A gorgeous unicorn themed card made for OnStage swaps using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

Sparkle Swaps

Posted on November 15, 2019November 6, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the Sparkle swaps made for the OnStage Live event in Dortmund, Germany using the gorgeous Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set.

To recreate the Leave a Little Sparkle swap cards you will need:

Card Base in either Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana or Daffodil Delight – – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower right corner
Gorgeous Grape – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Whisper White 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside

I stamped randomly across the front of the card base with the swirl stamp and using the same colour ink as cardstock. The card bases were either Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana or Daffodil Delight.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The small panel of Whisper White was placed in the Stamparatus and the Unicorn was inked up using one colour at a time applied with a Sponge Dauber. Each colour was stamped before the other colour was added. The colours were stamped in the following order – Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Blueberry Bushel & Gorgeous Grape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The sentiment from the Piece of Cake stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink. The strips of Gorgeous Grape were adhered to the top and the bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The Panel was then adhered to the card front using the same adhesive and the card front was decorated with a trio of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The remaining Whisper White panel was stamped with the swirl in Gorgeous Grape ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Peaceful Boughs

Posted on November 12, 2019November 9, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made during November’s classes using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the Beautiful Boughs dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Tri-fold card

Garden Green card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 2 and 1/16th and 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside
Whisper White- 4¾” by 3¼”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 3”
Scrap Garden Green, Poppy Parade, Whisper White and Gold Foil for die cutting boughs and pine cones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Having folded and burnished in the score lines we used the ‘spotty stamp’ and Garden Green ink to randomly cover the 2 and 1/16^th inch panel. We stamped the smallest bough in Garden Green ink onto the largest Whisper White panel and adhered it to the inside panel of the card.

We stamped the sentiment using Poppy Parade ink onto the smallest Whisper White panel and die cut it out using the Beautiful Boughs dies.

We inked the medium Whisper White panel using Pool Party ink. The ladies then arranged the die cut boughs and pinecones – I had die cut them ahead of time, adhering them with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment panel was then added overtop on Dimensionals and the final boughs and pinecones were tucked underneath.

The decorated panel was adhered to the left side of the card using the Liquid Adhesive. A Poppy Parade Ribbon bow was added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots. The envelope was decorated using the small bough.

Inked Background Boughs

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green – 5 ½ ” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” Scrap Whisper White – Rounded upper left and lower right corner

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Using the Pool Party ink and sponges we inked the Whisper White panel keeping the colour lighter nearer the centre. We stamped the large bough all around the inked panel using Garden Green ink.

The Poppy Parade Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink and die cut. A piece of Braided Twine was fed through the the holes of the sentiment label. The sentiment was adhered over the Poppy Parade Ribbon on Dimensionals and the ends of the twine adhered to the back of the panel with Sellotape.

The panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Graden Green layer before being added to the Thick Whisper White card base.

The’spotty image’ was then stamped randomly in Poppy Parade ink.

Boughs on a flagged panel

Poppy Parade card base – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Pool Party 4⅛” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 4” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green 1½ ” x ⅜”
Whisper White 1½ ” x ⅜”
Pool Party 1½ ” x ¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

The large bough was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Whisper White panel in Garden Green ink. The sentiment was stamped between the boughs with Poppy Parade ink and a scatter of Pool Party dots were stamped over the boughs.

The stamped panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Pool Party layer. The ends of the small strips were flagged and the flags added to the back of the stamped panel.

Using the Poppy Parade ink we stamped the small pinecone in the upper right and lower left corners of the Poppy Parade card base. The stamped layer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The inner Whisper White panel and Envelope was decorated using the small bough stamp.

I hope you like the cards

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

Pocketful of Happiness meets Family Party

Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends 60^th birthday using the Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets.

To recreate the Pocketful of Happiness card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” and 2 1/16”
Mint Macaron – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 3½” by 3½”
Whisper White – 3½” by 2”

I folded the Flirty Flamingo card base in half then folded the second score line in the opposite direction and burnished using a bone folder. I rounded the upper right corner of the back panel, the lower left corner of the smaller panel and the lower left corner on the central fold.

A sweet pocket tag card using the Family Party and Pocketful of Happiness stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the largest image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 3 ½” by 3 ½” panel of Whisper White and cut it out using the Pocket framelits.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I coloured in the image using the following Blends Markers – Flirty Flamingo combo, Mint Macaron combo, So Saffron combo, Crumb Cake combo and Purple Posy dark.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower spray in the upper left and lower right corners of one of the large Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them in with the same Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I glued the Whisper White panel to one of the Mint Macaron panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the pocket to the panel using Tear and Tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

Using the Delightful Tag Punch I punched the top of the 2” strip of Whisper White. I stamped the sentiment from the Family Party stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink, added the end of the leaf sray ro the top and coloured it in with the Blends Markers. I added a bow made from the Mint Macaron Shimmer Ribbon to the top of the tag with a Mini Glue Dot.

I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower and leaf on the remaining panel of Whisper White cardstock, coloured it in and glued it to the remaining Mint Macaron layer and added it to the inside of the card using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I added the same ink to the left hand side of the decorated Whisper White panel and added it to the card front.

To complete the card I coloured in some Basic Pearls with the dark So Saffron and dark Mint Macaron Blends Markers. I stamped the flower and leaf image on the envelope and coloured it using the same marker pens.

Such a pretty, fresh card. I know my friend will like it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A sweet thank you card made using the Very Versailles stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop blog hop sketch challenge

Very Versailles for the Stamp n Hop Sketch Challenge

Posted on November 8, 2019November 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the November Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where this month we have a sketch challenge. I love a sketch challenge – it really pushes you out of your comfort zone. If you have hopped over from the lovely Jenn Charles or are starting the hop with me, welcome. I have used the Very versaillies stamp set for this challenge.

To recreate the Very Versailles card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Pretty Peacock – 5⅝” by 3⅞ – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Pretty Peacock 2¾” by 2¾”
Purple Posy 2¾” by 2¾”
Purple Posy 4⅛” by 1”

I began by stamping the leaves twice in Pretty Peacock ink making sure that the place where the the leaves overlapped would be hidden by the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop sketch Challenge

I stamped the gorgeous script stamp in Purple Posy ink overtop of the stamped leaves. Those colours look so pretty together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop sketch Challenge

The medallion was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the small panel of Purple Posy cardstock, I added the sentiment in the same ink. The medallion was then die cut using the Layering Circle dies. A slightly larger scalloped circle was die cut using the same dies and the Pretty Peacock square. The two circles were adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop sketch Challenge

The Purple Posy strip was die cut using thedetailed scalloped edge from the Arts & Crafts dies. I only used the negative piece for this project keeping the detailed piece for another project. I adhered the die cut strip to a piece of the Pretty Peacock Scalloped Linen Ribbon with the pretty peacock scallop at the top and adhered the strip to the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop sketch Challenge

The whole panel was added to the Purple Posy card base and the stamped circle was adhered to the card front on Dimensionals. The card was completed with a trio of In Color Faceted Dots. The leaves were stamped on the inside panel and the envelope in the Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop sketch Challenge

I absolutely love this card, I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what the talented Stacey Marsh has to share with us today

f you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK 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.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A lovely double Z fold Christmas card made using the Snowman Season stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Snowman Season Double Z Fold card

Posted on November 5, 2019October 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Christmas card made for a friend to give to her daughter nd family. I chose to use the Snowman Season stamp set to make the card.

To recreate the Snowman Season Double Z Fold card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base 11” by 5½” – scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Let It Snow designer series paper (dsp) – one piece at 5¼” by 5¼” and two pieces at 5¼” by 2½”

Coastal Cabana – 9¼” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – all upper corners rounded
Real Red – one piece at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2½” – all upper corners rounded
Whisper White – one piece at 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two at 3⅞” by 2⅜” – all upper corners rounded
Scrap Whisper White, Soft Suede & Real Red cardstock

I folded and burnished the score lines of the Thick Whisper White cards base and glued the panels of Let It Snow dsp to it before setting it to one side.

I folded and burnished the scorelines of the Coastal Cabana piece and added the Real Red panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I stamped one of the sweet snowmen on the larger Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Pool Party ink pad and a sponge I added colour to the panel around the nowman. I stamped the snowflakes from the same stamp set in Pool Party ink. The panel was the added to the largest Real Red panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I used the Make a Difference stamp set to stamp the ‘Daughter and family’ – I love how easy it is to line up the letters. I trimmed around the stamped words, added the cut out piece to a piece of scrap Real Red cardstock and trimmed around the edge. The words were then adhered to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

Using the Snowman Builder Punch I punched a snowman from the same dsp stack and adhered it to one of the smaller Whisper White panels. I punched a hat from the same dsp and added it to the snowman. This panel was then glued to the last Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

The sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink on the remaining Whisper White layer and adhered to the middle Real Red panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

The Coastal Cabana/Real Red layer was then adhered to the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I added some retired Black Rhinestones for the snowmans buttons and covered the snowman in Clear Wink of Stella. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added a scattering of Snowflake Sequins and spritzed the card front with more Wink of Stella to increase the shimmery effect. To complete the card I covered the ‘snowballs’ with dits of Shimmery Crystal Effects

Such a pretty card, I do hope you and my lovely friend like it.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK 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.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Plaid Christmas trees in rainbow order using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Rainbow Plaid Trees

Posted on November 2, 2019October 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card of rainbow plaid trees made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch.

To Recreate the Rainbow Plaid Trees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Whisper White – 5⅞” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

This is such a simple card to make and so easy for a beginner to make.

I stamped the plaid tree on scrap Whisper White in the following colours – Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather and Pear Pizzazz ink. The trees were then punched out using the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perctly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

The Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue and Pear Pizzazz trees were then added to the Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The remaining Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather trees were added on Dimensionals inbetween the glued down trees.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perctly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

The strips of Night of Navy were glued to the back of the panel of trees using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being mounted on the Thick Whisper White card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

The sentiment from the Snowman Season stamp set was stamped in Balmy Blue ink. The card front was then decorated using a scattering of Noble Peacock Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

I stamped a tree inside the card and on the envelope to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A sweet monochromatic thank you card made using the Very Versailles stamp set for a team challenge

Very Versailles in Monochrome

Posted on October 31, 2019October 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today’s card was made for our latest team challenge – the theme is Monochrome. I have used the gorgeous Very Versailles stamp set and Early Espresso ink to get a sepia inspired card.

To recreate the Very Versailles Monochrome card you will need:

Early Espresso card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝ x 2 – rounded upper right corner
Early Espresso – 3” by 3”
Whisper White – 3” by 3”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for a monchromatic team challenge

I wanted the stunningly intricate frameto be the focal point of the card so began by stamping it in full strength or 1^st generation Early Espresso ink. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in 1^st generation Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for a monchromatic team challenge

The image was then die cut using the Stitched Shapes dies. Whilst I was at the Big Shot I die cut a slightly larger scalloped Early Espresso circle using the Layering Circle dies. The 2 circles were glued together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for a monchromatic team challenge

I stamped the leaf image twice in 3^rd generation Early Espresso ink and added the script image in 4^th generation Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for a monchromatic team challenge

The border image was stamped from side to side in 2^nd generation Early Espresso ink and the circle piece was added overtop on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles stamp set used for a monchromatic team challenge

I used the same images to decorate the inside panel and the envelope.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Yummy Christmas

Posted on October 30, 2019October 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a cute card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set which I don’t have…………luckily one of my lovely friends allowed me to stamp some of the images from her stamp set and cut them out using the co-ordinating Cuckoo Clock dies.

To recreate the Yummy Christmas card you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the gorgeous little gingerbread house in Early Espresso ink onto Whisper White cardstock and cut it out using the Cuckoo Clock dies. I stamped a tree from the Cuckoo For You stamp set and die cut using the same dies

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Shaded Spruce combo, Call Me Clover combo,Soft Suede combo, Crumb Cake combo, Poppy Parade combo, dark Cherry Cobbler, light Balmy Blue, light Night of Navy, light Mango Melody, light Gray Granite, dark Bermuda Bay and Ivory. I really enjoyed colouring this image in.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

I punched a circle from a PostIt note using the 1¼” Circle Punch and adhered it to the upper part of a Whisper White panel. Using a piece of Sponge I inked the top ⅔rds of the panel using Seaside Spray ink. I used another piece of sponge to add a little Crumb Cake ink to the bottom of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

The sentiment from the Snowman Season stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink. The sweet gingerbread house and the tree were added to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

The whole panel was glued to the Basic Black layer and then to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

I really, really love this card, so pretty. I hope you like it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Lilypad Lake stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Masculine Lilypad Lake card

Posted on October 29, 2019October 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a masculine birthday card made using the lilypad Lake stamp set and some masking. The card was inspired by a card made by Ruth at Artful Stampin.

To recreate the masculine Lilypad Lake card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crushed Curry – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Very Vanilla

I began by using PostIt notes to mask off an area in the centre of one of the Very Vanilla panel. I inked up the long thin striped image using Bermuda Bay ink and stamped it five or six times from the bottom allowing the layers to overlap. This gives a lovely ombre look. I repeated this step three times to build up the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

Using the 1” Circle Punch I punched a circle from a PostIt note and adhered it to the top of the panel. I inked up the striped stamp again and stamped four or five times up and down from the midline without re-inking using Crushed Curry ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

With the PostIt masks still in place I inked the edges of the Bermuda Bay striped area with a Stampin Sponge bringing the colour in to the middle. I then used another piece of sponge to add Crushed Curry ink to the top half of the panel. I then removed all the masks to reveal the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink I stamped the trio of boats and used the following Blends Markers to colour them in – dark Night of Navy, dark Bermuda Bay and dark Cherry Cobbler. I managed to get a small smuge when stamping the boats so drew in a trio of birds to disguise it!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

The stamped and inked panel was added to the Crushed Curry layer using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. The layer was then added to the Bermuda bay card front using the same glue.

The sentiment from the Birthday Goodness stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla and trimmed out with sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

The inside and the envelope were decorated using the same stamps. I really like this masculine looking card. I hope you like it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A lovely Autumnal thank you card featuring die cut leaves and twigs by Stampin' Up!

Happy Fall Y’All

Posted on October 28, 2019October 19, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is Happy Fall Y’All. If you have joined our hop with me my name is Mo Rootes and I live in a small village near Cambridge in the UK, welcome.

To recreate the Happy Fall Y’All card you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Crushed Curry – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Scrap Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Grapefruit Grove, Crushed Curry & Mossy Meadow

I began by stamping the large water colour wash stamp from the Love What You Do stamp set in 4^th generation Crushed Curry ink to add so background colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

Using scraps of cardstock and the Seasonal Layers dies I die cut a couple of branches and a variety of leaves. I also punched some leaves from Mossy Meadow cardstock using the Leaf Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

I inked the large Cracklepaint stamp with Crumb Cake ink and placed the smaller single leaves face down onto the inked stamp to add more texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

I crumpled up some of the leaves and began to lay them on the Very Vanilla layer building up a collage of leaves and branches. When I was happy with my placement I glued each piece to the Very Vanilla panel using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

I added the small bokeh dots stamp from the Beauty Abounds stamp set in 4^th generation Crushed Curry ink. I added splatters of Clear Wink of Stella to give some sparkle to the card.

The sentiment from the Love What You Do stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink on scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. This was punched out using the Tailored Tag Punch. The punched piece was added to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

The completed panel was glued to the Crushed Curry layer and then to the front of the Mossy Meadow card base. To complete the card I added a trio of the gold Metallic Pearls.

I hope you like it.

Please continue to hop on to see what the other blog hop participants have to share today. Next up is Rebecca-Jo Unwin.