Christmas Sweaters for October Classes

Posted on October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 by Mo Rootes

The Christmas Sweaters stamp set made for great projects at classes this we made 3 gorgeous cards and got covered in red ink and glitter……………….what’s not to like…..

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

We started with a simple card, stamping the adorable ‘fairy light sweater’ image using Momento Tuxedo Black ink across a panel of Whisper White 5⅞” by 1¾”. We then randomly coloured in the lights using Real Red, Pool Party and So Saffron ink pads and Blender Pens. After colouring we added the stamped piece to a layer of Pool Party 5⅞” by 2” and then to a Real Red layer 5⅞” by 2¼” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

We stamped the sentiment from the Star of Light stamp set using Real Red ink onto the Thick Whisper White card base before adding the stamped panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. This would be a great card to mass produce.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

For the second card we stamped the ‘gingerbread’ jumper using the Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. We coloured it in using Real Red, Pool Party, Crumb Cake and So Saffron ink pads and Blender Pens before using a circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelit dies and the Big Shot to cut it out. We also die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from Real Red cardstock using the Layering Circle dies and glued the 2 layers together. The scalloped circles were added to one of the gorgeous Foil Snowflakes.

We stamped the jumper randomly onto a Pool Party panel 5⅜” by 3⅝”using Pool Party ink then wrapped a length of ⅛” Real Red Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to a Pool Party card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Stampin’ Dimensionals were added to the back of the Foil Snowflake and the piece was added to the card front. To finish the card we added a bow made using the ⅛” Real Red Ribbon and adhered it using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

We used the ‘Santa Sweater’ to make the third card. The image was stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut using a square from the Stitched Shapes framelit dies. The sweater was then coloured in using the Real Red Marker Pen. We added colour to Santa’s glasses using the Crumb Cake ink pad and added colour to Santa’s face using a Calypso Coral Watercolor Pencil and the Blender Pens. He is such a jolly looking chap……. We covered his beard, mustache, eyebrows, hat brim and bobble with a thin coating of Tombow which we spread thinly using a cotton bud and covered it in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter………gorgeous. The stamped panel was added with Tombow to a square of Pool Party cardstock die cut using the Layering Squares dies.

We took a panel of Whisper White 5¼” by 3½”, inserted the lower right hand corner into the Winter Wonder Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot. We then randomly stamped the rest of the panel with the tiny stars from the Star of Light stamp set using Pool Party Ink. Two pieces of ⅛” Real Red Ribbon were then wrapped around the top of the panel and secured with Sellotape on the back. The stamped panel was then added with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Star of Light stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink onto a scrap of Pool Party cardstock, the end was flagged with scissors and added to the card front with Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Three quirky, fun Christmas cards. I hope you like them.

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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
Christmas Sweaters & Star of Light
Dies
Stitched Shapes framelits, Layering Circle dies & Layering Squares dies
Embossing Folder
Winter Wonder
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive Pool Party
Ink Pads and/or Marker
Momento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Pool Party, So Saffron & Crumb Cake
Tools
Blender Pens, Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrubs and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissor
Acrylic Blocks – multiples
A, C, C & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Foil Snowflakes, ⅛” Real Red Ribbon, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Hearts come Home in modern, quirky colours

Hearts Come Home goes modern

Posted on October 3, 2017October 1, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been using the gorgeous Hearts Come Home stamp set with some very non-traditional colours for a quirky modern look.

Christmas card featuring Hearst Come Home stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hearts Come Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I began by running a 5½” by 3¾” piece of Rose Red cardstock through the Big Shot with the lacy edgelit die. I love this die it gives such a cool effect. I then wrapped a length of Emerald Envy ⅛” ribbon around the panel, securing it to the back with Sellotape. I glued the whole panel to a Crumb Cake card base and stamped the sentiment from the Merry Patterns stamp set in Emerald Envy ink in the lower right hand corner.

