whisper White cardstock. I think these soft, subtle colours go so well for projects with Spring themes. I then die cut the letters using the co-ordinating Large Letter Framelit dies. I wanted the letters to have some dimension and achieved this by die-cutting 2 extra letters from Whisper White cardstock for each stamped letter and gluing them using Tombow Liquid Adhesive, one on top of the other so that the letters are raised up.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Letters For You stamp set, Large Letter Framelits and Sprinkles of Life by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 6¼” by 2¾” and using the stems stamp from the Sprinkles of Life stamp set I stamped along the bottom using Pear Pizzazz ink. I added the tiny flowers from the same set using Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Letters For You stamp set, Large Letter Framelits and Sprinkles of Life by Stampin’ Up!

The letters were adhered above the flower border using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. A tiny flower was punched in co-ordinating card using the Tree Builder Punch and added to a letter with a Mini Glue Dot and a Basic Rhinestone added for some interest.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Letters For You stamp set, Large Letter Framelits and Sprinkles of Life by Stampin’ Up!

I layered the topper onto a co-ordinating colour cardstock – Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder, Marina Mist or Calypso Coral and added the whole piece to a DL size Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Letters For You stamp set, Large Letter Framelits and Sprinkles of Life by Stampin’ Up!

I absolutely love these cards, they look so fresh and Spring like. Hope you like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Letters For You & Sprinkles of Life
Dies
Large Letters Framelit Dies
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz and Wisteria Wonder
Ink Pads
Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder
Punches
Tree Builder
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot and Multipurpose platform, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B & D
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals & Mini Glue Dots
Sundries
Basic Rhinestones

Swirly Bird makes a gorgeous congratulations card

Posted on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Great excitement over the weekend when 2 of my team members promoted to Bronze Elite. I just had to make them a card each and send them a package of goodies to celebrate their achievement.

Over the weekend I came also cameacross a Youtube video by Rose Castillo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9jFRn7S0L8 – using the Swirly Bird stamp set. I have to confess this is a stamp set that I bought last year after I saw so many amazing projects made with it on Pinterest…………and I have never used it! Shame on me…… I loved Rose’s idea of stamping on letters to give them some interest and definition and thought I would give it a go.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird and Large Letters by Stampin’ Up!

For my take on her card I die cut the letters using the Large Letters Framelits Dies and Whisper White cardstock. Using the smallest of the stamps from the Swirly Bird stamp set I added the flowers in Sweet Sugarplum ink, the leaves in Wild Wasabi ink and the stems in Perfect Plum ink. I was really happy with the way they looked. I also die cut 3 more of each of the letters from the Whisper White cardstock and glued them together with Tombw Liquid Adhesive to give a 4 layer stack with the stamped piece on the top. This gives lovely dimension to the letters without the hassle of cutting up Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird stamp set and Large Letter Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the One Wild Ride stamp set in Versamark ink after using my Embossing Buddy on a Whisper White panel. I covered the sentiment with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. Love the shine this gives and copper is the nearest we have to a bronze colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I lined my letters up above the sentiment and stuck them down with a little Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I decided to back the Whisper White panel with a layer of the Copper Foil Paper adding to the luxurious look of the card. The whole topper was then added using Stampin’ Dimensionals to a Crumb Cake card base. I added a Whisper White panel to the inside and stamped the same images down the side of the inner panel and also on the envelope.

I really love the clean and simple look of this card and the pop of shiny copper really works. I am so glad Rose’s video inspired me to use this great stamp set.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. To buy any of the products go to the Shop Online button. If you would like to join my team (I’d love to have you) go to the Shop Online button and the Join in the Fun button.

Mo x

Supplies used
Stamp sets
Swirly Bird and One Wild Ride
Dies
Large Letter Framelits
Cardstock
Crumb Cake .Whisper White and Copper Foil Paper
Ink Pads
Sweet Sugarplum, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi and Versamark
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, A, A and D
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sundries
Copper Embossing Powder and Whisper White Envelope