Category Archives: Framelits & Thinlits

Bike Ride for a special birthday

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Earlier this week a lovely friend celebrated a very special birthday. She loves the outdoors, cycling and walking in particular and although she now has a shiny new bus pass she assures me her bike will still be getting a regular work out. In honour of her bike I chose the Bike Ride stamp set and co-ordinating Build A Bike framelit dies to make her birthday card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

I stamped the frame of the bike using the lovely, rich Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White card stock and then stamped both the wheels in Archival Basic Gray ink onto Whisper White cardstock before running them through the Big Shot with the co-ordinating Build A Bike dies. Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive I glued the wheels onto the frame to make the bike.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

Taking scrap Whisper White cardstock I stamped the open stars from the Balloon Celebration stamp set in Fresh Fig ink before punching out a couple of balloons using the Balloon Bouquet Punch. I stamped the solid stars using Powder Pink ink and punched out another balloon. I stamped some solid balloons in Fresh Fig and Powder Pink ink and punched them out with the same punch.

I stamped the number 6 and 0 from the Number of Years stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink onto more scrap Whisper White ink and die cut them out using the Large Number Dies. I also die cut 3 more sets of the letters from Whisper White cardstock which I adhered to the back of the Bermuda Bay stamped numbers to give added dimension to the numbers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

I decided on a 5½” square card made of Thick Whisper White cardstock and added a 5¼” square layer of Powder Pink cardstock to the front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I cut a 5” square piece of Whisper White cardstock and started laying out the bike and balloons to get some idea of placement. I stamped the ‘swoosh’ shape from the Number Years stamp set in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom of the Whisper White cardstock panel and added the bike with Stampin Dimensionals. Using the fine tip of my Basic Black marker and a ruler I added balloon strings to the handle bar and the bar behind the bike seat adding the balloons using Tombow Liquid Adhesive or Stampin Dimensionals. I added the die cut 60 on top of the other balloons and coated the number with Clear Wink of Stella. Finally I coloured the handle bars, seat and pedal of the bike using Crumb Cake ink and a Blender Pen. Such a fun looking card, I really hope my friend likes it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Bike Ride, Balloon Celebration & Number of Years
Dies
Build A Bike framelits & Large Number Dies
Punches
Balloon Bouquet
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Powder Pink & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake & Bermuda Bay + Basic Black Marker pen
Tools
Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, B, C, C & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Clear Wink of Stella, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Eastern Medallions in Lemon Lime Twist and Berry Burst

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I am still loving the Eastern Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Eastern Medallion Framelits , though I haven’t used it in a while – easily distracted by all the other goodies in the new annual catalogue. I have chosen to make some thank you cards using the set today, along with my 2 favourite new in-colors, Lemon Lime Twist and Berry Burst.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eastern Medallion by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut one of the large medallions from Whisper White cardstock using the Eastern Medallion dies and my Big Shot. I then die cut the medallion using the Layering Circle Framelit dies, love that the 2 die sets work together. I did exactly the same with the inner medallion ring.

www.crafty-rootes.com- Eastern Medallion Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Berry Burst ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it out using the smallest Layering Circle die. I then die cut a circle from Berry Burst cardstock and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and using Tombow Liquid Adhesive used these to back the large and small parts of the medallion. I love the pop of colour this gives to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eastern Medallion dies and Eastern Beauty stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stuck the largest (Berry Burst) medallion to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow then added the Lemon Lime Twist medallion using Stampin’ Dimensionals on top. The sentiment was also added using Stampin Dimensionals for maximum impact.

Such a clean and simple card but so striking. I love it and hope you do as well.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Eastern Beauty
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Berry Burst & Lemon Lime Twist
Ink Pads
Berry Burst
Dies
Eastern Medallion Framelits & Layering Circles Framelits
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Big Shot, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Beautiful You with an Embossing Paste background

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When I saw Embossing Paste in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue which launched earlier this week I jumped up and down with excitement. This is something I have been dying to try out and I couldn’t wait to get it in my hot little hands on it. Unfortunately it wasn’t available on the demo pre-order – yes, we can get our hands on product a month before our customers – whoop, whoop – perks of being a demonstrator. I planned to use it at our recent team training event so had to borrow another brand from a fellow team member to play with. This is one of the cards I demonstrated at that event.

I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and taped it down, to a non-stick craft mat, on all 4 sides using some washi tape. I then placed my Happy Patterns Decorative Mask over the top and taped it down in the same way; you really don’t want either the cardstock or stencil to move. Next I took a heaped tsp of Embossing Paste from the jar and popped it onto the craft sheet in one corner before adding a couple of drops of Lemon Lime Twist Re-inker and mixing together, all I can say is WOW, it looked fantastic. I didn’t have the proper Embossing Paste Tools so made do with small, cake decorating palette knife and an old credit card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful You meets Embossing Paste by Stampin’ Up!

Taking a dollop of the coloured Embossing Paste, I spread it over the stencil, starting at the top of the Whisper White cardstock and scraping it down towards the bottom. I then, carefully lifted away the stencil and set the Whisper White panel aside to dry – it took about 15 mins but I could have sped that up if I had used my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful You meets Embossing Paste by Stampin’ Up!

While the Embossing paste was drying I stamped the image from the gorgeous Beautiful You stamp set onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and onto a scrap piece of Pop of Pink dsp – now sadly retired, but any dsp would work. Using my Big Shot I die cut the Whisper White piece using an oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits before die cutting a slightly larger scalloped oval from the Layering Oval Framelits from Melon Mambo cardstock. I layered to 2 ovals together using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. Taking a sharp pair of Scissors I trimmed out the dress and the hat from the lady stamped on the scrap of dsp. Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive I added the dress and hat to the Whisper White stamped panel, love the effect this paper piecing gives. I coloured under the brim of the hat with a Lemon Lime Twist Marker and used a Chocolate Chip Marker to colour her hair. I really like using the Calypso Coral Water Color Pencil and a Blender Pen to add a soft skin tone.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful You meets Embossing Paste by Stampin’ Up!

I took 2 pieces of Whisper White baker’s Twine and attached them to the back of the embossed panel and taped them in place. I brought the ends over the top of the panel and adhered them to the front of the panel using tape where they would be hidden by the oval piece.  Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive, I added the now dry embossed panel to a layer of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock, having used the We Are Memory Keeper Corner Chomper to round the upper left corner of both pieces. The whole panel was then added to a Melon Mambo card base. The sentiment was stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. Finally I placed the oval on Stampin’ Dimensionals over the top of the Whisper White Baker’s Twine ends. Gorgeous, if I say so myself……..

I really enjoyed playing with embossing paste and have loads more ideas to try out.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Beautiful You
Cardstock
Melon Mambo, Whisper White & Lemon Lime Twist
DSP
Pop of Pink (retired)
Ink
Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad, Lemon Lime Twist Marker and Re-inker & Chocolate Chip Marker
Punch
WRMK ½” Corner Chomper
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits & Layering Ovals Framelits
Tools
Embossing Paste, Embossing Paste Tools, Happy Patterns Decorative Masks (retired), Calypso Coral Watercolor Pencil, Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Big Shot + platform and cutting plates, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelope & Whisper White Baker’s Twine

Sunshine Wishes meets Jar of Love for an Anniversary Card

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Today I am sharing a sweet card I made for my lovely friends, Lyndsay and Richard celebrating their wedding anniversary. I wanted to use the Sunshine Wishes dies for this card and teamed it up with the Jar of Love stamp set and Every Day Jars dies.