Christmas card made using Hearts come Home stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hearts Come Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I took a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped the houses in Emerald Envy, Perfect Plum and Rose Red ink and added a tree in the Emerald Envy. I die cut the stamped houses using an oval from the Stitched Shapes framelits and added it with Tombow Liquid Adhesive to a scalloped oval die cut from Perfect Plum cardstock using the Layering Ovals framelits.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hearts Come Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Stampin’ Dimensionals I centred the oval over the ribbon on the card front and added a bow made from the same Emerald Envy ⅛” ribbon. I really like the card and I think the colour combo works really well. What do you think?

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
Hearts Come Home & Merry Patterns
Cardstock
Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Perfect Plum & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Emerald Envy, Perfect Plum and Rose Red
Dies
Swirly Snowflakes Edgelits, Layering oval dies & Stitched Shapes framelits
Tools
Big Shot , Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, B, B, B & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Emerald Envy ⅛” ribbon (retired) Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Christmas Sweaters featuring a Jolly Santa

Posted on September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I saw a fantastic video on Youtube recently by Brandy Cox, a fab American demonstrator, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOn6qnSxLpg showing some cards she had made using the quirky Christmas Sweaters stamp set. I loved them all but my favourite was the Santa jumper. Here is my take on it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the jumper using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it out using the Stitched Shapes framelits and the Big Shot. I coloured the jumper in using an Old Olive marker, the hat with the Real Red Marker, Santa’s face with the Pink Pirouette Marker, Santa’s glasses with the Sahara Sand Marker and the ribbed area around the neck, cuffs and bottom of the jumper with the Soft Sky Marker.

I followed Brandy’s tip and covered the beard, moustache, eyebrows, rim of the hat and the pompom in Tombow Liquid Adhesive and spread it around using a cotton bud taking care to stay away from the stamped black edge. I then covered the image with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and it looked fabulous, so sparkly. I added this piece to a scalloped square which had been die cut using the Layering Squares dies and Old Olive cardstock.

Winter Wonder embossing folder by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater by Stampin’ Up!

I took a layer of Real Red cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Winter Wonder embossing folder on the right hand side of the panel. I really love the effect this gives. I stamped the sentiment from the Merry Patterns stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Everyday Label punch. I punched again using a scrap of Old Olive cardstock and mounted the stamped piece on top and slightly offset so that the colour peeked out the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater by Stampin’ Up!

I added the sentiment to the lower left hand corner of the Real Red panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added the Santa sweater image over the top using Stampin Dimensionals. The whole panel was then added to a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow.

I love how sparkly and festive this card is, love it. Thanks for the inspiration Brandy.

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
Christmas Sweaters & Merry Patterns
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black
Markers
Old Olive, Real Red, Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette & Soft Sky
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Squares dies
Punches
Everyday Label
Embossing Folder
Winter Wonder
Tools
Big Shot , Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
D & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Frozen Treats by Stampin' Up! bowl of Neopolitan ice-cream

Frozen Treats makes a bowl of Neapolitan ice-cream

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

Some friends and I were chatting over the weekend about things we remembered from our childhood and Neapolitan ice-cream came up – do you remember it? Luscious stripes of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice-cream, lovely. It was obviously still on my mind when I was playing with the Frozen Treats framelit dies today as this is what I came up with.

I started by die cutting a stitched edged square from Whisper White cardstock using the Stitched Shaped framelits. I then die cut the larger ice-cream scoop from So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo and Chocolate Chip cardstock and layered them onto the die cut Whisper White square using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Gorgeous bowl of Neopolitan ice-cream for a birthday

www.crafty-rootes.com – Neopolitan ice-cream sundae using Frozen Treats dies by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut the sundae dish from Pacific Point cardstock and added it to the Whisper White cardstock with Stampin’ Dimensionals giving the impression that the scoops of ice-cream were sitting in the bowl. I couldn’t resist die cutting the adorable spoon from a scrap of Silver Foil and the cherry from Real Red cardstock with a Chocolate Chip cardstock stalk.

Luscious Neopolitan ice-cream birthday card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Frozen Treats Neopolitan ice-cream sundae

I added the Whisper White square to a slightly layered square of Chocolate Chip cardstock before adding the whole piece to So Saffron scalloped square die cut using the Layering Squares framelits. I took a 1” strip of Flirty Flamingo cardstock and punched the ends using the Banner Triple punch and added this to a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added the topper panel over the top with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Frozen Treats makes a bowl of Neopolitan ice-cream

The sentiment came from the happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set and was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink. I used the co-ordinating Cool Treats stamp set to decorate the inside of the card and the front of the Whisper White envelope. Love this fun, colourful card. Hope you like it.

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
Cool Treats, Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Flirty Flamingo, Pacific Point, Real Red & Silver Foil
Ink Pads
So Saffron, Sahara Sand & Crumb Cake
Dies
Frozen Treats, Stitched Shapes framelits & Layering Squares dies
Punch
Banner Triple
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, B, C, C & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

3 cards for a class using Painted Harvest stamp set

Painted Harvest Classes – 3 beautiful projects

Posted on September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Painted Harvest Class – Thank you to all the lovely ladies who came to classes this week, we had a ball using the Painted Harvest stamp set to make 3 beautiful projects

Autumnal thank you card using Painted harvest Stamp set

www.carfty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest by Stampin’ Up!

The first card was very simple and started with us randomly stamping the ‘solid flower image’ in Crushed Curry ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. We added the more ‘detailed flower’ image over the top of the first image in Cajun Craze ink, love how the 2 step stamping brings the flower to life.

We then stamped the sentiment from the Banners for You stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink and at this point we decided whether we were doing a landscape or portrait version of the card. We then stamped the ‘flower centre’ using Chocolate Chip ink and filled in the white spaces using the ‘fern like leaf image’ and Pear Pizzazz ink.

We wrapped a piece of ⅛” Copper Trim around the stamped piece and tied it in a bow………..always a challenge….. We added a thin strip of Chocolate Chip cardstock along one edge with Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added the whole panel using the same glue to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base. To finish off we stamped the flower again on the inside of the card and the front of the envelope.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest by Stampin’ Up!

With the 2^nd card we started by embossing a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Folder and the Big Shot. We added the embossed panel to a slightly larger piece of Crushed Curry cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and used the same glue to adhere the panel to a Cajun Craze card base.

We stamped the flower in exactly the same way as for the first card onto a scrap of Whisper White and die cut it using a circle die from the Stitched Shapes framelits. We also die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from Cajun Craze cardstock using one of the Layering Circle dies. We then glued the 2 circles together with Tombow.

We stamped one of the leaf images in Always Artichoke ink onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock and punched them out using the Leaf Punch. These were added to the back of the Cajun Craze scalloped circle with Tombow.

We stamped the banner and the sentiment from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set using Chocolate Chip ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punched the banner out using the Duet Banner punch. This was added to the front of the stamped piece using Tombow. We added the whole piece to the embossed panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Again to finish we stamped the flower onto the envelope and onto a layer of Whisper White cardstock which we added to the inside of the card using Tombow.

Gorgeous Painted Harvest Christmas cards

www.carfty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest by Stampin’ Up!

The 3^rd card was a CHRISTMAS card……..I know, couldn’t resist sneaking one in. I got the idea for this card from Pinterest but I haven’t been able to identify who originally came up with the idea but I have put my own spin on it.

We stamped the ‘solid flower image’ randomly in Pear Pizzazz ink onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock and added the panel to a Thick Whisper White card base. We then stamped the solid flower onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Pear Pizzazz ink. We stamped the detailed layer in Always Artichoke ink and added the ‘berries’ in Cajun Craze ink. We stamped the sentiment from the Star of Light stamp set in Cajun Craze ink and then flagged the end of the Whisper White piece using scissors. We added some Gold Glimmer paper behind and sneakily we used a short piece, cut into two and stuck on at the top and the bottom with Tear & Tape….. no- one will ever know……..

We added the whole panel to the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a bow made from the ⅛” Copper Trim with a Mini Glue Dot before decorating the inside of the card and the envelope.

I hope you like the projects as much as the ladies did.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest by Stampin’ Up!

We had 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.

This is a peak at the table gifts I made for my ladies.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest by Stampin’ Up!

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
Painted Harvest, Thoughtful Banners, Star of Light
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White & Pear Pizzazz
Ink Pads
Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke & Pear Pizzazz
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circle Framelits
Punches
Duet Banner & Leaf
Embossing Folder
Layered Leaves
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, C, C, D, D & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Tear & Tape & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
⅛” Copper Trim ribbon, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Quirky Christmas Sweaters for a fun winter/holiday card

Posted on September 8, 2017September 4, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Use the quirky Christmas Sweaters stamp set to make fun, modern looking Christmas cards.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters by Stampin’ Up

For today’s project I stamped one of the sweaters from the Christmas Sweater stamp set onto Whisper White cardstock using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I carefully coloured alternate stripes of the sweater using the brush end of the Berry Burst Marker. After a bit of trial and error I found it best to brush the colour on in one direction rather than going backwards and forwards, you get a less streaky finish.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters by Stampin’ Up

The image was then die cut using the Big Shot and the largest circle from the Stitched Shapes framelit dies. I added the stitched circle using Tombow Liquid Adhesive to a large scallop circle which was die cut from Lemon Lime Twist cardstock using the Layering Circle framelit dies.

I took a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 3⅝” and wrapped a length of ½” Finely Woven Berry Burst Ribbon about a third of the way down the panel, adhering it to the back with sellotape and added the circle topper piece over the top using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment was then stamped below the sweater using Lemon Lime Twist ink. The whole panel was then added to a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters by Stampin’ Up

I absolutely love the Lemon Lime Twist/Berry Burst colour combination. Hope you like this project.

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
Christmas Sweaters
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Lime Twist
Markers
Berry Burst
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circle Framelits
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
D & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
½” Finely Woven Berry Burst ribbon, Clear Wink of Stella, Grid Paper, Sellotape & Whisper White Envelope

Framed Painted Harvest

Posted on September 5, 2017September 4, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I can’t seem to get enough of the fab Painted Harvest stamp set at the moment and have made a cute framed painted harvest card to share with you today.

I took a layer of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and stamped the more solid flower image to the left of panel centre, using Pool Party ink. I added the second layer of stamping in Sweet Sugarplum ink on top, love this colour combo. The more filigree leaves were stamped using Smoky Slate ink. I had intended to stamp the flower centre in Smoky Slate as well but it appears that I hadn’t cleaned my block very well so it looks like the Crumb Cake ink I used on a previous project……..hate when that happens.

Painted Harvest sunflower anniversay card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I took a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut the largest square from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and the slightly smaller square from the Layering Squares dies to create a frame. This is so easy to do as the dies nestle together so well and it is easier to run them through the Big Shot together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added Foam Adhesive strips to the back of the frame and added it partially over the flower image and tipped over. The sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set was added just below in Sweet Sugarplum ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the finished panel to a layer of Smoky Slate cardstock then to a Pool Party card base. I stamped the flower again on a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and added it to the inside of the card using Tombow. Loving all these soft colours together. Hope you like them too.

Inside the offset framed pink sunflower card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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
Painted Harvest, Beautiful Bouquet
Cardstock
Pool Party, Smoky Slate & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Pool Party, Sweet Sugarplum, Smoky Slate and Crumb Cake
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Squares Framelits
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, B, D & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Foam Adhesive Strips
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Feeling Autumnal with Lovely as a Tree

Posted on August 29, 2017August 27, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Isn’t it typical? It has been cold and wet most of the summer and as soon as I come up with a definitely autumnal card, using the fabulous Lovely As A Tree stamp set, out comes the sun and it turns lovely and hot. If I’d known that sooner……….

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely As a Tree stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I took a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock 2¾” by 2¾”, inked up the top of the tree using the So Saffron ink pad. I then took the Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Garden Green and Early Espresso Markers and added colour to the canopy of the tree using the ‘thumping technique’. Basically you hold the marker on its side between your thumb and middle finger and thump the brush end randomly down adding spots of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely As a Tree stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the Early Espresso Marker to colour in the trunk of the tree. When I had finished adding colour I huffed on the stamp to re-moisten the ink and stamped it down. Love the effect this technique gives, simple but gorgeous. I die cut the tree using the largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Dies and layered it, using Tombow Liquid Adhesive, onto an Early Espresso scalloped circle die cut using the largest scalloped die from the Layered Circle Framelits.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely As a Tree stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I took a Crumb Cake card base and stamped the oak leaf image around the edge using Crumb Cake ink. I ran a panel of Crumb Cake cardstock through the Big Shot with the Seaside embossing folder (meant to use the woodgrain folder but didn’t notice that I’d got the wrong one until later!!!!) and added it to the right side of the card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive, leaving an even border around three sides.

I stamped the sentiment from the Eastern Beauty stamp set in Early Espresso ink onto a scrap strip of So Saffron cardstock. I adhered this to the front of the embossed panel using Tombow and added thin strips of Cajun Craze and Old Olive cardstock either side of the sentiment piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely As a Tree stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped circle was added to the front of the card, overhanging the right hand side, using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The overhanging portion was then trimmed off using Scissors.

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
Lovely As A Tree, Eastern Beauty
Cardstock
Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Cajun Craze, Old Olive & Very Vanilla
Ink Pads
Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Markers
Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Old Olive & Garden Green
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circle Framelits
Embossing Folder
Seaside
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
D & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Very Vanilla Envelope

A Pink Painted Harvest

Posted on August 22, 2017August 20, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I had the gorgeous new Painted Harvest stamp set on my desk today working on projects for September’s Classes. After designing my 3 class projects I found I had a left over layer of Pear Pizzazz with some stamping down the side. I decided to use this layer as a jumping off point for another project.

I decided on a colour palette of Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke in addition to the Pear Pizzazz 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel I already had. I began by adding the Pear Pizzazz panel to a layer of Whisper White cardstock 5½” by 3¾” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelit dies using Whisper White cardstock and backed it with a scalloped oval, die cut using the Layered Oval dies in Basic Black cardstock. I added the oval to the Pear Pizzazz stamped panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the 1^st layer of the flower in Pink Pirouette and added the second layer in Rose Red, love this colour combination. I added a flower centre in Crumb Cake ink and then fussy cut the flower using the lovely sharp Stampin’ Up! paper snips.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the leaves in Always Artichoke ink onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock and punched them out using the co-ordinating Leaf Punch, these are the same colours I used when stamping the leaves down the side of the original panel. I added the punched leaves to the back of the die cut flower before adding the flower to the bottom right of the oval using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added the whole piece to a Pink Pirouette card base.

I really like the colour combination of this card, so fresh and pretty.

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
Painted Harvest
Cardstock
Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red, Crumb Cake & Always Artichoke
Punches
Leaf Punch
Dies
Stitched Shapes and Layering Oval Dies
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, B, D & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Roses for the Happiest of Days

Posted on August 4, 2017August 3, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I had the Happiest of Days stamp set out on my desk again today. I wanted to make a very simple card with a clever twist.

I started by taking a Stitched Shape Circle Die and a slightly larger Layering Circle die. I laid them together, one inside the other onto a layer of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and lightly drew around both the inner circle and outer circles with a soft pencil before moving the dies to the side.

I inked up the flower stamp using Momento Tuxedo Black and stamped it a number of times around the circle, rotating the stamp to vary the image and making sure that the flower covered the both the inner and outer pencil lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used markers to colour in the flowers and began by laying down a layer of Powder Pink. When this layer was dry I added highlights using a Blushing Bride Marker and went back over each flower with the Powder Pink to blend the colours. I coloured the leaves in the same way using Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive marker pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Then the fun began. I rubbed out all the pencil marks, lined both the circle framelits up over the stamped flowers and cut them out using the Big Shot. I added the stamped and die cut panel to the Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesives. The inner circle was inlaid into the centre of the die cut hole using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set in Old Olive ink onto the centre circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I ran both of the nested dies through the Big Shot in the same way as before but this time I used fun foam. I used the thin circular frame of foam to raise the thin rim piece onto the stamped panel adhering the 2 together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. Interestingly the fun foam was distorted after running through the Big Shot and I had to cut out a small piece in order to make it fit.

I love the look of the finished card and would like to try it out in other colours. What colours would you choose?

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
Happiest of Days
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits & Layering Circle dies
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black
Marker Pens
Powder Pink, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Fun Foam, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope