A special thinking of you card made using the Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Seaside Bird card

Posted on January 29, 2023January 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the Seaside Bay stamp set and co-ordinating dies along with the By the Bay Designer Series Paper and have come up with a pretty thinking of you card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Seaside Bird card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Balmy Blue card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by ½”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the 2 pieces of Bay the Bay dsp to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The large sandpiper was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card, I added the sandy shore with the seashells in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom. The image was then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

I used the same liquid glue to add the stitched square to the Balmy Blue square and mounted it on the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

A trio of Milky Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

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A pretty, muted sympathy card made using the large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Seaside Bird

Posted on December 16, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Seaside Bay stamp set today, It is one of the new sets coming in the January to June Mini Catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the seaside bird card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Gray card – 5⅛” by 3⅜ – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – ¾” strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

I stamped the sweet sandy shore image in Balmy Blue ink across the bottom of the Balmy Blue front and set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

The same image was stamped across the bottom of the smaller Basic White panel in Basic Gray ink. I added the large bird using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

I used Blending Brushes to add So Saffron ink to the bottom of the panel and Balmy Blue to the top of the panel. The birds in flight from the Mountain Air stamp set were stamped in Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam Blends were used to add colour to the seashells and Crumb Cake Blends were used to colour the bird. The decorated panel was glued to the Basic Gray layer and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down, inked the edges with Balmy Blue ink and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

A trio of flat backed pearls completed the card.

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A sweetly pretty new baby card made using the Places in the Heart stamp set by Stampin' Up! and some paper piecing

Places in my Heart Baby card

Posted on December 13, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been making a sweet baby card using the Places in my Heart stamp set for a friend who is about to become grandmother to a sweet baby girl.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the places in my heart card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Fitting Florets dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Fitting Florets dsp

I stamped the adorable image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the 4” by 3” panel of Basic White card. The same image was stamped again, using the same ink, onto two pieces of Fitting Florets dsp, one pink and one blue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Places in the Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty new baby card

The ladies’ top was fussy cut from the Balmy Blue pattern of the Fitting Florets dsp and the Babygro from the Blushing Bride pattern. These were then glued to the stamped image. I used one of the oval dies from the Framed Florets Dies to cut out the entire image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Places in the Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty new baby card

I used the following Blends Alcohol Pens to colour in the rest of the image – Petal Pink, So Saffron and some of the Natural Collection.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Places in the Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty new baby card

The same set of dies were used to cut the oval heart border from the Piece of dsp and the piece was then glued to the Basic White card panel. I wrapped a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel before adhering it down to the Blushing Bride card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Places in the Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty new baby card

The decorated oval was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals and a bow of the same ribbon added with a Mini Glue Dot. I added 3 of the hearts from the die cut oval to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Places in the Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty new baby card

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Layering Circle Dies. It was added to the card front on a Dimensional.

Isn’t the card sweet?

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A pretty card made for the Stamping Dreams 'In Memoriam' Blog Hop using the Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Field of Poppies for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on November 10, 2022November 2, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is ‘In Memoriam’. My son is in the British Army and Remembrance Sunday is very important to us a family and I have chosen to make a field of poppies themed sympathy card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the field of poppies card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Poppy Parade card – 2¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 2¼”

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the group of poppies, twice across one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

I used a Post It note to mask off the ½” strip where the poppy stems were stamped. I used a Blending Brush to apply Granny Apple Green ink between to strips of Post Of Note. The sticky strips were then moved up and Petal Pink ink was brushed on over the poppy flowers. Finally, I masked off a ½” strip above the flowers and coloured this in with Pool Party and a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Black Baker’s Twine around the stamped panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same liquid glue to add the panel to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the square or Basic White card. This was die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. A slightly larger circle was cut from the square of Poppy Parade card using one of the Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Classc Matte Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

I hope you like it. Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my crafty friends.

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An under the sea themed birthday card made using the Seas the Day stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Seas the Day for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on April 24, 2022April 22, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where I am sharing a pretty birthday card made using the Seas the Day stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the seas the day card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – ½” strip

I stamped the foliage along the bottom and up the sides of the 2⅝” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Seas the Day stamp set used to make a pretty, under the sea themed birthday card

Using a Blending Brush I added Coastal Cabana ink, lightly to the background.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Seas the Day stamp set used to make a pretty, under the sea themed birthday card

The jellyfish were stamped in Bermuda Bay ink and the fish in Poppy Parade.

I added some bubbles to the panel in Bermuda Bay ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Seas the Day stamp set used to make a pretty, under the sea themed birthday card

A garden green strip of card was glued to either side of the stamped panel. I laid the panel down on the card front and stamped some fish, matching them up where possible with those on the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Seas the Day stamp set used to make a pretty, under the sea themed birthday card

The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Seas the Day stamp set used to make a pretty, under the sea themed birthday card

The sentiment, from the Home & Garden stamp set was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the strip of Basic White card in Poppy Parade ink, trimmed down with scissors and added to the card front.

Cute card, I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what my fellow hoppers have been making.

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A cute robot themed 'heart goes beep' card made using the Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin' Up!

You Make My Heart Go Beep!

