Garden Impressions dsp for a July Stamp-a-Stack

Garden Impressions for a Stamp-a-Stack

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

Today I am sharing the projects made by the ladies who came to the Stamp-a-Stack event on the 7^th July. We had such a lovely time crafting and chatting, what a great way to spend the day.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Garden Impressions dsp and hand Delivered stamp set for a July Stamp-a-Stack

On arrival the ladies were given a kit bag containing a full pack of Garden Impressions dsp, a pack of Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, all the cut and scored cardstock needed to make 20 cards, plus 20 Whisper White envelopes. I also included a sweet treat for each lady.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Garden Impressions dsp and Daisy Delight stamp set for a July Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – Garden Impressions dsp and Abstract Impressions stamp set for a July Stamp-a-Stack

During the day the ladies moved from one project table to another making 4 cards – 2 each of 10 designs- at each of the 5 tables. There was also an inspiration table with samples of upcoming classes and my usual BOGOF sale of retired product.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Garden Impressions dsp and Lilypad Lake stamp set for a July Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – Garden Impressions dsp and Detailed Dragonfly dies for a July Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com -Garden Impressions dsp for a July Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – July Stamp-a-Stack treat boxes

I had a fantastic day and look forward to my next Stamp-a-Stack event on 29^th September which will be Christmas themed. This event will be repeated on the 6^th October, click on ‘Events’ for more information or to book a place.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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Details of the products I used for these projects can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies Used

Special Offer – Buy 2 and get 1 free on selected dsp

Posted on July 1, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

From the 1^st – 31^st July Stampin’ Up are having a buy 3 get on free offer on selected designer series paper.

The following papers are part of the offer and can be found on page 189 – 191 in the Annual Catalogue

146338 Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper £10.25

146284 Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper £10.25

146921 Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper £10.25

146902 Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper £10.25

146897 Best Route Designer Series Paper £10.25

146913 Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper £10.25

146331 Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper £10.25

146289 Garden Impressions 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper £10.25

146916 Tropical Escape 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper £10.25

144177 Wood Textures 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper £10.25

This is a fantastic offer, don’t miss out

Mo x

Fantastic Special Offer

Posted on June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Oh my goodness people, Stampin’ Up have just announced a special offer

If you join Stampin’ Up! between 1st – 31st July 2018 you will not only receive the fabulous starter kit of £130 worth of product of your choice……absolutely anything from the current 2018 – 2019 Annual Catalogue for the princely sum of £99 which is a bargain in itself but Stampin’ Up! will also give you 10 inkpads for FREE. You can choose which ever of the Colour families you want Subtles, Brights, Neutrals, Regals or the 2017 – 2020 in-colors.

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This is an absolutely fantastic offer and there is absolutely no obligation to buy another thing, run classes, host parties or demonstrate; you really can take the goodies and run. A great way to get all those things on your wish list or to stock up on ink pads, card stock, glue or anything else.

Having bought the starter kit, you then get a 20% discount off anything you buy,or sell whilst you remain a demonstrator. This is double the discount that Create and Craft offer. Perks of being part of the team include Team training events, twice yearly OnStage convention, getting new catalogues and goodies a month earlier than everyone else, extra rewards for orders and so much more.

If you are interested in joining the team please give me a call or go to click on the Join My Team button from 1st Julyy – 31st July – I would love to welcome you to the Daisy Stampers.

Lovely As A Tree Stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a masculine birthday card

Lovely As A Tree – Stamp ‘N Hop

Posted on April 14, 2018April 18, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the April Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop and if you have hopped on from the lovely Danielle Kassing I am sure you have loved her crafty share as much as I have. The theme of this month’s blog hop is our favourite item from the current Annual catalogue. So much choice, where to start…………… and that is exactly where I have started.

The first Stampin’ Up! item I ever bought was the gorgeous Lovely As a Tree Stamp set which has been a staple in the catalogue for many, many years. Before the launch of every catalogue I wonder if this is the year the stamp set will be retired from the catalogue, so far this hasn’t happened…..maybe this will be the year……

It is a fantastically versatile stamp set and I have used it for birthday cards, thank you cards, congratulations cards and Christmas cards. The trees and leaves in the set are beautifully drawn and a real pleasure to work with. For this blog hop I chose to re-work one of the first cards I made using this set, at the time I had no other Stampin’ Up! products so used cardstock and dsp from my stash.

Method used

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely As A Tree for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

I started by colouring the gorgeous ‘oak tree’ image using the Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz and Always Artichoke Marker Pens. This is a great way to add multiple colours to a stamp giving texture and depth to an image. I huffed on the stamp to moisten the ink and stamped onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4½” by 2¾”. Taking an Aquapainter I softened and added colour to the image. I used a Soft Sky ink pad and a Sponge Dauber to add colour to the ‘sky’ and to the upper edges of the panel. I tore the bottom of the panel and inked the edge with a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake ink before adding the sentiment from the Yay You stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink. I am generally not a great fan of torn or inked edges but feel that it works really well on this card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely As A Tree for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

I added a length of ¼” Copper Trim and tied it into a bow. This stamped panel was added to a layer of Chocolate Chip cardstock 5” by 2⅞”. I took an 11¾” by 4⅛” piece of Garden Green cardstock and scored it in the middle at 5⅞” to make a tent fold card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely As A Tree for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

I added a panel of Wood Textures dsp which started out at 5½” by 3⅜” before I tore the bottom. It was added to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was added on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To the inside I glued a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” having stamped the ‘oak leaf’ image in Garden Green ink at the bottom. The same image was stamped on a Whisper White Envelope

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today, please hop on to see the gorgeous project Kim Smith has for you.

Kayla Adams
Amy Grendel
Tracie Evans Langley
Cheryl Taylor
Linda Handford
Susan Simpson
Laurie Meier
Christina Walker
Britney Vander Laan
Lisa Kmiec
Melissa Kerman
Kirsten Aitchison
Tracey Gouraud
Rachel Traudt
Ilka Teschke
Danielle Kassing
Mo Rootes
Kim Smith
Courtney Heuston
Jenn Charles
Idonna Miller
Terry Montgomery
Joanne Hodge
Sandra Roberts
Laura Mackie
Mikaela Titheridge

Karen Pearmain
Tracy Lewis

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Lovely As A Tree & Yay You
Cardstock
Garden Green, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper
Wood Textures
Ink Pads
Chocolate Chip, Garden Green & Soft Sky
Markers
Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz & Always Artichoke
Tools
Aquapainter, Sponge Daubers, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Blocks
B, D & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Copper Trim & Whisper White Envelope

Hometown Greetings Edgelit picture

Posted on January 26, 2018February 15, 2018 by Mo Rootes

On Tuesday a lovely group of ladies gathered at my house to make a stunning illuminated picture using the gorgeous Hometown Greetings Edgelit dies which have thankfully carried over and are still available to purchase in my online store.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hometown Greetings Edgelits by Stampin’ Up!

The ladies began by taking apart the Ikea picture frame, removing the plastic film from the Perspex panel, placing the cardstock picture mount directly onto the Perspex panel and adding the MDF frame on top. They used some Tear & Tape to adhere the cardstock picture mount to the MDF frame but did not remove the backing from the tape.

Next the ladies glued a 6” by 6” piece of the Merry Little Christmas dsp (retired) to the centre of the piece of white paper which came inside the frame.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hometown Greetings Edgelits by Stampin’ Up!

Taking 2 pieces of Whisper White cardstock 6” by 5” and 1 piece of Whisper White cardstock 6” by 3” the ladies die cut the 3 rows of houses using the Big Shot. Each Whisper White panel was place landscape style – with the 6” wide edge at the top, onto the Big Shot cutting platform. The dies were then placed so that the roofs of the houses/church were right at the top of each panel and roughly in the centre from side to side. The dies will not cut right to the edge of the Whisper White panels. When the rows of houses were die cut they were then trimmed free of the cardstock using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hometown Greetings Edgelits by Stampin’ Up!

The ladies then laid the tallest panel with the smallest houses on top of the dsp panel to work out a rough positioning. When they were happy they punched a hole in the white paper panel using the 1/4″ Hand Held Circle Punch on the left hand side and just below the level of the Whisper White cardstock.

Next they removed the clear protective strip from the LED lights and switched them on to check that they worked. The string of lights was then fed through the punched hole until they reached the thicker piece close to the battery pack. The battery pack was then brought round to the back of the MDF panel where the corner had already been removed. The thick piece of cable was then adhered to the other side of the MDF panel with Tear & Tape; again the backing was left on. The battery pack was then secured to the outside with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hometown Greetings Edgelits by Stampin’ Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hometown Greetings Edgelits by Stampin’ Up!

The white piece of paper with the attached dsp was then glued to the MDF panel hiding the thicker end of the wiring. The tallest layer of die cut Whisper White was then laid on top whilst the ladies worked out the positioning of the lights behind each house and secured the lights in position with Mini Glue Dots. It is easier to do this with the lights switched on and to use all the lights up they needed to place 2 or 3 lights under the church and some of the houses in all the layers. When they were happy with the positioning of the lights the second panel was laid on top to work out the positioning and a hole was then punched below the top of the second panel so that the string of lights would not be seen. The tallest layer was then added over the top of the dsp using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The lights were then placed behind the houses and the church and attached to the first layer with Mini Glue Dots. At the end of this row the smallest layer was laid on top and a hole punched below the top line to allow the remaining lights to be fed through. The second layer was then added with Mini Glue Dots. After the remaining lights were positioned the smallest layer was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hometown Greetings Edgelits by Stampin’ Up!

The whole panel was then added to the base frame and the tabs pressed down to secure it in position. The ladies were delighted with their pictures which all looked amazing. Thank you to my lovely upline Mikaela Titheridge for the inspiration.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hometown Greetings Edgelits by Stampin’ Up!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Dies
Hometown Greetings Edgelit dies
Cardstock
Whisper White
DSP
Merry Little Christmas (retired)
Tools
Big Shot, Standard Cutting Platform or Precision Base Plate, ¼” handheld Circle Punch (retired), Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Ribba 9” by 9” (23cm by 23cm) Shadow box picture frame from Ikea, LED Starry String Lights – 20 lights from https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073CHL32X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hometown Greetings for a secret Santa box

Posted on December 22, 2017December 19, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the box I made for my team secret Santa gift. This box proved amazingly popular with the team members.To make it you will need the following;
Night of Navy cardstock 10¾ by 10¾
Whisper white cardstock 7⅜ by 7⅜
Whisper White cardstock pieces 4” by 3” x 5
Emerald Envy cardstock 3″ by 3″
Night of Navy cardstock 3″ by 3″
Whisper White cardstock 3″ by 3″
Scraps of Emerald Envy cardstock

I have added photo’s to the description but have used lighter coloured cardstock as the score lines show up better.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Secret Santa box made using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Start by using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score the 10¾” by 10¾” piece of Night of Navy cardstock at 3¾” and 7” then rotate the cardstock 90⁰ and score at 3¾” and 7” again – ignore the extra partial line on the right, it was a mistake!!!