I used Thick Whisper White cardstock for my card base and burnished the crease using my Bone Folder. I cut a Whisper White cardstock panel 5” by 3⅜” and a Berry Burst cardstock panel 5¼” by 3⅝” and layered them together using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sunshine Wishes dies and jar of Love stamp set

I die cut the gorgeous open heart shape using my Big Shot and the Sunshine Wishes dies from a piece of Whisper White cardstock and added it to the prepared panel using dots of Tombow Liquid Adhesive I then coated it with Clear Wink of Stella to add some glitter to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sunshine Wishes dies and Jar of Love Stamp set

I stamped the double flower from the Jar of Love stamp set in Fresh Fig ink and So Saffron ink using the 2nd or 3rd generation for the solid base layer and 1st generation for the detail on top. I stamped the smaller individual flower in Berry Burst ink, Dapper Denim ink and Powder Pink ink before die cutting all the flowers using the Every Day Jars dies. The leaves were stamped in the gorgeous Lemon Lime Twist ink and die cut in the same way. I then had a happy time arranging my flowers and leaves before adhering them down with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sunshine Wishes dies and jar of Love stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in Berry Burst ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out, flagging the end, using scissors. To finish off I added Basic Pearls to each flower centre and a scattering of pearls around the heart.

I am really happy with the card, it is so delicate and fresh looking and I hope Lyndsay and Richard like it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Jar of Love & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White & Berry Burst
Ink Pads
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Dapper Denim, So Saffron, Powder Pink & Lemon Lime Twist
Dies
Sunshine Wishes & Every Day Jars
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Big Shot + platform and cutting plates, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, B, B & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelope & Basic Pearls

 

Eastern Palace in Lemon Lime Twist and Night of Navy

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I have been playing with the gorgeous Eastern Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Eastern Medallion dies and thought I would share one of the cards I made with you today.

I went for a different shaped card base for this card by cutting an 8¼” by 8” piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock and scored it in half at 4” to make a longer, thinner card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eastern Beauty stamp set and Eastern Medallion Dies by Stampin Up

I cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock to 7¾” by 3½” and a piece of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock 7½” by 3¼”. I rounded the upper left and lower right hand corner of both panels using my Project Life Corner Rounder. Taking the Night of Navy panel I layered up my Eastern Medallion Dies, one inside the other, largest to smallest in the centre of the panel taking care not to go near the edge. I added a Layering Circle die around the ‘medallion’ and ran the panel and dies through the Big Shot. I repeated the same die cutting on the Lemon Lime Twist panel. This is a great way to make the most of your cardstock as no-one will ever know each panel had a large shape cut from it. The result is 2 gorgeous intricate ‘doily’ like shapes which I then cut in half using my Stampin’ Trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eastern Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a Whisper White layer 7¼” by 3” and stamped the ‘starburst’ type shape in alternating Night of Navy ink and Lemon Lime Twist ink about  ⅓rd of the way up the panel then stamped the sentiment from Thankful Thoughts stamp set just below in Night of Navy ink. I added the cut medallions, staggered, and on either side of the panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.  I then layered the Whisper White panel on the Lemon Lime Twist panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added both to the Night of Navy Layer. I added the whole piece to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I absolutely love this card and I am really liking the night of Navy, Lemon Lime Twist colour combo.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

 

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
Eastern Beauty & Thankful Thoughts
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Night of Navy & Lemon Lime Twist
Ink Pads
Night of Navy & Lemon Lime Twist
Dies
Eastern Medallion & Layering Circles
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Big Shot + platform and cutting plates, Project Life Corner Rounder, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensional
Accessories
Grid Paper, DL Envelop

Nailed It for May classes

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Thank you to all the lovely ladies who attended my classes last week and used the Nailed it stamp set and co-ordinating Build It framelits to make some lovely masculine style cards. I chose this set with the upcoming Father’s day in June in mind but you could also use it for ladies who like a bit of DIY, maybe pairing it with brighter colours.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Nailed It by Stampin’ Up!

The first card we made had a Very Vanilla card base. We used the bolt and screw stamps from the Nailed It stamp set to stamp a border down the right had side of the card front using Archival Basic Gray and Delightful Dijon ink. We embossed a panel of Very Vanilla using the fab Hexagon Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder and then had a discussion about whether to use the front or back as both sides are gorgeous. We stamped the sentiment from the Nailed It stamp set in Archival Basic Back ink. We stamped the handle of the hammer using Archival Basic Gray onto Very Vanilla cardstock, coloured it in using the Delightful Dijon marker and used the Big Shot and the Build It framelits to die cut the stamped handle. At the same time we die cut the head of the hammer and the spanner using Silver Foil cardstock and adhered the handle to the head of the hammer using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. A strip of paper from the Urban Underground dsp pack was added on the left side of the card front before we added the embossed panel on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment was placed on the front of the panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals and the hammer and spanner tucked in behind. We added a couple of bolts and screws die cut from Silver Foil cardstock to finish.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Nailed It by Stampin’ Up!

The second card started with a Basic Black card base. We added a strip of Washi Tape to the top leaving a ¼” gap. On a Very Vanilla panel we added 2 banners made from Urban Underground dsp, the ends were flagged using the Banner Triple Punch. We stamped 2 screwdrivers from the Nailed It stamp set and die cut them using the Build It Framelits, we also die cut the shaft of one screwdriver from the Silver Foil cardstock and stuck it onto the handle of one of the screwdrivers. The sentiment from the Badges and Banners stamp set was stamped in Delightful Dijon ink onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and punched out using the Badge Punch. As before the tools were tucked behind the sentiment on the card front and bolts and screws were added for decoration.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Nailed it by Stampin’ Up!

Lastly we made a gift card using Very Vanilla cardstock 5⅞” by 4⅛” and scored on the long side at 3”and 6” using the scoring blade on the Stampin’ Trimmer. We then inserted the short side, with the 1⅞” panel at the top into the Envelope Punch Board and punched at 3”. We then trimmed off the excess piece to give a tab. We decorated it using tools from the Nailed It stamp set and a panel embossed using the Hexagon Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Nailed It by Stampin’ Up!

These projects were such fun to make and will hopefully be appreciated by the men in our lives on Father’s Day.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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
Nailed It, Badges and Banners & BYOP
Dies
Build It Framelits
Punches
Scalloped Tag Topper, Triple Banner Punch & Badge Punch
Embossing Folder
Hexagon Textured Dynamic Embossing Folder
Cardstock
Very Vanilla, Basic Black & Silver Foil
DSP
Urban Underground dsp
Ink Pads or Markers
Basic Black, Basic Grey, Smoky Slate & Delightful Dijon
Tools
Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Paper Trimmer, Envelope Punch Board, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, A, B, B, C, E, H, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Tear and Tape  & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Very Vanilla Envelopes

Grateful Bunch for a special birthday

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This is a card I have made for my Aunt who is celebrating a special birthday this week. I used the gorgeous and sadly retiring Grateful Bunch stamp set as well as the Number of Years stamp set to make a lovely summery looking card.

I wanted a square card so cut the Flirty Flamingo cardstock to 11 inches, scored and folded it at 5½ inches and burnished the fold with my Bone Folder. I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock to 5 inches square and I stamped the ‘leafy’ image from the Grateful Bunch stamp set using Pear Pizzazz ink twice in the left lower and right upper corners.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Large Number and Grateful Bunch stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the numbers from the Number of Years stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink and die cut them with my Big Shot using the co-ordinating Large Number framelits. I die cut a stitched circle from the  Stitched Shapes dies using Whisper White cardstock and a slightly larger scalloped circle, using the Layering Circles Framelits and Peakaboo Peach cardstock. I then layered them together using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the ‘th’ in Pear Pizzazz ink and added the die cut numbers with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the die cut circles. The circle topper was then added to the stamped panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive, covering the ends of the leafy images.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Large Number and Grateful Bunch by Stampin’ Up! for a special birthday

The Sentiment was stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink. I stamped a variety of medium and small flowers from the Grateful Bunch stamp set in Peakaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Wisteria Wonder on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock before punching them out with the co-ordinating Blossom Bunch Punch. I added the punched flowers in the lower left and upper right hand corner in a random manner before adding an Enamel Shape to each of the flower centres. I scattered some extra enamel shapes on the topper before adhering it to a panel of Peakaboo Peach cardstock.  I decorated a Whisper White panel for the inside of the card using the leaf image and added some punched flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Large Number and Grateful Bunch stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I made an envelope for the card using a sheet of Flirty Flamingo dsp from the In-Color paper stack using the Envelope Punch Board adhering it with Fast Fuse Adhesive.

Such a pretty card. I really hope my Aunt likes it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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
Grateful Bunch & Number of Years
Dies
Large Number Framelits , Layering Circles  & Stitched Shapes Framelits
Punches
Blossom Bunch
Cardstock
Flirty Flamingo, Peakaboo Peach & Whisper White
DSP
In-Color Paper Stack
Ink Pads
Flirty Flamingo, Peakaboo peach, Pear Pizazz & Wisteria Wonder
Tools
Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Paper Trimmer, Envelope Punch Board, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, B, B, C & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Fast Fuse & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Subtle & In-Color Enamel Shapes

Seaside theme for a Stamp-a-Stack

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Thank you to the lovely ladies who joined me for my summer themed Stamp-a-Stack event this weekend. We had such a good time and made so many lovely cards.

All the projects for the day were seaside themed to get us into the mood for the fore-casted high temperatures later this week. On arrival each lady was given a clear wallet containing a pack of By the Shore dsp, 20 card bases in a variety of co-ordinating colours, a pack of Metallic Enamel Shapes, 20 Very Vanilla Envelopes and packets of pre-cut card stock layers to make each card. Mind you we all had a good laugh when we realised that I had only put 10 card bases in each pack………definitely a muppet moment. Luckily I only live 3 minutes away and was able to nip home and grab more cardstock to cut and score the missing bases.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Seaside themed Stamp-a-Stack cards

As always the day whizzed by so quickly. Here is a picture of some of the ladies hard at work and of some of the projects they made.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Seaside themed Stamp-a-Stack in action

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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
High Tide, Balloon Adventure, Balloon Celebration, Badges & Banners, Day At The Beach, Designer Tee (retired), Seaside Shore, Custom Tee & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Dies
Layering Circles framelits, Stitched Shapes framelits  & T-Shirt Builder framelits
Punches
Balloon Builder Punch, Badge Punch, Scallop Tag Topper & Project Life Corner Rounder
Embossing Folder
Seaside embossing folder
Cardstock
Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral, Dapper Denim, Water Melon Wonder & Soft Sky
DSP
By The Shore dsp
Ink Pads and/or Marker
Tip Top Taupe, Dapper Denim, Crushed Curry, Basic Grey, Watermelon Wonder, Night of Nay, Mint Macaron & Versamark
Tools
Big Shots, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Standard Platform + 2 cutting pads, Heat Guns, Paper Trimmers, Stampin Scrubs and Stampin Mist, Bone folders and Scissors
Acrylic Block – multiples
A, B, C, D, E, G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Water Color Pencils, Blender Pens, Sponge Daubers, Grid Paper, Embossing Buddy, Silver Embossing Powder, Natural Silver Ribbon, Metallic Enamel Shapes & Very Vanilla Envelopes

Seaside Shore Table gifts for my Stamp-a-Stack

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Another sneak peek today but this time I am sharing the treat boxes I have made for my Stamp-a-Stack event on the 6th May at Manor Farm, Bourn. I decided on a summer/seaside theme for the projects that the ladies will be making and wanted a little sweet treat to help them get into the mood.

I cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock into a 5½” by 7¾”. Using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool I scored on the long side at ½”, 1”, 6¾” & 7¼”. I then rotated the cardstock 90⁰ and scored at ½”, 2½”, 3” & 5” on the short side. I  folded and burnished all the score lines using my Bone Folder before cutting and forming the tabs and box closures at either end using scissors – see picture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Seaside Shore by Stampin’ Up!

Before putting the box together I stamped an aquarium scene working from the bottom up to the top. I used Dapper Denim, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky and Mint Macaron inks to do this. I like to do my stamping after the box is scored and ready for assembling as I can see exactly where to put all the images to create my scene. After the stamping was complete I added Fast Fuse Adhesive to the side tabs and closed the box. The base and top openings then just tuck in.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Seaside Shore by Stampin’ Up!

I added some Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon to the top of the box along with a sentiment from the Designer Tee stamp set which was die cut using the Big Shot and a tag from the Curvy Keepsake Thinlit Dies and tied on using Night of Navy Baker’s Twine. Inside is a gorgeous Guylian Seashell bar of chocolate……..yum……

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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
Seaside Shore & Designer Tee (retired)
Cardstock
Very Vanilla
Ink Pads
Dapper Denim, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky & Mint Macaron
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, multipurpose platform and cutting plates, Bone folder and Scissors
Dies
Curvy Keepsake dies
Acrylic Block
A, A, B, B, C, D & D
Adhesives
Fast Fuse
Accessories
Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon

Home Sweet Home Thinlit Dies make gorgeous beach huts

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I have been starting to think about the display items for my upcoming Stamp-a-Stack on the 6th May. The theme of the day is ‘Summer’ and what is more summery than going to the seaside. In the UK some of the seaside resorts have a row of really cute Beach Huts, no bigger than a large garden shed,  where you can change into you swimming costumes, eat your picnic, store all your beachy items and get a little shade or shelter from the rain! The huts are usually right next to the beach and are often painted in lovely colours.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Home Sweet Home Thinlit Dies and Sweet Home Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I set to work to create 3 of these huts using the Home Sweet Home Thinlit Dies and the co-ordinating Sweet Home stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Home Sweet Home Thinlit Dies and Sweet Home Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

For the 1st one I die cut 2 of the large hut builder pieces using So Saffron cardstock. I die cut the opening door from the front panel then stamped the door image from the Sweet Home stamp set in Garden Green ink onto Whisper White cardstock and cut it out using the die. I adhered the door panel onto the opening door part and added a tiny retired metal brad as a door handle. The door frame was cut from Crumb Cake cardstock and added using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I die cut a window on each side of the hut and at the back and added a Crumb Cake die cut window frame on top. I then folded and burnished all the score lines and add Tear and Tape adhesive on all the tabs to put the hut together. I added a die cut Whisper White banner to the front of the hut as a finishing touch. I die cut the roof shingles from Crumb Cake cardstock, 6 for each side and glued then on starting at the bottom of the roof slope and working my way to the top, overlapping and offsetting each layer. To finish it off I added a small strip of Crumb Cake cardstock, scored down the middle to cover the top of the roof.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Home Sweet Home Thinlit Dies and Sweet Home Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The 2nd hut was made from Pool Party cardstock which was stamped repeatedly with the 3 line image from the Sweet Home stamp set in Pool Party ink giving a wood panelled effect. The door was also stamped in Pool Party ink and a Pool Party Enamel shape was added as a door handle. The door frame and windows were cut from Whisper White cardstock and the roof was made using some retired White Corrugated card. The hut was adhered together in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Home Sweet Home Thinlit Dies and Sweet Home Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The 3rd hut was made using Pink Pirouette cardstock with a Smoky Slate cardstck door and door frame and Whisper White windows. A Pink Pirouette enamel shape was added to the door as a handle. The roof was made using strips of Very Vanilla cardstock, cut part way up using the (retired) Fringe Scissors.

I think the huts look fantastic and I can’t wait to start putting my display together.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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
Sweet Home
Dies
Home Sweet Home Thinlit Dies
Cardstock
Whisper White, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla & Corrugated White (retired)
Ink Pads
Garden Green, Pool Party & Smoky Slate
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Platform and Cutting Pads, Bone folder, Paper Piercer, Fringe Scissors (retired) and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive and Tear & Tape
Accessories
Subtle Enamel Shapes & Mini Brads (retired)