Posted on March 1, 2022February 17, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I absolutely love the Nuts & Bolts stamp set. The little robot figures are quirky and so adorable. I have used the stamp set to make ‘heart go beep’ card.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the ‘heart go beep’ card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Real Red card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Grey card

Taking my chosen stamp, I stamped randomly, all over the Smoky Slate card base in Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

Stamped the image again in Basic Grey ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card and added the hearts in Real Red ink. The hearts were coloured using the Real Red Blends Combo Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

I added the strips of Real Red card to the top and bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

I used the same liquid glue to stick the panel to the Smoky Slate card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scarp Basic Grey card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed out the words using my Scissors and added them with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

I added a trio of Real Red Rhinestones, one on each heart to complete the card.

So cute , I love it.

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A monstera leaf love you Valentine's day card made using Stampin' Up products

Monstera Leaf Card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on February 5, 2022February 4, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the Monstera Leaf card I made for my husband for Valentine’ Day. He is not into gushy, romantic cards so this card suites him much better and the leaf has a sort of heart shape.

Colours used to create this card are:

Soft Succulent

Evening Evergreen

Basic White

To recreate the monstera leaf card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 4½” by 1”
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap of Evening Evergreen card

I stamped the large monstera leaf in Soft Succulent ink randomly all over the Soft Succulent card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

The same leaf was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

Using the Tropical Layers Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the pretty decorative edge from the piece of Evening Evergreen card and added it to the left side of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

I wrapped a length of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon around the top of the panel, securing the ends with Sellotape on the back. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

I added a bow and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

I really like it, I hope my husband likes it too.

Please hop on to see what my fellow demos have to share with us today, Next up is the lovely Tricia Butts.

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Linda Moore
Deb Schultz
Mickey Moore
Krissi Hannahs
Mo Rootes (UK)
Tricia Butts
Candi Suriano
Diane Evans
Melva Peters
Robbie Susan Chandler
Vickie Littlewood
Angie McKenzie
Helen Jennings
Karen Egan
Lorraine Tierney
Betty Bickford
Rachel Merrick

Caron Bailey

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The Crafty Challenge Blog Hop features a card made using the Let's Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch

Let’s Set Sail for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge. The colours we have been given are:

To recreate the Let’s Set Sail card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2¼”
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Tailor-Made Tag Dies I cut a tag from the panel of Basic White card. I stamped the long ‘water’ image at the bottom of the tag in 2^nd generation Coastal Cabana ink.

The ‘sky’ was added with a Blending Brush and the clouds with a Sponge Dauber and a piece of torn copy paper and Coastal Cabana ink. I added birds to the top of the tag using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the parts of the sailboat in Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo and Highland Heather ink and punched them out with the Sailboat Builder Punch. This gave me pieces for 3 boats. The boat was added on Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The ‘water’ image was stamped at the bottom of the Thick Basic White card front in 3^rd and 4^th generation Coastal Cabana ink. The birds were stamped again at the top of the card front in the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added some Pool Party Sheer Ribbon to the top of the tag and a bow made from White Baker’s Twine. The tag was added to the card front on Dimensionals and I added a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Awesome Otters stamp set was stamped in Coastal Cabana ink onto a scrap of Basic White paper and fussy cut out. I added it tucked under the tag.

I really like the card, I hope you like it too.

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The Sweet Hearts Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a Valentine's Day card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Sweet Hearts for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on January 22, 2022January 21, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing ideas for Valentine’s Day cards. I have made my card using the Sweet Heart dies.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet hearts card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Crumb Cake card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Pool Party, Real Red and Highland Heather

I began by embossing the Crumb Cake panel using Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Speciality Plate and the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. This panel was then mounted on the Crumb Cake card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using the Sweet Hearts Dies, I die cut the strips of hearts in Pool Party, Real Red, Highland Heather and Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The negative heart strips were glued to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I then stacked the small die cut hearts of the same colour, one on top of the other, three deep, adhering them together with liquid glue before adding them inside the negative strip. They rose a little above the negative strip giving some dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sweet Conversations stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink onto a scrap of Basic White card and then trimmed down. It was added to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Red Rhinestones completed the card.

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Linda Moore

Tricia Butts
Rachael Merrick

Robbie Susan Chandler
Karen Egan

Krissi Hannahs
Deborah Schultz

Donna Lester
Mo Rootes

Kelly Taranto
Helen Jennings

Mickey Moore
Vickie Littlewood

Narelle Fasulo
Melva Peters

Angie Mckenzie
Betty Bickford

Lorraine Tierney
Candi Suriano

Donna Schnees

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The Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for a lovely thinking of you card

Trees in a Row for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the colour Combo Blog Hop where I have made a pretty card featuring trees in a row using this month’s colour combo.

Cinnamon Cider

Early Espresso

Evening Evergreen

To recreate the trees in a row card, you will need:

Cinnamon Cider card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¾”
Evening Evergreen card – 4⅛ – ⅜”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 1”

Stamped the tree trunks in Cinnamon Cider and Early Espresso ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

by Stampin' Up! used for a lovely thinking of you card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The tree canopies were added in Evening Evergreen ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation ink and added the ‘ground’ in Evening Evergreen ink. The Evening Evergreen strips were added to the top and bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I laid the stamped the panel onto the card front for placement, moved it to the side and stamped the branches of the tree, in Cinnamon Cider ink above and below the stamped panel. Using Dimensionals, I added the stamped panel to the Cinnamon Cider card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Early Espresso ink and die cut using the Beautiful Tree Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and tucked it under the stamped panel.