Custom Tee and T-Shirt Builder go military

Posted on March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Yesterday was my son’s birthday and as he is an Officer Cadet at Sandhurst Military Academy I wanted to make him a card with a military theme. After scratching my head and trying out a few ideas, this is what I have come up with.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Custom Tee by Stampin’ Up!

I decided on the T-Shirt Builder Framelits dies as main element of the card. The regulation issue T-Shirts are a dark brown so I stamped the large T-Shirt from the Custom Tee stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink onto Chocolate Chip cardstock and die cut using the co-ordinating T-Shirts Builder Framelit dies. Although this looked OK I really wanted to add a camouflage element to the card. So, I got out the ‘splodgy’ stamp from the Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set and set to with Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke and Wild Wasabi ink and a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. I also used the oval stamp from the Beetles & Bugs stamp set to add a different texture to the camo. I die cut a T-Shirt using the same die from the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Custom Tee by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Designer Tee stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink onto a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock. Both T-Shirts were then mounted onto the Very Vanilla panel, the camouflage one glued on with Tombow Liquid Adhesive and the Chocolate Chip one added over the top with Stampin Dimensionals. A layer of Wild Wasabi was added behind. This whole piece was then layered onto a Crumb Cake card base.

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I am pleased with how the card turned out and really hope my son liked it.

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Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Custom Tee, Designer Tee and Perpetual Birthday Calendar
Dies
T-Shirt Builder Framelit dies
Cardstock
Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Wild Wasabi
Ink Pads
Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke and Wild Wasabi
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B C and D
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sundries
Very Vanilla Envelope

Cookie Cutter Christmas Class

Posted on November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 by Mo Rootes

October went by so quickly I forgot to show the projects the ladies made during the October classes. We used the fabulous Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and the co-ordinating Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. This bundle has turned out to be so popular.

crafty-rootes.com – Stampin Up Cookie Cutter Christmas

For the first card we stamped the sweet little Rudolph image using Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake cardstock. We rounded the top right corner using the Project Life Corner Rounder. The panel was then added to a Real Red cardstock layer with a rounded upper right corner and the whole piece added to a Thick Whisper White card base. A piece of retired Bermuda Bay dsp was added – you could use the current Brights Designer Paper Stack – to the front of the card. We stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Real Red ink onto a strip of Whisper White cardstock and added this onto the Bermuda Bay piece. The Rudolph image was stamped again in Crumb Cake onto a scrap of Whisper White and punched using the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch along with the small bow which was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink and added using Tombow adhesive. The Gold Wink of Stella Pen gave Rudolph shimmery antlers and we gave him a Red Glimmer red nose. A small Red Glimmer star was punched out using the Star Confetti Punch and added to the sentiment.

For the second card we embossed a piece of Real Red Cardstock using the Cable Knit Embossing Folder, this gives such a cool 3D effect, gorgeous. The gingerbread people were stamped in Crumb Cake and Early Espresso ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock and punched out using the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. We stamped the bows in Real Red and Bermuda Bay onto scraps of Whisper White before punching. 2 of the punched Red Glimmer stars were added as buttons to the Crumb Cake image. The gingerbread people were added to a Delicate White Doily. The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto Whisper White cardstock and added to the bottom of the card…….gorgeous.

The 3^rd project is a hanging gift card holder which will look great on the Christmas Tree. The gift card is die cut using the Gift Card Envelope Framelit and the Big Shot. We stamped all over the die cut piece using the snowflake stamp from the Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set and 2^nd generation Bermuda Bay ink. The Santa image was stamped in Archival Basic Black ink and coloured in using Real Red, Blushing Bride and Basic Black markers. The buckle was added with the Gold Wink of Stella Pen before punching out the image with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. We die cut a circle from Pool Party Cardstock and a scalloped circle from Real Red cardstock using the Layered Circle Dies. The Pool Party circle was stamped with 2^nd generation Bermuda Bay ink before adding to the Real Red layer and the santa added with dimensionals. The Top flap of the gift card holder was punched with the ¼” Hand Held Punch, Linen Thread looped though with a strip of Gold Sequin Trim added for a bit of bling. We added a strip of retired gold washi tape and some punched Red Glimmer stars.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. Hope you like the project I shared and that you will drop by again soon

Mo x

Supplies used
Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set
Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set
Crumb Cake cardstock
Thick Whisper White Cardstock
Real Red Cardstock
Pool Party Cardstock
Red Glimmer Paper
Brights Designer Series Paper Stack
Crumb Cake Ink pad
Real Red Ink pad
Bermuda Bay Ink pad
Archival Basic Black Ink pad
Early Espresso Ink pad
Real Red Marker
Basic Black marker
Blushing Bride marker
Cookie Cutter Builder Punch
Project Life Corner Rounder
Star Confetti Punch
¼” Hand Held Punch
Cable Knit Embossing Folder
Gold Wink of Stella Pen
Delicate White Doilies
Linen Thread
Gold Sequin Trim
Stampin Scrub and Stampin mist
Stampin Trimmer
Big Shot with the Big Shot Platform and 2 Cutting Plates
Gift Card Envelope and Trims Thinlits
Layering Circles Dies
Acrylic blocks A, C and D
Scissors
Bone Folder
Tombow adhesive
Dimensionals
Envelopes

Jar of Love

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by Mo Rootes

This week’s class projects used the gorgeous Jar of Love stamp set and co-ordinating Every Day Jars Framelit dies. Jar of Love is such a great value set with 37 beautiful and very versatile photopolymer stamps and if you add the 17 framelit dies in the Every Day Jars set and you have an absolute bargain.

The first card is a straight forward jar full of flowers. We used the medium sized jar and stamped it with Smoky Slate ink. The foliage was stamped directly over the jar using Pear Pizzazz and Wild Wasabi ink; we also added some extra stems by partly inking the foliage stamps to give a fuller effect. We added the water in 2^nd generation Soft Sky ink and the twine effect wrap around bow in Night of Navy.

The larger flowers were stamped in So Saffron & Real Red and Sweet Sugarplum 1^st & 2^nd generation. The smaller flowers in Perfect Plum 1^st & 2^nd generation and Peakaboo Peach 1^st & 2^nd generation. The little sprigs of flowers was stamped in Perfect Plum. All of these were then die cut using the Every Day Jars Framelits and the BigShot. All that was left to do was a little flower arranging, the flowers were added using dimensionals and the sprigs using Tombow. The greeting was then stamped in Night of Navy ink. The whole panel was added to a piece of Night of Navy cardstock then adhered to a Thick Whisper White cardbase.

For the second card we stamped the smallest jar in Smoky Slate ink onto a small panel of Whisper White cardstock and added the handle. The water was stamped in 2^nd generation Soft Sky. We stamped the fish using Peakaboo Peach ink, die cut it out then added Clear Wink of Stella to make it shimmer. We stamped the bow in Night of Navy and die cut it out. Using the bubble image from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set we added Night of Navy bubble to the Soft Sky card base and the stamped Whisper White panel. We rounded opposite corners of the stamped panel using the Project Life Corner rounder. Using the Banner Triple Punch to flag the ends of the Whisper White and Night of Navy pieces and adhered then onto the card base using Tombow. The stamped panel was added using dimensionals.

The third card used a Thick Whisper White card base. We stamped the group of stars from the Perpetual Birthday calendar stamp set using Peakaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum and So Saffron ink. The large jar and the jar lid were stamped in Smoky Slate Ink. The outside and inside of the jar plus the lid were then die cut, we also die cut the jar from a piece of Window Sheet. Using a thin drizzle of Tombow glue we adhered the Window Sheet die cut to the back of the jar frame then added the lid to the front. We wrapped the Night of Navy twine around the top and tied a small bow. The ladies loved the new dimensional strips we added to the back of the die cut jar; they are so flexible and easy to use. We added some star shaped, sugar cake decorations onto the stamped card front roughly where the jar was going to go to check position, so kind of Morrison’s to provide them in just the right colours for the card….. When we were happy the backing of the dimensional strip was removed and the jar placed over top of the stars. The whole panel was then added to a layer of Night of Navy then to the Thick Whisper White cardbase.

I absolutely love this set, so many pieces to play with and so much you can do with it.

Hope you like the projects and visit again soon.

Mo x

Supplies
Jar of Love stamp set
Playful Backgrounds stamp set
Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set
Every Day Jars Framelits
Whisper White Cardstock – Thick and Regular
Soft Sky Cardstock
Night of Navy Cardstock
Window Sheet
Smoky Slate Inkpad
Pear Pizzazz Inkpad
Wild Wasabi Inkpad
So Saffron Inkpad
Real Red Inkpad
Perfect Plum Inkpad
Sweet Sugarplum inkpad
Peakaboo Peach inkpad
Night of Navy inkpad
Night of Navy Twine
Stampin Trimmer
Bigshot + Multipurpose Platform
Acrylic blocks A, B, C, D, E and H
Scissors
Bone Folder
Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist