A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set for the Cas(E) this Sketch challenge #395

Cas(E) this Sketch #395 Challenge

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

Thank you for joining me for the Cas(E) this Sketch Challenge #395. I have chosen to use the All Things Fabulous stamp set to make my card.

To recreate the Cas(E) card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Merry Merlot – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Calypso Coral
Scrap Very Vanilla

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Fabulous Florals Dies I die cut the gorgeous decorative strip from the panel of Calypso Coral card. I adhered the die cut piece to the panel of Very Vanilla using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card for the Cas(E) this Sketch #395 challenge using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

I used the same liquid glue to the gold hoop and added it to the Very Vanilla panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card for the Cas(E) this Sketch #395 challenge using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

I stamped the sweet flower from the All Things Fabulous stamp set. This is a 3-step stamp, the largest solid image was inked up with Merry Merlot ink, stamped off twice (3^rd generation) then stamped onto scrap Very Vanilla card. I stamped the 2^nd image in the same ink stamped off once (2^nd generation) and the final centre stamp in full strength Merry Merlot ink. They were die cut using the Fabulous Floral dies

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card for the Cas(E) this Sketch #395 challenge using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

The leaves were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Just Jade ink and die cut using the same dies. The small buds were stamped in Petal Pink ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card for the Cas(E) this Sketch #395 challenge using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

The sentiment from the All Things Fabulous stamp set was stamped in Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card for the Cas(E) this Sketch #395 challenge using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

I added the flowers with Mini Dimensionals and tucked the leaves and flowers under using the liquid glue. I coloured in 3 pearls using the dark Calypso Coral Blends Markers and added them to the card front.

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A beautiful customer thank you card made using Stampin' Up! products

Autumnal Country Home

Posted on October 27, 2020October 23, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making customer thank you cards using the lovely Country Home stamp set and the Flowers For Everything designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Autumnal Country Home card, you will need:

Just Jade card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Terracotta Tile – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White card
Flowers For Every Season dsp – 3⅝” by 2⅜””

I began by adhering the gorgeous dsp to one of the Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

I wrapped a length of the Terracotta Tile Ribbon from the Ornate Garden ribbon duo pack around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

The sweet milk churn was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Whisper White card and trimmed it out with Scissors. I coloured it in using the Smoky Slate Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

The group of flowers was stamped above the dsp in Basic Gray ink. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the flowers – Just Jade, Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Petal Pink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

I stamped the sentiment from the Beauty Abounds stamp set in Just Jade ink and added the milk churn on Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added a bow made from the same ribbon and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

Snowy Trees – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

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

Thank you for joining me today for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘heat or dry embossing’. If you have hopped over from Melissa Seplowitz, welcome. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I saw a beautiful card on Pinterest by one of our talented Artisan Design Team Members, Tammy Wilson – I loved it so much I decided to CASE it.

To recreate the Snowy Trees card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Silver Foil – 4⅛” by ¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

Using Versamark ink I stamped the in-fill tree image, from the In The Pines stamp set, multiple times onto the smaller Whisper White panels. I covered the stamped trees with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snwy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I punched a 1” circle from a piece of Post It tape and stuck it to the small panel of Whisper White card over one of the trees.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

Using a piece of Sponge I added Pool Party ink to the bottom of the embossed panel. I moved to Highland Heather ink for the top of the panel and peeled away the mask to reveal the ‘moon’.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I stamped the snow onto the stamped panel in Pool Party ink and glued the stamped panel to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The strip of Silver Foil was added roughly in the middle of the stamped piece with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The snow image was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Pool Party card base and the stamped panel added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The sentiment from the In The Pines stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink and die cut using the Layering Circles dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I backed it with one of the pretty die cut shapes from the Stitched So Sweetly die set. This was added to the card front with liquid glue. To complete the card I added a Whisper White Polka Dot Ribbon to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot.

I love my take on Tammy’s pretty card. I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what the talented Wendy Lee has to share with us today

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Stitched Leaves – Inspire. Create Challenge #80

Posted on October 25, 2020October 23, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Inspire Create Challenge #80 where we have a sketch challenge to follow. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Stitched Leaves dies to make my card.

To recreate the Stitched Leaves card, you will need:

Merry Merlot card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Terracotta Tile – 4¼” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Calypso Coral. Just Jade, Merry Merlot and Whisper White

I die cut lots of the small heart shaped leaves from scrap Whisper White card and adhered them randomly all over the smaller Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I trimmed all the overhanging pieces off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

The Whisper White panel was then adhered to the Terracotta Tile layer using the same adhesive. The whole piece was added to the Merry Merlot card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

I die cut and embossed a variety of leaves, using the Stitched Leaves dies, from the scrap Calypso Coral, Merry Merlot and Just Jade card and adhered them to the card front. The Calypso Coral and Just Jade leaves were glued down with the liquid adhesive and the Merry Merlot leaf was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

The sentiment from the Beauty Abounds stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink and die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. It was added to the card front using liquid glue on the left-hand side and a Dimensional on the right-hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

I made a bow from the Forever Greenery Gold Twine and added it to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot. To complete the card, I added a trio of gold Metallic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Autumn Rooted In Nature – Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the October Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is Autumn/Fall/Halloween. You are currently with Mo Rootes in the UK, you may have hopped over from the lovely Jill Chapman‘s blog. I have chosen to make an Autumn Rooted in Nature card.

To recreate the Autumn Rooted in Nature card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Terracotta Tile – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Whisper White ¼” strip

The stamp was cleaned with my Shammy and the plate moved along one hinge step to the right and stamped the leaf again in Terracotta Tile ink. I repeated the step and stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.

An Autumnal blog hop featuring the Rooted In Nature stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

The last 2 steps were repeated to the left of the Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

The stamped panel was adhered to the Terracotta Tile layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used some of the lovely Ornate Gardens Terracotta Tile Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The layer was then added to the Gray Granite card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto a ¼” strip of Whisper White card which was then trimmed down and added over the ribbon using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

A bow from the same ribbon was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

I hop you like it. Please hop on to see what Rochelle Laird–Smith has to share with us today.

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Good Man

Posted on October 23, 2020October 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my son in law Dom’s birthday. He and my daughter are lucky enough to live on the edge of the Peak District in the UK and they love to get out to walk or climb as often as possible. I have used the stamp set called A Good Man and teamed it up with my favourite Mountain Air stamp set.

To recreate the Good Man card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Whisper White ¼” strip

I started by stamping the man in the deckchair using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped it again onto a large Post It note and cut it out using scissors. I wanted the man in the deckchair to be in the foreground of the picture and used the cut out as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

With the mask in position I stamped the mountains in Misty Moonlight ink, the detailed image in full strength ink and the background reverse image in 2^nd generation.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

I stamped the row of trees in Garden Green ink and the water in Balmy Blue ink. The ‘ground’ from the Snow Front’ stamp set was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Sahara Sand ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

I peeled the mask away and coloured in the image using the following Blends Markers – Poppy Parade, So Saffron. Just Jade, Crumb Cake and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

The stamped panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added on Dimensionals to the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set was stamped onto a ¼” strip of Whisper White in Misty Moonlight ink and cut it down using Scissors. It was added with liquid glue to the card front.

I hope Dom likes the card.

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Birds

Posted on October 22, 2020October 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I couldn’t wait to try out the Birds & Branches stamp set and this is what I have come up with for my first play.

To recreate the Birds & Branches card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Cinnamon Cider – 4⅛” by ½”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

I stamped the long branch in Cinnamon Cider ink and added a side branch. The detailed bird was stamped in Old Olive ink and the full bird in Balmy Blue and I added the bird’s feet in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Ag the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

I felt the panel was too bare so I added more branches in the same Cinnamon Cider ink. The ‘leaves’ were inked using the following Stampin’ Write Markers – Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie and Bumblebee.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using a Sponge, I lightly added Balmy Blue ink to take away the starkness of the background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using the Ornate Borders Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut out the dotted border from the strip of Cinnamon Cider ink and added it to the back of the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

I used the leaf stamp and Balmy Blue ink to add some tone on tone stamping to the Balmy Blue card base. The stamped panel was then added to the card base with the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using a Basic Black Marker I added the birds eye and added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

Pretty …

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The Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a masculine birthday card

Whiskey Glasses

Posted on October 21, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card featuring whiskey glasses made using the Whiskey Business stamp set and some of the gorgeous In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (dsp).

To recreate the Whiskey Glasses card, you will need:

Basic Gray card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Bumblebee – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Gray – 3½” by 2⅛”
Whisper White – 3⅜” by 2”
Whisper White – 2⅝” by 1”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the dsp to the Bumblebee panel and then to the Basic Gray card base. I love yellow and gray together don’t you.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the glass onto the strip of Whisper White. I stamped it again onto a Post It Note and cut it out to use as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I covered the stamped image with the mask and stamped the glass again on either side. I moved the mask again and stamped the glass again. I love it when you remove the mask for the great reveal.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using the following Blends Markers, I coloured in the lasses – Cinnamon Cider, Mango Melody, Balmy Blue & Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I added some Balmy Blue ink with a sponge around the glasses. The stamped layer was then glued to the Basic Gray layer using liquid glue. I then covered the ‘whiskey’ in the glasses with Shimmer Crystal Effects and set the panel aside to dry. This give a glass looking effect to the glasses.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

The sentiment from the Whiskey Business stamp set was stamped on the small Whisper White panel in Basic Gray ink. The panel was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

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

A great masculine card – I hope you like it.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp by Stampin' Up!

Christmas House

Posted on October 20, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, simple Christmas House card made using the gorgeous Trimming the Town dsp and the Home Together dies.

To recreate the Christmas House card you will need:

Pool Party card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Most Wonderful Time of the Year dsp – 3 ½” by 1”
Trimming The Town dsp

I flagged the end of the strip of Most Wonderful Time dsp using the Banner Triple Punch and glued it to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The ovals were die cut from the Real Red and smaller Whisper White panels using the Layering Ovals dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the small snowflake stamp from the Coming Home stamp set I stamped all over the Whisper White oval with Pool Party ink. The White oval was then glued to the Real Red oval using the liquid glue and then mounted on the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

I used Pool Party ink to stamp a halo of snowflakes around the die cut ovals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the Home Together Dies I cut out a house and a tree and added them to the oval with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The sentiment was trimmed out from one of the dsp sheets and added to the card front with Mini Dimensionals. I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the rooftop and the tree to finish the card. So sweet. I hope you like it.

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In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

October Stamp-A-Stack

Posted on October 19, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Yesterday I had my first in person all day October Stamp-a-Stack event since mid-March, how mad is that……. I had to completely rethink how I design for and organise these events to minimise sharing of tools and product and allow us to adhere to social distancing regulations. I have to say I really enjoyed the challenge.

I offered 2 choices for this event – by post or in person.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

A box full of gorgeous Stampin' Up! products for a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box full of Stamp-a-Stack goodies including the In the Pine stamp set

The kit included:

In the Pines stamp set
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party and Real Red
All the layers needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
3 ink spots – inked with Pool Party, Early Espresso and Shaded Spruce ink.
A pack of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes
An oval blending brush – sourced from Amazon
A Stampin’ Spritzer filled with 70% alcohol and Champagne Shimmer Paint
Some copy paper to use as masks
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card