A pretty garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

Garden Gateway card

Posted on April 17, 2020March 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Grace’s Garden stamp set and co-ordinating Garden Gateway dies. I love, love this bundle, the flowers are gorgeous and I love the gate.

To recreate the Garden Gateway card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and right corners
Real Red – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and right corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left and right corners x 2
Whisper White – 4 ½” by 3”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the hollyhocks on the right side of the Whisper White panel in Old Olive ink and the medium cluster of flowers in the same ink on the left side. I added the small flowers in Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The flowers were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Old Olive combo, Calypso Coral combo, dark Flirty Flamingo, dark So Saffron, dark Highland Heather & light Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

Using a sponge I added Balmy Blue ink to the background and around the flowers. I added Crumb Cake ink to the bottom of the card in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The gate was die cut from the smaller Whisper White panel and added to the card front using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

I stamped the spray of roses on scrap Whisper White, coloured then in using light Real Red and light Old Olive Blends. The image was die cut and attached to the gate with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink inside the garden gate. I added some of the tiny birds from the Mountain Air stamp set in Basic Gray ink to complete the card.

Gorgeous, I hope you like it.

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A pretty daisy thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product.

Ornate Daisy

Posted on April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I have made an ornate daisy card using the stunning Ornate Garden suite and oh my goodness I love it all.

To recreate the Ornate Garden card you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2
Poppy Parade – 3½” by 2”
Whisper White – 2½” by 1¼”
Scrap Whisper White

I started by running one of the Whisper White layers through the Big Shot with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. This folder is so intricate, it is gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

I added the embossed panel to the Basic Gray layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A strip of Poppy Parade ribbon was wrapped around the embossed piece and adhered on the back with Sellotape. The piece was then glued to the Poppy Parade card base with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

I die cut one of the Rectangle Stitched dies from the smallest piece of Whisper White and stamped the daisy flower in Basic Gray ink onto the die cut piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

The daisy was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Poppy Parade combo, Pineapple Punch combo and Old Olive combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

I die cut one of the gorgeous ornate frames from the small Poppy Parade panel using the Ornate Layers dies. The stamped piece was then adhered to the ornate die cut frame.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

The whole panel was mounted on the card front on Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Label Me Bold stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray ink on scrap Whisper White card and trimmed out using scissors. It was added to the panel with Dimensionals.

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Crocuses feature on a pretty Easter card using products by Stampin' Up!

Easter Promise

Posted on April 12, 2020April 6, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet Easter card made using the images of crocus’ from the Easter Promise stamp set.

To recreate the Easter Promise card you will need:

Old Olive – 5½” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Whisper White 5” by ½”

I began by stamping the sentiment from the Welcome Easter stamp set in Soft Suede ink onto the smallest panel of Whisper White card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Easter card card featuring gorgeous spring crocuses

The group of crocuses was the stamped twice across the same panel using the same ink. I used the following Blends markers to colour in the flowers – Daffodil Delight combo, Purple Posy combo. Highland Heather combo and Old Olive combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Easter card card featuring gorgeous spring crocuse

The stamped panel was glued to the Old Olive layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the twine from the Magnolia Lane ribbon combo was wrapped around both panels and secured to the back with Sellotape.

I added a bow in the same twine using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Easter card card featuring gorgeous spring crocuses

The pretty decorative border from the Arts & Crafts dies was cut from the Whisper White strip and added to the bottom of the stamped layer. The whole panel was then added to the Purple Posy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Easter card card featuring gorgeous spring crocuses

The card was completed by the addition of a trio of Iridescent Sequins.

Such a sweet card, I hope you like it.

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A beautiful poppy themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

CASE from Pinterest

Posted on April 10, 2020April 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the April Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘CASE from Pinterest’. If you have joined me from Annette welcome, I am sure you enjoyed her lovely project.

I have chosen to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card made by the very talented Su Mohr using the Poppy Moments dies. I hope you and she like it.

