Brick & Mortar

Posted on February 7, 2021February 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty, muted card made using scraps I had kicking around on my desk, the Enjoy the Moment Embossing Folder and the Enjoy the Moment stamp set.

Colour combo for todays project is:

To recreate the Brick & Mortar card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Sea Foam – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Gray Granite – 3¼” by 2¼”
Soft Sea Foam – 3” by 2”
Basic White – 3” by 2”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside

I embossed the large Soft Sea Foam panel a while ago, using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder, thinking to use it on another project. While I was tidying my desk……….. I found it and decided to use it.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty muted ny occasion card using the Brick & Mortar embossing folder and Enjoy the Moment stamp set

I began by wrapping a length of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon around the embossed panel, adhering it on the back using Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty muted ny occasion card using the Brick & Mortar embossing folder and Enjoy the Moment stamp set

The embossed panel was then adhered to the Basic Black panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same liquid adhesive to then add the panel to the Gray Granite card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty muted ny occasion card using the Brick & Mortar embossing folder and Enjoy the Moment stamp set

Using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies I cut scalloped stitched rectangles from the smaller pieces of Gray Granite and Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty muted ny occasion card using the Brick & Mortar embossing folder and Enjoy the Moment stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Gray Granite ink and the sweet chestnut clusters added to the panel in Soft Sea Foam ink. I added the panel of Soft Sea Foam card between the Basic White and Gray Granite scalloped rectangles and added the piece to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty muted ny occasion card using the Brick & Mortar embossing folder and Enjoy the Moment stamp set

To complete the card I added a bow made using the Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon and a trio of Matte Black Dots.

I hope you like the card.

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Pretty Perennials

Posted on February 5, 2021February 2, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a soft and pretty card made using the Pretty Perennial stamp set and Perennial Petals Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Pretty Perennial flowers card, you will need:

Pool Party – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pool Party – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Vellum, Basic White & Gorgeous Grape

Using the polka dot mask from the Basic Patterns Mask Pack and a Blending Brush I added Pool Party ink to the Pool Party layer to give some texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A little note card made using the Pretty Perennial stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the large flower from the Pretty Perennial stamp set in Highland Heather ink onto scrap Basic White card. The smaller flower was stamped on the same scrap card in Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A little note card made using the Pretty Perennial stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Perennial Petals dies and the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the stamped flowers. I also die cut some of the flower centres from Vellum and a spray of leaves from scrap Basic White card. I also die cut a trio of small flowers from scrap Gorgeous Grape card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A little note card made using the Pretty Perennial stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Enjoy the Moment stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White and Gorgeous Grape ink. I used the Tasteful Label dies to cut it out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A little note card made using the Pretty Perennial stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The flowers were then added to the Pool Party panel using either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and/or Dimensionals. The sentiment was tucked in under the flowers. I added the decorated layer to the Pool Party card base using Dimensionals.

To complete the card, I added some of the pretty Pastel Pearls to the centre of the larger flowers and a splattering of Clear Wink of Stella.

I hope you like it.

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Perfection

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been playing with the Approaching Perfection stamp set which is one of the free choices with a £45 order from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.

To recreate the approaching perfection card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Just Jade – 5½” by 3¾“– rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper right corner x 2 – one for the inside
Scrap Misty Moonlight & Basic White

I grouped all the stamps from the Approaching Perfection stamp set onto one of the Stamparatus plates, as close as I could get them. Inked them up with Night of Navy ink and stamped them onto one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Approaching Perfection stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure used for a masculine birthday card

The stamps were then taken off the Stamparatus plate and mounted onto individual clear blocks. I then used them to infill the blank spaces using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Approaching Perfection stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure used for a masculine birthday card

Using Just Jade Blends Markers I coloured in the tiny balloons.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Approaching Perfection stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure used for a masculine birthday card

I stamped the ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment on Just Jade ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added a strip of Misty Moonlight behind having flagged the ends. This was added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Approaching Perfection stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure used for a masculine birthday card

The panels were glued together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the card base with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Approaching Perfection stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure used for a masculine birthday card

I added a trio of 2020-2022 In Color Dots to complete the card.

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Flowers and leaves fussy cut from the lovely Flowers & Fields dsp make a pretty thank you card.

Flower & Field

Posted on January 31, 2021January 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have spent a happy few hours fussy cutting flowers and leaves from one of the sheets of dsp from the Flower & Field dsp – one of the free choices from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.

