Mountain Air stamp set and Majestic Mountains dies makes a lovely masculine birthday card

Mountain Air for a birthday card

Posted on March 6, 2020February 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card made for my son’s birthday using the gorgeous Mountain Air stamp set and the co-ordinating Majestic Mountains dies.

To recreate the Mountain Air card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Basic Black and Whisper White

Taking one of the Whisper White panels, I stamped the detailed mountains with Soft Suede ink. I cleaned the stamp using the Shammy, turned it over, placed it back on the block and stamped the solid mountains in Gray Granite ink.

Moutain Air stamp set and Majestic Mountains dies makes a lovely masculine birthday card

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I stamped the detailed trees in Garden Green ink below the mountains. The stamp was cleaned, reversed, inked up in the same ink, stamped off and then stamped onto the stamped panel in 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink.

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I turned the tree stamp upside down and stamped the detailed side in Balmy Blue ink and the solid image in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Balmy Blue ink to give the appearance of water.

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The sun was stamped in Sahara Sand (detailed image) and So Saffron ink on the reverse. The birds were added in Soft Suede ink.

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Taking a Sponge I added Balmy Blue to the sky with a halo of So Saffron around the sun and a little of the yellow between the mountains. The stamped panel was added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Garden Green layer then to the card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment from the Clubhouse stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and trimmed out with scissors. The trees were die cut using the Majestic Mountains dies and added to the card front with the liquid glue.

I hope he likes it.

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Pretty bee themed card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee Dies by Stampin' Up!

Honey Bee Wooden Hive

Posted on February 21, 2020February 9, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet wooden hive card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee Dies and some of the Tropical Oasis designer series paper.

To recreate the Wooden Hive card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Tropical Oasis dsp – 5⅞ by 2¼”
Daffodil Delight – 3” by 3”
Whisper White – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White 5⅜ by 3⅝” – for the inside

The flowers were stamped randomly down the right side of the Seaside Spray card base in Seaside Spray ink. The strip of Tropical Oasis dsp was the glued to the left side of the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I stamped the bee hive in Early Espresso ink onto a piece of the same Tropical Oasis dsp to create the wooden hive effect and die cut it out using the Detailed Bee Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

Te sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped onto the Whisper White square in Early Espresso ink and the bee hive added below with Dimensionals. The panel was then glued to the Daffodil Delight layer which was then added to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

Onto scrap Whisper White card stock I stamped 2 bees in Early Espresso ink. These were die cut using the same set of dies. The bees were added to the card front, one with liquid glue and the other with a Dimensional. I coloured in the stripes with the Daffodil Delight Blends combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I inked up the flower sprig using the Early Espresso Marker and the Seaside Spray Maker and stamped the image onto scrap Whisper White card. The sprig was die cut and glued to the right side of the hive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

A 2^nd stamped and die cut sprig was added to the remaining Whisper White layer and adhered inside the card. I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the wings of the bees and completed the card with a trio of Woven Threads Sequins.

Such a cute card, I hope you like it.

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A card featuring a couple running through the mountains

Do the Impossible

Posted on February 14, 2020February 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made my husband for Valentine’s Day. He is a mad keen runner and loves the outdoors so the Do the Impossible and Mountain Air stamp sets were perfect.

To recreate the Do the Impossible Valentine card you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Poppy Parade – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2
Whisper White – 2” by ½”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Valentine card made using the Do the Impossible stamp set and Mountain Air stamp set

I began by stamping the runners from the Do the Impossible stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. I stamped the same image on PostIt tape and cut out the figures using sharp scissors. These were then used to cover the figures acting as masks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Valentine card made using the Do the Impossible stamp set and Mountain Air stamp set

Next I stamped the mountains from the Mountain Air stamp set – detailed mountains in full strength Soft Suede, background mountains in 2^nd generation Soft Suede then 1^st , 2^nd and 3^rd generation Sahara Sand.

Tree line was stamped in full strength Shaded Spruce. I added the ‘path’ using some of the images from the My Meadow stamp set and 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Crumb Cake ink. I used the tree line stamp from the Mountain Air stamp set, stamped in Balmy Blue to provide the water.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Valentine card made using the Do the Impossible stamp set and Mountain Air stamp set

The masks were then peeled off revealing the runner. They were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – girl in Poppy Parade como, Highland Heather combo, Ivory and Bronze and the man in Pretty Peacock combo and Call Me Clover combo, Ivory and light Smoky Slate. I used the Crumb Cake combo to fill in the white space around the images.

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I stamped the sun in So Saffron ink and used a sponge and Balmy Blue ink to add the sky. The birds were stamped in Early Espresso ink. The inked panel was glued to the Poppy Parade layer and this was added to the Shaded Spruce card base with Dimensionals.

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The sentiment was stamped in Balmy Blue ink, the end was flagged and the sentiment added with Liquid Adhesive. I really hope my husband likes the card.

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Above the Clouds

Posted on December 27, 2019December 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today was made using the Above the Clouds stamp set for a lovely friend who is starting a new job in the New Year.

To Recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛ – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – rounded lower right corner
See A Silhouette dsp – 5½” by 3¾ “– rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the outline balloons onto the scrap Whisper White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the inner balloon image using Balmy Blue ink, Mint Macaron ink and Pineapple Punch ink and punched them out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. I stamped the balloon baskets in the Memento ink and punched them out using the same punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the dsp to one of the Whisper White panels then to the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I stamped the bunting image using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the strip of Whisper White. The bunting was coloured using the Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron & Pineapple Punch Stampin Write Markers. I added the strip to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I added the Balmy Blue and Mint Macaron balloons to the card front with the same liquid adhesive. The Pineapple Punch balloon was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

The sentiment was stamped with the black ink and a trio of Iridescent Sequins were added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I really hope my friend likes the card.

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A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Lilypad Lake stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Masculine Lilypad Lake card

Posted on October 29, 2019October 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a masculine birthday card made using the lilypad Lake stamp set and some masking. The card was inspired by a card made by Ruth at Artful Stampin.

To recreate the masculine Lilypad Lake card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crushed Curry – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Very Vanilla

I began by using PostIt notes to mask off an area in the centre of one of the Very Vanilla panel. I inked up the long thin striped image using Bermuda Bay ink and stamped it five or six times from the bottom allowing the layers to overlap. This gives a lovely ombre look. I repeated this step three times to build up the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

Using the 1” Circle Punch I punched a circle from a PostIt note and adhered it to the top of the panel. I inked up the striped stamp again and stamped four or five times up and down from the midline without re-inking using Crushed Curry ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

With the PostIt masks still in place I inked the edges of the Bermuda Bay striped area with a Stampin Sponge bringing the colour in to the middle. I then used another piece of sponge to add Crushed Curry ink to the top half of the panel. I then removed all the masks to reveal the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink I stamped the trio of boats and used the following Blends Markers to colour them in – dark Night of Navy, dark Bermuda Bay and dark Cherry Cobbler. I managed to get a small smuge when stamping the boats so drew in a trio of birds to disguise it!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

The stamped and inked panel was added to the Crushed Curry layer using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. The layer was then added to the Bermuda bay card front using the same glue.

The sentiment from the Birthday Goodness stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla and trimmed out with sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

The inside and the envelope were decorated using the same stamps. I really like this masculine looking card. I hope you like it.

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A birthday card for a young man made using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch by Stampin' Up!

Piece of Cake for a young mans birthday

Posted on August 18, 2019August 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my nephew’s birthday earlier this week using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch; he loves a bit of cake.

To recreate the Piece of Cake card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Night of Navy 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Silver Foil – 3¾” by 2¼”
Whisper White – 3¾” by 2”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Silver Foil

I inked up the ‘drippy cake’ inage with Nignt of Navy ink and randomly stamped it over the Night of Navy layer. I stamped it again onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and punched it out with the co-ordinating Cake Builder Punch and coloured in the icing with the Pool Party Marker from the Subtles colour family.

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The scalloped border was punched along the bottom if the Silver Foil piece using the now retired Decorative Ribbon Border Punch but you could use whatever border punch or die you have in your stash.

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The cake stand was punched from some scrap Silver Foil and the cake was added using dimensionsals overlapping both pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Pool Party ink onto the strip of Whisper White which was then and the cake was then glued to the Silver Foil piece. This was then added to the stamped Night of Navy panel then to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The same cake and stand were then stamped on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card and also onto the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

I finished the card by adding a trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins.

I hope he likes it.

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A sweet man and child card made using the stamp set - A Good Man and summery colours

A Good Man – man and child

Posted on August 9, 2019August 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today features the gorgeous A Good Man stamp set. This set makes stunning masculine cards which can be adapted for any occasion.

To recreate the A Good Man card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Bird Ballard dsp 4⅛” by 3”
Old olive 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”

I chose the sweet image of the child riding on the mans’ shoulders was stamped on the Whisper White square using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This image reminds me so much of when my children were small, they loved to be carried on their fathers shoulders like this.

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The stamped image was then coloured using my fabulous Blends markers in the following colours – Old Olive combo, Pool Party combo, Calypso Coral combo, Petal Pink combo, Crumb Cake light and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The coloured square was glued, using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Old Olive square. I love the bright summery colours of this dsp.

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The panel of Bird Ballard dsp was glued to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base leaving a small slip of White visible on the left hand side. The image was then added over top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The image of the man an child was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the inside of the card and on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive ink on the lower right hand corner of the card front and called the card done. I hope you like it.

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A team colour challenge card made using A Good man stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Good Man for a team challenge

Posted on July 30, 2019July 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This is a card made for our latest team challenge. This time it is a colour challenge; we need to make something using 3 or these 4 ink choices – Brown, Green, Purple or Yellow. I was initially sure I would be using a purple…….turned out I was wrong!

To recreate the Good Man card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Bird ballard designer series paper (dsp) 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 3⅜” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 3 ¼” by 2 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 2” by 2”
Whisper White 2” by 2”

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The designer series paper was glued to the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

I stamped the image of the man in the deckchair onto the small Whisper White panel in Soft Suede ink and coloured it in using the following Blends Markers – Old Olive combo, Daffodil Delight combo, Crumb Cake combo and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The stamped piece was then added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Daffodil Delight layer. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small piece of Whisper White and punched out using the 1¼” Circle punch. The circle was then added to a Daffodil Delight circle punched using the 1⅜” Scalloped Circle Punch. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

I stamped the same image on the envelope and on the inside of the card (2nd generation). A sweet card, I hope you agree.

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Lovely sailing themed masculine card using Stampin Up product.

Sailing Home for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘Masculine cards’. If you have joined me from the lovely …….. welcome, my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. Like many others I find making cards for the men in my life a bit of a challenge and I am really looking forward to seeing what my fellow blog hoppers have to share with us.

To recreate the Sailing Home card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Seaside Spray cardstock 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Whisper White cardstock 5” by 3”
Night of Navy cardstock 3½” by ½” x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I ran the panel of Seaside Spray cardstock through my Big Shot with the Subtles Embossing folder to give it a little texture before adhering the panel to Seaside Spray card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I cut a label using the Stitched Nested Label dies and stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy towards the bottom. The smaller boat was then stamped twice in the Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The larger boat was stamped in the same ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Smooth Sailing dies and coloured using the Seaside Spray combo, light Balmy Blue & light Night of Navy Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using the 1” Circle Punch I punched circle from a PostIt Note and stuck it to the top of the stitched label. I sponged on some Blamy Blue ink using a Sponge Dauber then removed the punched circle and added some So Saffron ink again using a Sponge Dauber.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I added the 2 strips of Night of Navy cardstock to the card front having flagged the ends. The Stitched Label was then added over the top using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the lager boat added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the larger boat in Night of Navy ink onto the Whisper White panel and added it to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped onto the front of the envelope.

Please continue to hop on and see what the lovely Deb Naylor has to share with us.

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Mo x

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A lovely cheerful thank you card featuring Hot Air Balloons and Stampin' Up! products

Above the Clouds

Posted on July 19, 2019July 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Oooh this is such a cute card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon Punch. I love balloons they always look so serene drifting across the sky. I was lucky enough to take a balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings in Egypt a few years ago, a truly magical experience.

To recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need;

Night of Navy card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Poppy Parade 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner x 2
Night of Navy 5½” by ⅛” x 2
Scrap Whisper White and Crumb Cake

I used Post It tape to mask off an area on one of the Whisper White panels. I dabbed a bit of Balmy Blue ink and Blueberry Bushel ink onto a clear block and added a little glycerine. This makes the ink gone on more smoothly and gives a better blended effect. I applied the inks using Sponge Daubers starting with the Balmy Blue and adding in the Blueberry Bushel towards the bottom. I left the panel to dry.

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I stamped the outline balloons in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then stamped the solid infill colour in Poppy Parade ink and Pineapple Punch ink and punched them out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. The baskets were stamped in Crumb Cake onto Crumb Cake cardstock and punched them out as well.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

I added the ⅛” Night of Navy strips either side of the ink blended area and glued the panel to the Poppy Parade layer. This was then added to a Night of Navy card base.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

The balloons and baskets were then added to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in Blueberry Bushel ink.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

The smaller balloons were stamped on the remaining panel of Whisper White and the adhered on the inside of the card. The same image was also stamped on the envelope.