To recreate the CASE from Pinterest card you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Flirty Flamingo – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 3
Scrap Whisper White, Soft Sea Foam & Soft Suede

I began by taking the ‘smudge’ stamp, inking it up with Flirty Flamingo ink and stamping it randomly across one of the Whisper White panels. This step was repeated using So Saffron ink and Petal Pink ink until the whole layer was covered in ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

Using the Poppy Moments dies I die cut the detailed flower from the stamped panel. I die cut the same image and the full blank flower from Whisper White card stock. I mounted the White die cut flower outline onto the White flower blank with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and carefully fitted in the inked die cut pieces. Doesn’t the flower look fab……..I love bit of paper piecing.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

I added a soft Sea Foam centre and a Soft Suede centre.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

At this point I went way off piste….. I die cut the solid leaf spray and the solid single leaf from scrap Whisper White card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

.The detailed leaf spray and the detailed larger leaf were die cut from Soft Sea Foam card stock. I glued the pieces together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

I used a Sponge and Soft Sea Foam ink to ink one of the remaining Whisper White panels. I concentrated the colour in the lower right corners fading it out as I worked up the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

The panel was added to the Flirty Flamingo layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and glued to the Soft Sea Foam card base with the same adhesive.

The flower and leaves were then arranged on the card front with either glue or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock. I trimmed it out and flagged the end with Scissors.

The card was completed with a trio of Iridescent Sequins..

I hope you like my take on Su’s lovely card. Please hop on to see what Susan Simpson has to share with us today.

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A multicoloured umbrella card perfect for a showery April day

Shower of Umbrellas

Posted on April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute shower of umbrellas card made using the Under My Umbrella card with lots of gorgeous umbrellas. Perfect for a showery day.

To recreate the Shower of Umbrellas card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower right corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower right corner x 2

I stamped the open umbrella randomly onto one of the Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the handles in the same ink using a PostIt note to mask off the umbrellas.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet shower of umbrellas card made using the Under my umbrella stamp set

The umbrellas were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Pool Party combo, Mango Melody combo, Pineapple Punch combo and Poppy Parade combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet shower of umbrellas card made using the Under my umbrella stamp set

The raindrops were added in Pool Party ink around the umbrellas.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet shower of umbrellas card made using the Under my umbrella stamp set

The stamped panel was then mounted onto the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This was then added to the Pool Party card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet shower of umbrellas card made using the Under my umbrella stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones added to complete the card . I hope you like it

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet shower of umbrellas card made using the Under my umbrella stamp set

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Gingham Umbrella

Posted on April 5, 2020March 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I saw a pretty gingham umbrella card on Pinterest and had to make it myself using the gorgeous gingham paper from the 2019 – 2021 In-color dsp in Terracotta Tile. The original card was made by fellow UK demonstrator Michelle Last

To recreate the Gingham Umbrella card you will need:

Terracotta Tile – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Cherry Cobbler – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 5⅜” – rounded upper left corner
2019 – 2021 In Color dsp – 5⅜” by ½”
Scrap dsp & Whisper White

I stamped the open and closed umbrella onto the Gingham dsp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used a pre-punched template to make sure I had the stamps lined up perfectly so that I could punch the images out using the Umbrella Builder Punch.

A sweet card made using the Gingham paper and the Umbrella Bundle

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty gingham umbrella themed card

I stamped the wellies onto the scrap Whisper White card and coloured them in using the Cherry Cobbler combo of Blends Markers. They were fussy cut using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty gingham umbrella themed card

I stamped the flowers onto the smaller Whisper White layer in the Memento ink and coloured them in using the Flirty Flamingo and Soft Sea Foam combo Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty gingham umbrella themed card

I added the strip of gingham dsp to the bottom of the stamped layer and glued the whole piece to the Cherry Cobbler panel. This was then glued to the Terracotta Tile card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty gingham umbrella themed card

I stamped the umbrella handle on the card front and added the closed umbrella with glue. The wellies were added on a Dimensional. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added a scattering of Holiday Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty gingham umbrella themed card

Love this card, thank you Michelle for the inspiration.

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Music From the Heart

Posted on April 3, 2020March 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet ‘just a note card’ made using the adorable new stamp set Music From the Heart.

To recreate the Music From the Heart card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape – 5¼” by 3½”
Whisper White – 5” by 3¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

I stamped the lines in Basic Gray ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty musical themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

The music notes were stamped in Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty musical themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the treble cleft in Basic Gray ink and the sentiment using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty musical themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

The stamped layer was glued to the Gorgeous Grape panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty musical themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

The whole panel was added to the Bermuda Bay card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty musical themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

Such a sweet and simple card. I hope you like it.

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Flowering Foils

Posted on March 31, 2020March 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made made for a new team member using the gorgeous Flowering Foils designer series paper (dsp) and the stunning So Very Vellum paper. Both of these items are part of this years Sale-A-Bration. With a £45 order you can choose either the dsp or the vellum – with a £90 order you can get both but don’t hang about as Sale-A-Bration ends today.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet welcome to the team card made using the Flowering Foils dsp and the So Very Vellum card

To recreate the Flowering Foils card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
So Very Vellum – 5⅞” by 4⅛” – cut on the diagonal
Flowering Foils dsp
Bermuda Bay – 5 by ¼”
Bermuda bay – 5½” by ¼”
Whisper White – 3” by ¼”

I started by fussy cutting a flower from a sheet of the Flowering Foils dsp using my sharp Paper Snips. I love that this particular pattern is foiled in both rose gold and silver – so, so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet welcome to the team card made using the Flowering Foils dsp and the So Very Vellum card

The flower was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Pool Party combo, Soft Sea Foam combo, Daffodil Delight combo and light Bermuda Bay.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet welcome to the team card made using the Flowering Foils dsp and the So Very Vellum card

Taking the Thick Whisper White card base I added a panel of the diagonally cut So Very Vellum card stock using a Snail at the top where the flower would hide it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet welcome to the team card made using the Flowering Foils dsp and the So Very Vellum card

I added the shorter Bermuda Bay strip above the vellum piece using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The coloured flower was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet welcome to the team card made using the Flowering Foils dsp and the So Very Vellum card

I added some dots in Bermuda Bay ink using a stamp from the Dressed to Impress stamp set as I felt the white above the flower was too stark.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet welcome to the team card made using the Flowering Foils dsp and the So Very Vellum card

The sentiment from the Welcome to the Team stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto the thin strip of Whisper White. This was then trimmed down before being added to the card with the liquid adhesive. I finished the card with a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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The Happy Birthday stamp set and the Birthday dies by Stampin' Up! made to make a sweet floral card

Yellow Roses for a Birthday card

Posted on March 29, 2020March 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with my Water Color Pencils to make a yellow roses water colour birthday card. I used the Happy Birthday to You stamp set and co-ordinating Birthday Dies to make the sweet floral card.

To recreate the Water Coloured Yellow Roses Birthday card

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Best Dressed DSP – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 3” by 3”

I began by adhering the panel of designer series paper to the Thick Whisper White card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty yellow roses card made using the Happy Birthday stamps set and the Birthday dies

Using the gorgeous Stitched So Sweetly dies I die cut a label from the 4” by 3” panel of Whisper White card. I stamped the sentiment on the die cut label using Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty yellow roses card made using the Happy Birthday stamps set and the Birthday dies

The cake from the Happy Birthday to you stamp set was stamped on the smallest panel of Whisper White card and the flowers on the cake were die cut using the Birthday Dies. The label was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty yellow roses card made using the Happy Birthday stamps set and the Birthday dies

I coloured the flowers and leaves in using the following Water Color Pencils – Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight & Basic Gray and a Blender Pen. The flowers were then cut apart using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty yellow roses card made using the Happy Birthday stamps set and the Birthday dies

I added the flowers to the card front overlapping the label and added some Gingham Gala sequins to finish off the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty yellow roses card made using the Happy Birthday stamps set and the Birthday dies

I hope you like it.

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A pretty cherry blossom birthday card made using Stampin' Up! products

Cherry Blossoms for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on March 28, 2020March 27, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Hopping Around the World Hop where our theme this month is ‘flowers’. If you have hopped over from Jennifer Downey’s blog or started the hop with me…..welcome. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Forever Blossoms stamp set which is part of the Parisian Suite in the new Spring/Summer catalogue.

To recreate the Cherry Blossoms card you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Old Olive 1” by 3 ½”
Whisper White ¾” by 3½”

I inked up the gorgeous, large blossom image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it randomly on the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – open flowers in dark Daffodil Delight and light So Saffron. Buds using dark Daffodil Delight and dark So Saffron. The leaves and stems were coloured in using the Old Olive Combo. I added the dots around the flower centres with the dark Basic Black marker. Using a small paintbrush I flicked on some Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint onto the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The panel was then added to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Whisper White card stock and glued to the Old Olive strip. I added Tear n Tape to the back of the sentiment panel and added strips of Scalloped Lace Ribbon to the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment piece was then added to the stamped panel using the Dimensionals and a trio of Basic Pearls, coloured with the dark So Saffron Blends Marker were added to the sentiment strip to complete the card.