A pretty floral card made using the Lovely You stamp set and the Pick A Label Punch by Stampin' Up!

Lovely You Pick a Label

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

I absolutely love the Lovely You Pick a Label Punch and it works so well with the Lovely You stamp set. Today I am sharing a card made for a friend.

To recreate the Lovely You Pick a Label card you will need:

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Highland Heather – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Highland Heather strip 1” long
Whisper White strip ¾” long

I took one of the Whisper White panels and worked out where I was going to place the sentiment. I then started stamping the images making sure the stalks and messy ends would be covered by the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

The trio of leaves was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink, added the larger flower in Highland Heather ink, added the funny little blossoms in Pool Party ink and finally the pretty single flowers in Melon Mambo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

I always start with the largest image and ending with the smallest image. These colours work so well together don’t they?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

I added some dots in Pool Party ink using a stamp from the Dressed to Impress stamp set. The stamped panel was then glued to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the Melon Mambo card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment from the Lovely You stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the Whisper White strip and punched using the Lovely You Pick a Label Punch. The same punched was used to shape the Highland Heather strip which was added to the sentiment with the liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

The stamped sentiment was added to the card base on Dimensionals, covering all the stems and messy stamping. A trio of Gold Glitter Enamel Dots was added to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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Well Dressed stamp set used for the Inspire create colour challenge #065

Well Dressed for the Inspire. Create challenge #065

Posted on March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a masculine card made for the Inspire. Create challenge #035 using the Well Dressed stamp set. This time it is a colour challenge – Night of Navy, Crumb Cake and a colour of your choice, I chose Balmy Blue.

To recreate the Well Dressed card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3½”
Night of Navy – 3½” by 1¾”
Whisper White – 3½” by 1½”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I placed the panel of Whisper White – 5¼” by 3½” onto the Stamparatus, lined up the patterned stamp and picked it up with the door. I inked the stamp with Balmy Blue ink, moved the door plate over one slot, inked it up and stamped again repeating this across the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made for the Inspire Create challenge #065 using the Well Dressed stamp set

The sentiment from the Birthday Goodness was stamped in Night of Navy ink and the whole panel was added to the larger Night of Navy layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made for the Inspire Create challenge #065 using the Well Dressed stamp set

The collar and tie were stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the smallest piece of Whisper White card stock. The collar was coloured in using the light Balmy Blue Blends Marker. This panel was then added to the smaller Night of Navy piece using the same liquid glue. The same glue was used to glue the whole panel to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made for the Inspire Create challenge #065 using the Well Dressed stamp set

I stamped the hat and shoe in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Whisper White and cut them out using scissors. I coloured both in using the light Crumb Cake Blends Marker. I added them to the small stamped panel with a little of the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made for the Inspire Create challenge #065 using the Well Dressed stamp set

The small stamped panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made for the Inspire Create challenge #065 using the Well Dressed stamp set

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A mountain themed double Z fold card made using Stampin' Up! product.

Mountain Air for a special birthday

Posted on February 28, 2020February 21, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing today the double Z fold card I made for my brothers special birthday. I used the Mountain Air combined with the Snow Front and My Meadow stamp sets.

To recreate the Mountain Air double Z fold card you will need:

Shaded Spruce – 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Country Club dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”
Country Club dsp – 5 ¼” by 2½” x 2

Night of Navy – 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Whisper White – 4” by 3½”
Whisper White – 4” by 2½” x 2
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 3⅜”
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 2⅜” x 2
Night of Navy – 5¼” by 5¼”
Whisper White – 5” by 5”

I began by folding and burnishing the Shaded Spruce card base. I glued the panels of Country Club designer series paper to the Shaded Spruce card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

I lined up the following Whisper White panels – The 2 panels measuring 3⅞” by 2⅜” and the 3⅞” by 3⅜” panel. I inked up the detailed Mountain stamp with Night of Navy ink. I repeated this step on all the panels. I cleaned the stamp with the Shammy and turned it over. I inked it up again with Night of Navy ink, stamped off the first layer of ink – 2^nd generation – on my grid paper the stamped again on the Whisper White panels, slightly above the original image. I cleaned the stamp again and inked up in Highland Heather. This was stamped off twice before stamping on the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

The detailed line of trees was inked in Shaded Spruce ink and stamped below the mountains. The stamp was cleaned and turned over, inked up with the same ink, stamped off then stamped between the original trees in the lighter shade.

