A pretty strawberry lolly card made using the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and Berry Delightful dsp by Stampin' Up!

Strawberry Lolly for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on December 28, 2020January 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stampers Showcase blog hop, our last one of 2020 and this month’s theme is ‘Sale-A-Bration’. I really, really wanted to use the gorgeous Berry Delightful dsp – can’t believe it is a free sale-a-Bration choice along with the co-ordinating stamp set Berry Blessings.

If you have hopped over from Wendy Lee Or you are starting with me, Mo Rootes I hope you will find lots of inspiration on this hop.

To recreate my strawberry lolly card, you will need:

Poppy Parade – 9½” by 4” scored at 4” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 3⅞ by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Berry Delightful dsp – 3¾” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Granny Apple Green – 3” by 3”
Whisper White 3” by 3”
Whisper White 5½” by 1” – scored at 1”
Oh So Ombre dsp – 4¼” by ¾”
Scrap Whisper White

The piece of Berry Delightful dsp reminded me of a picnic blanket my parents had when I was a child, summer days and strawberries…… I can’t wait….

I adhered the dsp to the square panel of Whisper White card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to add the panel to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I took the long thin strip of Whisper White, folded on the 1” score line and glued the 1” square tab to the inside of the card base. I stamped the strawberry in Poppy Parade ink and the top in Granny Apple Green ink onto the largest panel of Whisper White card and adhered it to the inside of the card to hide the stuck down tab.

I glued down the Oh So Ombre dsp- another free choice in the Sale-A-Bration brochure – to the front of the Whisper White strip using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the layering Circle Dies I die cut a plain circle from the smallest piece of Whisper White and a scalloped circle from the Granny Apple Green square. I adhered the Granny Apple Green scalloped circle behind the 1” wide strip using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the lolly tick in Crumb Cake ink onto the White Circle and added the lolly in Poppy Parade, love the textured look of these stamps. The stamped circle was then added to the front of the Granny Apple Green scalloped circle using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the flower and leaves from the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and added then to the card front on Dimensionals. They were positioned so that they held the circle panel in position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set was cut with the Messages dies and was added to the card front with glue. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

I love it and I hope you do too.

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A stunning fun fold sunflower themed birthday card made for a special person

Sunflower Birthday

Posted on July 3, 2020June 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a fun fold sunflower birthday card made for my aunts 80^th birthday earlier this week.

To recreate the Sunflower Birthday card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 11” by 4⅛” – scored at 5½” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso – 11” by 1¼” scored at 2¾”, 5½ & 8¼”
In Good Taste dsp – 5⅜ by 4” x 4
Old Olive – 4¾” by 3½” x 2
Old Olive – 3⅜” by 2½” x 4
Whisper White – 4½” by 3¼” x 2
Whisper White – 3⅛” by 2¼”

Front panel

Using the Detailed Trio Punch I rounded the upper left corner of one of the dsp panels and adhered it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The large sunflowers from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set were stamped on one of the larger Whisper White panels in Early Espresso ink. The leaves were added in Old Olive ink. The images were coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Seaside Spray.

The upper left corner of the stamped panel was rounded. Also one of the Old Olive panels and the two panels were glued together with the liquid adhesive. The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped on scrap In Good Taste dsp in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using the Heat Tool. I trimmed it out with Scissors and glued it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

1^St inside panel

I rounded the the upper right corner of another of the dsp panels and adhered it inside the card on the left. I adhered the first 2¾” panel of the Early Espresso strip to the inside front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The smaller sunflower was stamped in Early Espresso ink and coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Seaside Spray. The stamped panel was added to one of the small Old Olive layers and adhered to the 1¼” strip of Early Espresso.

2^nd inside panel

The sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink. I placed a mask over the bottom of the flowers and stamped the outline of the small jar in Early Espresso ink and the inside was added using the reverse of the stamp in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The image was the coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Seaside Spray Purple Posy. The corners were punched and the panels glued together with the liquid adhesive. The whole piece was added to the Early Espresso strip.

3^rd inside panel

I rounded the the upper left corner of another of the dsp panels and adhered it inside the card on the right. I adhered the last 2¾” panel of the Early Espresso strip to the inside front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set were stamped in Early Espresso ink and coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Seaside Spray. The stamped panel was added to an Old Olive panel and adhered to the Early Espresso strip.

4^th inside panel

The small sunflowers from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set were stamped in Early Espresso and coloured with the Blends Markers mentioned above.

A stunning fun fold sunflower themed birthday card made for a special person

I stamped the 80 from the Family Party stamp set in Early Espresso ink and added the happy birthday in the same ink. The stamped panel was adhered to the remaining small Old Olive panel and then to the Early Espresso strip.

Back Panel

Using the Detailed Trio Punch I rounded the upper right corner of the final dsp panels and adhered it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the last Old Olive layer.

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www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

I stamped the sunflower in one colour asnd coloured it as before. I left plenty of room to write a message. In fact I was so keen to write my message I forgot to photograph the panel first……..numpty…..

I really hope my aunt likes the card.

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Lovely bee themed card made for the January classes using Stampin' Up! products

Golden Honey Bee January Classes

Posted on January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made in this months classes using the lovely Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies. My husband and I kept bees for many years before our hives were decimated by the varroa bug but we are still eating through the honey they gave us.

Each lady coming to class this month was given a 6” by 6” pack of the Golden Honey designer series paper (dsp) to use in class, the remainder they took home to add to their stash. This dsp is one of the choices you can choose for free from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue with a £45 order.

To recreate the Inter-Locking Gate Fold card you will need:

Crushed Curry – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored on the long side at 2⅞” at either end
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 4”
Basic Black – 4” by 2⅝” x 2
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by 2½” x 2
Whisper White – 4” by 1” x 3
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by ⅞” x 3
Scrap Whisper White

This card was inspired by a card made by a fellow demonstrator Wendy Cranford.

The ladies chose 2 patterns of dsp, one for the 2 front panels and 3 for the overlapping straps. They cut their cardstock using a Paper Trimmer.

The dsp panels were adhered to either the two Basic Black panels or the three Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The larger panels were then adhered with the same glue to the front panels of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

They stamped the bee and the flower on on the larger Whisper White panel, adding colour with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker. The panel was then glued inside the card.

The three strips were then added to the cardfront. The top and bottom strip were glued to the left front panel and the middle strip to the right front panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

We used the stamparatus to stamp the bee hive or skep onto scrap Whisper White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, we stamped again using the same ink to get a really black imade. The smaller bee and flower were stamped in the same ink before all three images were die cut.

The hive was attached to the top and bottom strap using a tiny blob of liquid adhesive at the top and bottom of the hive. The bee was glued to the midde strap and the flower added to the side of the hive with liquid adhesive.

To recreate the Trio of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Crushed Curry – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 2⅞” – Rounded Upper Left corner

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The large bee was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink at the top and bottm of the Whisper White panel and the strips coloured in with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker.

The ladies then die cut a large golden bee from the edge of ther 6” panel of dsp – the remaining piece of dsp needed to be 3¾” wide to use on the third card.

The stripes on the golden bee were coloured using the dark Basic Black Blends Marker and the bee added to the middle of the panel on a dimensional. The remaining layers were adhered together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

To recreate the Hive of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Scrap Whisper White card stock

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The Golden Honey dsp was glued to the card base with multipurpose liquid adhesive.

The stamparatus was used to stamp the bee hive in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White. Three bees were also stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. All the images were then die cut.

The stripes on the bees were coloured with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the hive and bees were added to the card front with Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the Timeless Tulips stamp set was stamped in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock and punched out using the Classic label Punch. It was added to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

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I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

Pocketful of Happiness meets Family Party

Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends 60^th birthday using the Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets.

To recreate the Pocketful of Happiness card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” and 2 1/16”
Mint Macaron – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 3½” by 3½”
Whisper White – 3½” by 2”

I folded the Flirty Flamingo card base in half then folded the second score line in the opposite direction and burnished using a bone folder. I rounded the upper right corner of the back panel, the lower left corner of the smaller panel and the lower left corner on the central fold.