To recreate the Flower & Field card, you will need:

Petal Pink – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Petal Pink – 5½” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Basic White – 3½” by 3½””

I started by running the Petal Pink panel through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder. This was glued to the Petal Pink card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowers & Fields dsp fussy cut flowers and leaves for a pretty thank you card

Using Flirty Flamingo ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Heal Your Heart stamp set 9another free choice from the Sale-A-Bration brochure) onto the small square of Basic White card. This was then die cut using the Layering Circle dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowers & Fields dsp fussy cut flowers and leaves for a pretty thank you card

I trimmed off the right side of the die cut circle and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowers & Fields dsp fussy cut flowers and leaves for a pretty thank you card

Then, I had great fun arranging all the flowers and leaves, fussy cut from the gorgeous Flower & Field dsp. I love the colour combo of this pack; they look so pretty together. I added them around the die cut sentiment using either liquid glue and/or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowers & Fields dsp fussy cut flowers and leaves for a pretty thank you card

To complete the card, I added a scattering of Woven Threads Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowers & Fields dsp fussy cut flowers and leaves for a pretty thank you card

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Two pretty new baby cards made using the Treasures of Life stamp set and Blends Markers.

Baby Treasures

Posted on January 29, 2021January 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Baby Treasures – I have lovely friends who are about to be grandparents, one for the first time (a boy) and the other for the fourth (a girl) so I made two adorable baby cards using the Treasures of Life stamp set.

To recreate the baby treasures cards you will need:

Boy
Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Just Jade – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner
Basic White – 5 ¼” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner – for the inside

Girl
Rococo Rose card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Mango Melody – 5 ½”” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White – 5” by ⅜” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner – for the inside

I wanted a really dark image so I used my Stamparatus to stamp both images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Baby Treasures cards for 2 new sets of grandparents made using the Treasures of Life stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set below each image in Just Jade for the baby boy card and Rococo Rose for the baby girl card. I love the simplicity of the font.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Baby Treasures cards for 2 new sets of grandparents made using the Treasures of Life stamp set

I used Blends Markers to colour each image – Balmy Blue, Just Jade, Gray Granite and Ivory for the baby boy and Rococo Rose, Mango Melody, Gray Granite and Ivory for the baby girl.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Baby Treasures cards for 2 new sets of grandparents made using the Treasures of Life stamp set

I added a little heart from the Meant To Be stamp set to each card front to complete the cards,

www.crafty-rootes.com – Baby Treasures cards for 2 new sets of grandparents made using the Treasures of Life stamp set

Simple stamping at its best. I hope my friends like the cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – Baby Treasures cards for 2 new sets of grandparents made using the Treasures of Life stamp set

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A great card suitable for a man and made using the Enjoy the Moment Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Poppy Seed Card

Posted on January 26, 2021January 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet poppy seed card made using the really lovely Enjoy the Moment stamp set from the January to June Mini Catalogue.

To recreate the Poppy Seed card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Pretty Peacock – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – one for the inside – rounded lower left corner

I started taking one of the Very Vanilla panels and masking off a strip the length of the panel and about 1¼” wide.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Poppy Seed themed card made using the Enjoy The Moment stamp set.

Using one of the lovely new Blending Brushes I inked the unmasked strip with Mint Macaron ink before adding a little Pretty Peacock ink towards the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Poppy Seed themed card made using the Enjoy The Moment stamp set.

I stamped the Poppy Seed Pods in Pretty Peacock ink and added the sentiment in the same colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Poppy Seed themed card made using the Enjoy The Moment stamp set

The little seeds were added in Mint Macaron ink to add a little more texture to the panel. The stamped panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Poppy Seed themed card made using the Enjoy The Moment stamp set.

The panel was then added to the Mint Macaron card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Poppy Seed themed card made using the Enjoy The Moment stamp set.

To complete the card: I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones. I just love this colour combo, don’t you?

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A pretty card made using the Touched My Heart stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Leafy Vines for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘It’s All About Love Baby’. If you have joined me from Rochelle Laird’s blog, welcome. I have made a leafy vines card using the sweet Touched My Heart stamp set. This set has been on my shelf for a few months and this was the ideal opportunity to use it.

To recreate the leafy vines card, you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – one for the inside
Flowers For Every Season dsp
Scrap Basic White

I stamped 3 of the heart and vine images across one of the Basic White layers in Early Espresso.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

Using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut out the central heat image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

I glued the negative frame to the Real Red panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Real Red Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and then the whole piece was added to the Just Jade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

Using the following Blends Markers I coloured in the image on the die cut panel – Real Red, Just Jade and Pool Party. The panel was then added to a piece of Flowers For Every Season dsp which had been die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. This panel was then added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

The sentiment from the Treasures of Life stamp set was stamped in Just Jade ink onto scrap Basic White which was then trimmed down and added to the card using both liquid glue and Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

To complete the card I added a ribbon bow with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Red Rhinestones.

Such a pretty card. Please hop on to see what Deb Naylor has to share with us today.

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A masculine birthday card made using the Hansomely Suited stamp set, Suit & Tie dies and Well Suited dsp

Birthday Bowties

Posted on January 24, 2021January 19, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet masculine birthday bowties card made using the Handsomely Suited stamp set, Suit and Tie dies and Well Suited Designer Series Paper (dsp).

To recreate the Birthday Bowties card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5⅞” by 2½”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”- for the inside

Using scraps of the lovely Well Suited dsp I cut a selection of large and small bowties and matching knots. I used my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Suit & Tie dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Birthday Bowties made using the Well Suited Suite from Stampin’ Up!

The knots were added to the co-ordinating bowtie using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Birthday Bowties made using the Well Suited Suite from Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Handsomely Suited stamp set in Night of Navy ink at the bottom of the strip of Basic White card. The strip was then run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textiles embossing folder to add some texture to the strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Birthday Bowties made using the Well Suited Suite from Stampin’ Up!

I added the bowties to the embossed strip using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Birthday Bowties made using the Well Suited Suite from Stampin’ Up!

Dimensionals were added to the back of the embossed panel and the overhanging bowties and the layer was then adhered to the Poppy Parade card base to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Birthday Bowties made using the Well Suited Suite from Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like it.

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A pretty birthday card made using the Hydrangea Hill stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Hydrangea Haven for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where our theme is the new January – June and Sale-A-Bration catalogues which have just gone live. So many lovely things in both catalogues and who doesn’t love the opportunity to earn free goodies. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Hydrangea Haven stamp set to work with today.

If you have joined me from the lovely Stacey Marsh, welcome and please continue to hop around the demonstrators and get lots of inspiration.

To recreate Hydrangea Hill card, you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Flirty Flamingo – 4¾” by 2¾” – rounded lower right corner
Fluid 100 Water Color Paper – 4⅝” by 2⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Scrap Just Jade card
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner – for the inside

I inked up the pretty hydrangea stamp with Versamark ink and used the Stamparatus to stamp the image onto Fluid 100 Water color paper. I did this twice to ensure that I had a good image on the textured card stock.

A pretty birthday card made using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The stamped image was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using Flirty Flamingo ink, squeezed into the lid of the ink pad and a Water Painter Brush I painted the flower head. As the color dries and added more in selected areas to deepen some of the flowers. I then added some Cherry Cobbler ink to selected areas of the flower. I used the same technique to add Just Jade ink to the stem and leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the inked layer to the Flirty Flamingo panel. A piece of pretty Lace trim was then wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole panel was then added n Dimensionals to the Just Jade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Just Jade card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a double bow using the Snail Mail Trim and a trio of sequins from the Woven Threads Sequins pack.

I absolutely love this card. I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what Kim Price Has to share with us today

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A pretty thank you card featuring the gorgeous Dandy Garden dsp and Dragonfly Punch

Dandy Dragonflies

Posted on January 22, 2021January 14, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the lovely Dragonfly Punch and Dandy Garden designer Series Paper (dsp). I love a punch, makes crafting so easy and so accessible.

To recreate the Dandy Dragonflies card, you will need:

Rich Razzelberry card base – 5⅜” by 3⅝” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Dandy Garden dsp – 4¾” by 3” rounded upper right corner
Dandy Garden dsp – 5⅞” by 1”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Scrap Basic White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added the narrow strip of Dandy Garden dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dandy Dragonflies card made using the Dragonfly Punch and Dandy Garden dsp.

I glued the panel of dsp to the smaller Basic White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Using Dimensionals I added the dsp piece to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dandy Dragonflies card made using the Dragonfly Punch and Dandy Garden dsp.

Two small dragonflies were punched using the Dragonfly Punch. They were added to the card front using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dandy Dragonflies card made using the Dragonfly Punch and Dandy Garden dsp.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set onto scrap Basic White, flagged the end and added it to the card front with the liquid adhesive.