I stamped the small house from the Snow Front stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added ‘ground’ using a stamp from the same stamp set and Early Espresso ink in 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

The water was stamped using the Snow Front stamp set and Balmy Blue ink. I used Shaded Spruce ink and a sponge to colour in the rest of the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

Using a ¾” Circle Punch I punched a circle from PostIt note paper, adhered it to the largest stamped panel. Using a sponge I added Balmy Blue ink to the sky. The birds were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Back ink. The inked layers were then added to the slightly larger Whisper White panels and these were added to the Night of Navy card base.

The Night of Navy panel was the added to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

The 60 from the Family Party stamp set was stamped onto the large Whisper White panel with Shaded Spruce ink. The rest of the sentiment was added in Night of Navy ink. The birds from the My Meadow stamp set were added in Night of Navy ink and the panel was glued to the Night of Navy panel then to the back of the largest Night of Navy panel to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

I really hope my brother likes the card.

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24 hour stamp sale

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

The Cup of Christmas stamp set used to make a special msculine birthday card.

Cup of Christmas for a special masculine birthday

Posted on August 31, 2019September 5, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends special birthday using the Cup of Christmas and Family Party stamp sets.

To recreate the birthday card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
2019 – 2021 In Color dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Noble Peacock Foil – 2⅝” by 2⅝”– rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the outline cup onto scrap Whisper White cardstock in Blueberry Bushel ink. I die cut the cup using the co-ordinating Cup of Cheer dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

The numbers from the Family Party stamp set were stamped on the die cut cup in Blueberry Bushel ink and stars added in Seaside Spray ink, they were from the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

I Punched a starburst circle using the Starburst Punch from the Blueberry Bushel panel before mounting the dsp onto the panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then glued to the Seaside Spray card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

I punched a circle from a piece of Noble Peacock Foil using the the 2¼” Punch and added the cup onto it on Dimensionals. The starburst circle was tucked behind and the foil circle and adhered with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Both were then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set was stamped onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out using sharp scissors. It was added to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

The stars were stamped in Seaside Spray onto the large Whisper White panel and adhered to the inside of the card. The same stars were then stamped on the front of the envelope.

I am really happy with this card. I hope my friend likes it.

Details of the products I used for this project will be added below on the 4th Sept.

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Humming Along

Posted on May 12, 2019May 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card using the sweet Humming Along stamp set. This is not a set I have but luckily I was over at one of my oldest friend and downline Jo’s house today and she wanted some tips on using Blends pens and this was the perfect set to demonstrate with.

To recreate the Humming Along card you will need;

Crumb Cake card base 8¼” by 5⅞”
Crumb Cake cardstock 5¼” by 3½”
Poppy Parade cardstock 3¾” by 3” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Thick Very Vanilla cardstock 3⅝” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Very Vanilla cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

The lovely flower was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Thick Very Vanilla cardstock, personally I find the blends markers blend more smoothly on the Thick cardstock, my first tip. I used the the Dark Real Red and Dark Poppy Parade Blends for the flower. I usually start with the dark colour then blend it out with the lighter colour, going back when it is dry and adding more dark shading as necessary. The leaves were coloured with Dark Granny Apple Green and Light Old Olive. The stamen was coloured with the Dark Pumpkin Pie and Dark Pineapple Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

The sentiment from the Takeout Treats stamp set was stamped in Crumb Cake ink and the panel was added to the Poppy Parade layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

I inked up the Crackle Paint background stamp with Crumb Cake ink and stamped on the layer of Crumb Cake cardstock. This layer was then glued to the Crumb cake card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals and added a sprinkling of Red Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

The inside panel was decorated with an off cut of the stamped Crackle Paint as was the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

I hope you like the card.

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A monochromatic birthday card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set

Monochromatic Bloom by Bloom

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet monochromatic card made for the latest Inspire Create #40 Challenge. It is a colour challenge this time and the colours are Black and White.

Making the monochromatic card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White card base – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 3⅝” by 1⅝”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 1½”

I began by masking off a 1½” strip of the larger Whisper White panel using a Post It note.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sophisticated card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Inspire Create #40 Challenge

I randomly stamped a variety of the flowers and leaf images from the Bloom by Bloom stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink above and below the masked area taking care to overlap the masked area. I rounded the upper right corner of the stamped panel and added it to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sophisticated card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Inspire Create #40 Challenge

I placed the small Whisper White strip into the Stamparatus and positioned the sentiment stamp, from the Blow Out The Candles stamp set. I picked the stamp up with one of the plates.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sophisticated card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Inspire Create #40 Challenge

The stamp was then inked up using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped down on the panel of white cardstock. I repeated this step twice to get a good dark image. I stamped a couple of the small flowers either side of the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sophisticated card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Inspire Create #40 Challenge

This panel was then added to the remaining panel of Basic Black cardstock with the same glue and added to the card front with Dimensionals. The whole panel was then added to the Thick Whisper White card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sophisticated card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Inspire Create #40 Challenge

I stamped a couple of the images inside the card and on the envelope and added a scattering of Rhinestones to the front of the card

I am really happy with how this monochromatic card turned out. I hope you like it.

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A lovely rainbow card using a flower from the Amazing Life stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Amazing Life for the GDP #176 – CASE the designer

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card I designed for the Global Design Project #176 – CASE the Designer Challenge. I loved the rainbow colours in Steffi’s beautiful card and made that my starting point.

Making the card

I began by choosing the image I wanted to use. It had to be fairly small and ideally a fairly open image. In the end I went for the sweet little flower stamp in the Amazing Life stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

Next I looked at colours; I knew I wanted a rainbow to mimic Steffi’s card and tried out a few variations of colour before settling for – Berry Burst, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel and Gorgeous Grape – in hind sight I should have gone for Lovelly Lipstick as my first colour but completely forgot about it……..it’s been that kind of day.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

After stamping the flower in each of the colours onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5¼” by 3½” I rounded the upper left corner with my Detailed Trio Punch. I added a layer of Basic Gray layer 5⅜” by 3⅝” behind the Whisper White panel having rounded the same corner and using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

I added the whole stamped panel to the front of a Granny Apple Green card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock ⅜” wide. This was then trimmed down and one end flagged using my scissors. I added the sentiment to a scrap of Granny Apple Green ½” wide and trimmed to fit. This was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

I stamped the flower again in Grapefruit Grove onto a panel of Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” which was them glued inside the card. The same image was then stamped in the same colour onto a Whisper White envelope. To complete the card I added a few of the gorgeous Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

A very simple card, I hope you like it .

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Mo x

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A sweet good luck card featuring the magical mermaid stamp set

Miss Mermaid

Posted on September 28, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This weekend a friend of ours is taking part in the Miss Mermaid UK competition and I made her a sweet card to wish her luck.

Making the Miss Mermaid Card

I started with a layer of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝”. I ran my Embossing Buddy over the panel and inked up the gorgeous mermaid image with Versamark Ink. I stamped the image onto the Whisper White panel and covered it with Silver Embossing Powder before melting it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Miss Mermaid is Magical for a good luck card

I stamped the mermaid onto a large Post It Note and cut it out to provide a mask. Once the mask was in place I stamped the watery fronds in Soft Sea Foam ink, adding some speckles in Pool Party ink. I then removed the mask and coloured in the Mermaid using the following Blends Alcohol Pens – Light & Dark Pool Party, Light & Dark Highland Heather, Light Crumb Cake, Light Daffodil Delight & Ivory. I love the soft look of these colours

www.crafty-rootes.com – Miss Mermaid is Magical for a good luck card

I then stamped the words Good Luck using the letters from the Make a Difference stamp set in the upper right corner but I didn’t like it so decided to tear the top of the stamped panel. I actually really liked the look this gave to the card.

Taking a panel of Pool Party measuring 5 ½” by 3 ¾” I stamped the watery fronds in the upper right corner in Pool Party ink before adding the stamped Whisper White panel with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. I added the sentiment from the Banners For You stamp set in Highland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Miss Mermaid is Magical for a good luck card

The whole stamped piece was added to a Highland Heather card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals and a scattering of Iridescent Sequins added.

I think it is a gorgeous card and I hope Jess likes it and that it brings her luck.

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Mo x

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Color Your Season Time Limited Offer

Posted on July 31, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

OK people prepare yourselves as from tomorrow – 1^st August until the 31^st August 2018 Stampin’ Up! have a gorgeous new time limited offer. It is a the Color Your Season stamp set and co-ordinating Stitched Seasons Framelits and they are gorgeous with great images you can use all year round. There is autumn leaves, holly and flowers and even a sweet little bell plus lots of lovely sentiments in great fonts.