Snowflakes on an embossed panel for a sweet Christmas Card made using Stampin' Up! products

Embossed Snowflakes

Posted on October 9, 2020October 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty card today featuring embossed snowflakes made using the So Many Snowflake Dies and the Snowflake Wishes stamp set.

To recreate the embossed snowflakes card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Whisper White, Magenta Madness & Misty Moonlight

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the So Many Snowflake dies I die cut the largest snowflake from one of the Whisper White panels. This die only cuts out a negative image and it is so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I then ran the die cut panel through the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder. The layer was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I die cut a medium sized snowflake from scrap Magenta Madness card and a smaller snowflake from scrap Misty Moonlight card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

These were layered on top of the card base using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

The sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set was stamped on scrap White card in Magenta Madness ink, the ends were flagged and the strip was glued to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I added a Elegant Faceted Gem to the centre of the snowflake and added a scattering of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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Sympathy card

Posted on October 1, 2020September 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a simple sympathy card made for a dear friend of mine who’s husband recently died.

To recreate this sympathy card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base ¬- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue – 5¼” by 3½”
Whisper White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

Using the Layering circle dies I die cut a circle in a piece of copy paper to act as a mask. I punched a circle using a ¾” Circle Punch and plced it in the negative space of the die cut circle. Using a piece of sponge I added Balmy Blue ink inside the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

I stamped the tree from the Rooted In Nature stamp set in Misty Moonlight stamp set and added the ‘ground’ image from the In The Pines stamp set In Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

The birds from the In The Meadow stamp set were added in Misty Moonlight ink. The sentiment came from the In The Pines stamp set and was stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

The stamped layer was glued to the Misty Moonlight layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the added to the Misty Moonlight card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

A simple card for a sad occasion.

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Beautiful Halloween – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on September 28, 2020September 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamper’s Showcase blog hop. My name is Mo Rootes and I live outside Cambridge in the UK. Our theme this month is Fall/Autumn/Halloween – such a great choice. I have opted to make a beautiful Halloween card using the Life is Beautiful stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Halloween card you will need;

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Mango Melody – 5½ ” by 2¾” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 2⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap strips of Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight & Rich Razzelberry

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the tree image from the Life is Beautiful in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I actually stamped it 3 times to get a good dark image.

A stunning Halloween scene card made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

I used a blending brush – you could use sponges – to apply ink to the smaller Whisper White panel. I started with Daffodil Delight at the bottom, moved on to Mango Melody then Rich Razzelberry. I finished by adding Misty Moonlight across the top and around the edges to darken in up.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

The shrubs from the Nature’s Beauty stamp set were added in Memento Tuxedo Black as was the ground from the Life is Beautiful Stamp set. I didn’t have any bats the right size so added the birds from the Sailing Home stamp set in the same ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

The stamped panel was glued to the Mango Melody with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Using my lovely Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine I embossed the Basic Black card front using the Old World Paper Embossing Folder. I love this folder……..

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

I added a flag of Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzelberry to the back of the stamped panel before adding the layer to the card front. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a strip of Mango Melody card and added to the card front. To finish I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

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Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

Halloween – Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is Halloween. If you have hopped over from Rachel Macleod, welcome. In the UK Halloween isn’t really a big deal, certainly not on the card front so I enjoyed the challenge of coming up with a suitable card.

To recreate the Halloween Card you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5¾” by 4”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce and Whisper White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the ‘In Good Taste’ dsp to the larger Whisper White panel and then to the Basic Black card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I used my new Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine and the Wreath Dies to die cut three wreaths – 2 shrubby wreaths one in Gorgeous Grape and the other in Pumpkin Pie and one leafy wreath from Basic Black card. I used the liquid glue to adhere the 3 wreaths together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I die cut the flowers from scrap Pumpkin Pie and Gorgeous Grape card and the sprigs from Shaded Spruce card and added them to the wreath using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

The wreath was then adhered to the card front with the liquid glue. I added an Elegant Faceted Gem to the centre of each flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto Whisper White card and trimmed out using scissors before adding it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I hope you like the card.

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The circles from the Swirly Frames stamp set used to made a cute thank you card

Swirly Circles

Posted on June 9, 2020June 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet swirly circles thank you card inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest made by fellow demonstrator Rachel Palmieri.

To recreate the Swirly Circles card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Highland Heather – 5” by 3⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 4⅞” by 3” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner

I stamped the swirly circle from the Swirly Frames multiple times in the upper right corner of the small Whisper White panel. I used Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

One of the tiny flowers from the Field of Flowers stamp set was randomly stamped inside the interlocking circles.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

Using Stampin’ Blends I coloured in some of the overlapping sections. I used Light Flirty Flamingo, light Pool Party, light Highland Heather & light So Saffron. Don’t those colours look great together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Pool Party ink. I glued the stamped panel to the Highland Heather panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

I stamped the overlapping circles onto the Pool Party card front in the upper right corner. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

I added a trio of Woven Thread Sequins to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A hot air balloon themed card made using Stampin' Up! Product

Above the Clouds

Posted on May 15, 2020May 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the soon to be retiring Above the Clouds stamp set teamed up with the gorgeous Mountain Air stamp set.

To recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner – one for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Crumb Cake

Taking one of the Whisper White layers I added Blueberry Bushel ink using a Sponge Brayer to achieve an ombre effect from side to side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

Using Soft Suede ink I stamped the detailed and the solid mountain images from the Mountain Air stamp set along the bottom of the inked panel. The panel was then adhered to the Blueberry Bushel layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, then to the Thick Whisper White card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

I stamped the 3 hot air balloons in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White card and punched them out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. The left hand balloons was coloured using 2^nd generation Grapefruit Grove ink with detail added using the Grapefruit Grove Stamp ‘n write marker. The bunting was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using the light Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch and Call Me Clover Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

The middle balloon was coloured using the Lovely Lipstick combo, Pineapple Punch combo and Call Me Clover combo Blends Markers. The left hand balloon was coloured using full strength Pineapple Punch ink. The balloons were added to the card front using either the liquid adhesive or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

The baskets were stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto scrap Crumb Cake card and punched out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. They were added below the balloons using both liquid adhesive or Dimensionals. The birds from the Above the Clouds and Mountain Air stamp sets were stamped in Soft Suede ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

The sentiment from the Label Me Bold stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink and added to the yellow balloon to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty sympathy card made for the Inspire Create #051 challenge using the Snow Front stamp set

A sympathy card for the Inspire Create Challenge #051

Posted on September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card mae for the Inspire. Create #051 challenge the theme of which is ‘Sympathy’. I have chosen to make my card using the gorgeous new Snow Front stamp set and some sponging.

To recreate the Sympathy card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper left corner

I masked off an area of one Whisper White panel using PostIt Notes and sponged on Balmy Blue ink and Highland Heather ink using Sponge daubers. I love the soft effect sponging gives.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

Having peeled off the Postit Notes I stamped the large tree from the Snow Front stamp set, half on and half off the sponged area using Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

I added the birds from the Sailing Home stamp set in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The stamped panel was mounted on the Early Espresso layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then added to the Balmy Blue card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings was stamped in Early Espresso ink before being punched out with the Classic Label Punch. To give a bit of dimension I inked around the label with a sponge dauber and Hightland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The tree was stamped in Early Espresso on the remaining piece of Whisper White and glued inside the card. The same image was used to decorate the front of the envelope.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A sweet card for a baby girl made using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch by Stampin' Up!

Little Elephant Baby card for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2019August 5, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the August Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop. This month we are focusing on Babies and Children and I have such a sweet card to share with you. I made this for friends who have recently had a sweet baby girl who they have named Phoebe. I chose to use the Little Elephant stamp set and the co-ordinating Elephant Builder Punch to make my card.

To recreate the Little Elephant card you will need;

Smokey Slate card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rococo Rose 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Smoky Slate 4 ¼” by 3”
Whisper White 4 ¼” by 3”
Scrap Rococo Rose and Whisper White

I really wanted to use the gorgeous Stitched lace die on this card. I die cut it from one of the Whisper White cardstock panels and used the new die brush attachment for the Take Your Pick Tool to get all the little pieces out. I added this large die cut piece to the Rococo Rose panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I placed the die cut piece face down on my silicone mat and applied the glue with a piece of sponge.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Silver Edged White Ribbon around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to a Smoky Slate card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the sweet little elephants on scrap Whisper White in Rococo Rose ink, the full strength ink was too dark so I stamped off first to get a lighter shade. I stamped the elephants again in Smoky Slate ink and punched out the 2 pink ones and the ears from the grey ones using the Elephant Builder Punch. I added the ears to each elephant on a dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched oval from the small Whisper White layer using the Stitched Shapes dies. I inked up the strip of plaid image from the same stamp set using Smoky Slate ink, stamped off twice then stamped onto the bottom of the die cut oval. I added leaves from the Dino Days stamp set in 1^st and 2^nd generation Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

The elephants were glued to the die cut oval with the Multipurpose glue and added to a Scalloped Oval which was die cut from the Smoky Slate piece. The oval was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

I added a bow to the side of the oval with a Mini Glue Dot. The sentiment from the Little Elephant was stamped in Smoky Slate and Rococo Rose ink onto scrap Whisper White and backed with a scrap of Rococo Rose cardstock and glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the strip of plaid onto the remaining Whisper White panel and adhered it to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped on the envelope.

Such a pretty card. I really hope you like it.

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Mo x

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Sailing boats for a masculine themed retirement card made with Stampin' Up! products

Smooth Sailing

Posted on June 18, 2019June 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a lovely card made using the Smooth Sailing dies, the Sailing Home stamp set and some more masculine colours.

To recreate the Smooth Sailing card you will need;

Blueberry Bushel card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Come Sail Away dsp 4⅛” by 3”
Poppy Parade 4⅛” by ⅜”
Crumb Cake 3¾” by 2⅞”
Whisper White 3 ½” by 2⅝”
Whisper White strip ¼” wide
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White

The Poppy Parade strip was glued to the side of the Come Sail Away dsp then stuck to the card front using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Smooth Sailing dies and Sailing Home stamp set makes a cute reirement card

I die cut a stitched oval from the smaller panel of Whisper White and a slightly larger oval using the Layering Ovals dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Smooth Sailing dies and Sailing Home stamp set makes a cute reirement card

A watercolour wash was added to the stitched oval using an Aqua Painter and the Blueberry Bushel ink. When the ink was dry the panel was added to the Crumb Cake oval using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Smooth Sailing dies and Sailing Home stamp set makes a cute reirement card

The boats were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut using the Smooth Sailing dies. They were coloured in using Blends Markers. The boats were added to the oval with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Smooth Sailing dies and Sailing Home stamp set makes a cute reirement card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greeting stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the ¼” strip of Whisper White. The strip was trimmed down and the ends flagged before it was glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Smooth Sailing dies and Sailing Home stamp set makes a cute reirement card

The Whisper White panel for the inside and the envelope were decorated with a boat.

This would make a fab retirement card.

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A lovely thinking of you card made with the Beautiful Romance stamp set and co-ordinating Wonderful dies and featuring the new Mosiac Mood dsp

Beautiful Romance with a sneak peek of new dsp

Posted on April 28, 2019April 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Beautiful Romance stamp set, which is retiring from the catalogue in early June. I am also using some of the gorgeous new Mosaic Mood Designer Series Paper (dsp). I was lucky enough to get this a OnStage recently as an all attendee give away. Aren’t the colours gorgeous?

Mosiac Moods dsp

To Re-create the Beautiful Romance card you will need;

Crumb Cake card base 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛” – lower left hand corner rounded.
Calypso Coral 5⅜” by 3⅝” – lower left hand corner rounded.
Whisper White Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – lower left hand corner rounded.
Whisper White 4” by 4” – for the flowers
Whisper White 3” by 2½” for the sentiment
Mosiac Moods dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – lower left hand corner rounded.
C6 Whisper White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Romance dies paired with the new Mosiac Mood dsp

I began by stamping the lovely spray of flowers and foliage onto the Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image – Mint Macaron combo, Daffodil Delight combo, Calypso Coral combo & Crumb Cake combo. I used the Big Shot and the co-ordinating Wonderful Floral to die cut the image.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Romance dies paired with the new Mosiac Mood dsp

I adhered the dsp panel to the Calypso Coral layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This layer was then added to the Crumb Cake card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Romance dies paired with the new Mosiac Mood dsp

I die cut the gorgeous label piece from the same Wonderful Floral dies. Stamped the sentiment in Calypso Coral ink and added a couple of the tiny flowers from the same stamp set in the same ink. The stamped piece was then added to the card front using Dimensionals. The leaf and flower spray was then added to the card front on dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Romance dies paired with the new Mosiac Mood dsp

I stamped the leaf spray from the stamp set in Mint Macaron on the front of the envelope and on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card. This was added with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.