A sweet pocket tag card using the Family Party and Pocketful of Happiness stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the largest image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 3 ½” by 3 ½” panel of Whisper White and cut it out using the Pocket framelits.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I coloured in the image using the following Blends Markers – Flirty Flamingo combo, Mint Macaron combo, So Saffron combo, Crumb Cake combo and Purple Posy dark.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower spray in the upper left and lower right corners of one of the large Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them in with the same Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I glued the Whisper White panel to one of the Mint Macaron panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the pocket to the panel using Tear and Tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

Using the Delightful Tag Punch I punched the top of the 2” strip of Whisper White. I stamped the sentiment from the Family Party stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink, added the end of the leaf sray ro the top and coloured it in with the Blends Markers. I added a bow made from the Mint Macaron Shimmer Ribbon to the top of the tag with a Mini Glue Dot.

I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower and leaf on the remaining panel of Whisper White cardstock, coloured it in and glued it to the remaining Mint Macaron layer and added it to the inside of the card using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I added the same ink to the left hand side of the decorated Whisper White panel and added it to the card front.

To complete the card I coloured in some Basic Pearls with the dark So Saffron and dark Mint Macaron Blends Markers. I stamped the flower and leaf image on the envelope and coloured it using the same marker pens.

Such a pretty, fresh card. I know my friend will like it.

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A lovely double Z fold Christmas card made using the Snowman Season stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Snowman Season Double Z Fold card

Posted on November 5, 2019October 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Christmas card made for a friend to give to her daughter nd family. I chose to use the Snowman Season stamp set to make the card.

To recreate the Snowman Season Double Z Fold card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base 11” by 5½” – scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Let It Snow designer series paper (dsp) – one piece at 5¼” by 5¼” and two pieces at 5¼” by 2½”

Coastal Cabana – 9¼” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – all upper corners rounded
Real Red – one piece at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2½” – all upper corners rounded
Whisper White – one piece at 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two at 3⅞” by 2⅜” – all upper corners rounded
Scrap Whisper White, Soft Suede & Real Red cardstock

I folded and burnished the score lines of the Thick Whisper White cards base and glued the panels of Let It Snow dsp to it before setting it to one side.

I folded and burnished the scorelines of the Coastal Cabana piece and added the Real Red panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I stamped one of the sweet snowmen on the larger Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Pool Party ink pad and a sponge I added colour to the panel around the nowman. I stamped the snowflakes from the same stamp set in Pool Party ink. The panel was the added to the largest Real Red panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I used the Make a Difference stamp set to stamp the ‘Daughter and family’ – I love how easy it is to line up the letters. I trimmed around the stamped words, added the cut out piece to a piece of scrap Real Red cardstock and trimmed around the edge. The words were then adhered to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

Using the Snowman Builder Punch I punched a snowman from the same dsp stack and adhered it to one of the smaller Whisper White panels. I punched a hat from the same dsp and added it to the snowman. This panel was then glued to the last Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

The sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink on the remaining Whisper White layer and adhered to the middle Real Red panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

The Coastal Cabana/Real Red layer was then adhered to the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I added some retired Black Rhinestones for the snowmans buttons and covered the snowman in Clear Wink of Stella. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added a scattering of Snowflake Sequins and spritzed the card front with more Wink of Stella to increase the shimmery effect. To complete the card I covered the ‘snowballs’ with dits of Shimmery Crystal Effects

Such a pretty card, I do hope you and my lovely friend like it.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. 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.

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Birthday Goodness

Posted on July 25, 2019July 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Birthday Goodness stamp set this week and have made a really sweet shaker card for my sister in laws birthday.

To recreate the Birthday Goodness card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rococo Rose cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜ by 3⅝” x 2
Rococo Rose cardstock 4¾” by 3¼”
Window Sheet 5” by 3½”

I die cut a rectangle from the centre of one of the Whisper White layers using a Rectangle Stitched die. Using the same die and the next one up I die cut the frame from the smaller panel of Rococo Rose cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I stamped the tower of macarons in Basic Gray ink onto the die cut stitched rectangle and coloured it in using the following Blends markers – Rococo Rose combo, Seaside Spray combo and Crumb Cake combo……….don’t they look good enough to eat!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I glued the Rococo Rose frame to the Whisper White frame using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added the window sheet to the reverse using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The larger Rococo Rose panel was added to the card front using the same adhesive. Placing the ‘frame’ onto the card front I added the same adhesive to the back of the stamped piece and nestled it inside the frame. The frame was then lifted away abd foam adhesive strips added all round the rectangular aperture making sure to leave no gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I placed a pinch of the Woven Threads Seqiuns on top of the stamped image and added the frame over the top. The sentiment was stamped on basic Gray ink and added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The inside of the card and the envelope were stamped with the tower of macarons in the Basic Gray ink.

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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A sweet shaker card made using the Magical Mermaid stamp set

Magical Mermaid for a special Shaker Card

Posted on July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Magical Mermaid stamp set. This is a special card for a friend who loves being a mermaid, she has even entered the Miss Mermaid competition and has a fabulous tail. I have used the Inspire Create challenge #047 sketch for this card.

To recreate the Magical Mermaid card you will need;

Coastal Cabana card base – 10” by 5” scored and folded at 5”
Highland Heather cardstock 4¾” by 4¾”
Whisper White cardstock 4½” by 4½” x 3
Window Sheet 4” by 4”
Scrap Whisper White and Shaded Spruce

I sponged Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Highland Heather inks onto one of the Whisper White panels. I used a little glycerine mixed with the inks to help them blend smoothly. I stamped the sea foliage on the inked panel in Mossy Meadow ink.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

I inked up the mermaid in Versamark and stamped it onto some scrap Whisper White cardstock before covering it with Copper Embossing Powder. I heat set it with my heat tool then cut it out using my scissors.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

I coloured the mermaid in using the following Blends Markers – Ivory, Bermuda Bay combo, Highland Heather combo, Pool Party combo & So Saffron light.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

I die cut a circle from another of the Whisper White panels and added a piece of Window Sheet to the back using Mini Glue Dots in each corner. I took a dimensional strip and laid it onto the Window Sheet following the die cut circle and making sure there were no gaps. I added apinch of Iridescent sequins to the inked panel and laid the die cut panel over the top to form a shaker card.

This piece was then added to the Highland Heather layer then the Coastal Cabana card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

The seaweed was die cut from Shaded Spruce cardstock and adhered to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.The mermaid was added on Dimensionals and was given a coat of Clear Wink of Stella for an added bit of sparkle. To complete the card front I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

The inside of the card was stamped using the Family Party and Bermuda Bay and Highland Heather inks. I used some retired dsp and the retired Envelope Punch Board to make an envelope.

I really like the colour palette of the card. I hope my friend likes it.

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Mo x

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A fun new baby card made using the Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin' Up!

Dino Days Front Flap card

Posted on June 16, 2019June 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet fun fold card featuring the quirky new Dino Days stamp youngsters in your life, after all who doesn’t love a dinosaur. The fun fold was inspired by a card made by Wendy Cranford – click on her name to see her original. I changed the dimensions of the card and used a different stamp set.

To recreate the Dino Days Front Flap card you will need;

Blueberry Bushel 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Blueberry Bushel 7⅛” by 3¼” scored and folded at 4⅛” on the long side
Whisper White 4” by 3⅛”
Whisper White 3⅛” by 3”
Scrap Whisper White for stamping and die cutting

After cutting all the card stock pieces I stamped the tree trunks in Gray Granite ink on the left and right side of the largest Whisper White panel. I added the leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink. The stamped piece was then added to the largest Blueberry Bushel panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

The long folded panel of Blueberry Bushel cardstock was added to the centre of the tree stamped panel with the fold at the top.. The Whisper White panel was added to the inside and a row of foot prints added at the bottom in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

The final panel of Whisper White was glued to the front flap and leaves added in the Pear Pizzazz ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

On scrap Whisper White card I stamped the brachiosaurus in Blueberry Bushel ink, the Pteradactyl in So Saffron ink and the spiny crest in Pumpkin Pie ink. I die cut all the pieces and glued the spiny crest to the brachiosaurus. The dinosaur was the added to the bottom of the flap with a little Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

The pterodactyl was adhered to the upper panel with the liquid glue and the sentiment stamped in Gray Granite ink. I couldn’t resist adding googly eyes to both dinosaurs………so cute.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

I absolutely love this card, thank you Wendy for the inspiration.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A gorgeous double Z fold birthday card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Stampers Showcase – Everything is Rosy Double Z Fold card

Posted on May 26, 2019May 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the May Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing Fun Fold cards. If you have hopped over from the lovely Wendy Lee, welcome.

My lovely Mum treated me to the Everything is Rosy Medley of products for my birthday and I decided to make a special Double Z Fold card for her birthday later this month.

To Recreate the Everything is Rosy Double Z Fold card you will need;

Thick Whisper White cardstock 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Everything is Rosy dsp 5¼” by 5¼”
Everything is Rosy dsp 5¼” by 2½” x2

Thick Whisper White cardstock 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Night of Navy cardstock 4” by 3½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Night of Navy 4” by 2½” x 2 – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 2¼” x 2 – Rounded upper right and left corners
Scrap Whisper White and Rose Gold Foil

I began by folding and burnishing the score lines on the larger Whisper White cardstock panel. I then added the 3 pieces of Everything is Rosy Designer Series Paper (dsp) using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then set to the side.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I folded and burnished the score lines of the smaller Thick Whisper White panel and adhered the 3 panels of Night of Navy cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the flower in Melon Mambo ink onto both of the small Whisper White panels. I added the leaves in Night of Navy ink. The sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set was added to one of the panels in Melon Mambo ink. The stamped panels were then added to the folded panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped a selection of flowers in Melon Mambo, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation. The flower centres were stamped in Night of Navy ink, again in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink. The Leaves were stamped in Night of Navy ink. All of the images were then die cut using the Everything is Rosy dies and my Big Shot. I also die cut some of the leaves from the gorgeous Rose Gold Foil.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the remaining Whisper White panel in the Night of Navy ink. The flowers and leaves were then arranged on the Whisper White panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and Dimensionals. The lovely mirror rose gold gems were added to the flower centres. The completed panel was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The 2 panels were then adhered together. I made an envelope using some retired dsp and the Envelope Punch Board.

I really love this card, I hope my Mum likes it.

Please hop on to see what my lovely friend Mikaela Titheridge has to share with us this month.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A lovely Joy Fold retirement card made using the By the Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A By the Bay Retirement card

Posted on March 19, 2019March 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends’ upcoming retirement. She loves the sea and wild places so the By the Bay stamp set seemed like a perfect choice.

Making the Joy Fold retirement card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8½” by 4¼” and scored it on the long side at 5½”
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8” by 3” and scored it on the long side at 4” – rounded upper right corner on the score line
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Blueberry Bushel 3⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 3¼” by 2¾” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I began by cutting, scoring and burnishing the 2 pieces of Thick Whisper White cardstock which make the card. I cut 2 panels of Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper (dsp) and adhered them to the larger of the Thick Whisper White panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the cottage image onto the smallest piece of Whisper White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and set it aside to dry. I coloured in the image using Watercolor Pencils in the following colours – Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze, using a Blender pen to smooth out the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the group of birds twice on the inside of the smaller card and used the same Watercolor Pencils to add some colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The stamped panel was then added to the layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and then adhered to the smaller piece of Thick Whisper White, remembering that this part of the card opens from left to right. The whole piece was then added to the larger Thick Whisper White panel. All the glue was done using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the 1” Circle Punch. Using the Layering Circle framelits and the Big Shot I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the middle of the Blueberry Bushel panel – nobody will know once all the layers are put together. I stuck the stamped circle onto the Blueberry Bushel scalloped Circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The circle was then added to the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals.