Starry Christmas

Posted on October 27, 2019October 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today’s card uses the fabulous So Many Stars stamp set and the Merry Christmas dies to make a gorgeous starry Christmas card.

To recreate the Starry Christmas card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap Real Red and Blueberry Bushel

I began by stamping the largest star from the So many Stars stamp set onto one of the Whisper White panels using Blueberry Bushel ink. The medium sized satr was stamped using the Golden Glitz Delicata ink.

I only wanted a couple of the small stars so I cut the strip of stars apart………I know……brave or what….. I stamped the pair of stars in Shaded Spruce ink. I filled in with the tiniest star in Real Red ink.

A colourful starry Christmas card made using the So many Stars stamp set bu Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I die cut the word ‘Christmas’ 3 times from scrap Real Red cardstock and adhered them one on top of the otherto give a bit of dimension. I coated the die cut stack with Shimmering Crystal Effects and set it to one side to dry, it was then added to the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I rubbed the Embossing Buddy over a scrap of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and stamped the word ‘Merry’ from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Versamark ink. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder, heat set it with a Heat Tool and cut the word Merry out. This was added above the die cut word on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

The stamped panel was glued to the Real Red panel which was then added to the Blueberry Bushel card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

The stars were then stamped on the remaining Whisper White panel and added to the inside of the card. The same images were also stamped on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I hope you like the card.

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

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous double Z fold Christmas card featuring Playful Penguins by Stampin' Up!

Hopping Around the World

Posted on October 26, 2019October 24, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the first ever ‘Hopping Around the World’ Blog Hop where our theme is Christmas cards………..so exciting…….I love Christmas!!! If you have hopped over from Jennifer Downey or started with me – WELCOME and enjoy the hop.

For the hop I am sharing a card made for a lovely friend to give to her son and his family at Christmas. I chose to make it using the Playful Penguins stamp set……after all who doesn’t love a penguin.

To recreate the Hopping Around the World Playful Penguin 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”

Seaside Spray 9¼” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – all upper corners rounded
Blueberry Bushel – 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 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 Seaside Spray piece and added the Blueberry Bushel panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I stamped one of the cute penguins on the larger Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Seaside Spray ink pad and a sponge I added colour to the panel around the penguin and stamped some ‘ground’ in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the tiny stars from the Most Wonderful Time stamps set in the upper right corner of the panel in Blueberry Bushel ink for a little added interest.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I used the Make a Difference stamp set to stamp the ‘Son and family’ – it was the first time I had used this stamp set and I was delighted to find the letters so easy to line up. I punched the sentiment with 1½” Circle Punch and added it to the panel with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Another penguin was stamped on scrap Whisper White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut out with sharp scissors. The penguin was added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals. The layer was then mounted onto the larger Blueberry Bushel layer using multipurpose liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

A penguin was stamped on one of the smaller Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, ground added in 3^rd generation of the same ink and stars added as before with Blueberry Bushel ink. The stamped piece was then added onto the last Blueberry Bushel layer with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

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

The Seaside Spray/Blueberry Bushel layer was then adhered to the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

To finish the card off I added a trio of In Color Faceted Dots to the front panel, added some retired Black Rhinestones for the Penguins eyes and covered all three penguins in Clear Wink of Stella. To finish the card I coloured in the beak of all three penguins using the light So Saffron Blends Marker Pen. I still felt something was missing and ended up adding some of the lovely Snowflake Sequins. I made an envelope for the card using retired dsp and my Envelope Punch Board.

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

Next up is Sandra Herzog and I am looking forward to seeing what she shares 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

Supplies used

Grandma’s House

Posted on October 25, 2019October 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set and some lovely subtle colours.

To recreate the Grandma’s House New Home card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Mint Macaron 4” by 2⅝”
Whisper White 3 ¾” by 2 ½”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The quirky image of the house and trees was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel and die cut using the Rectangle Stitched dies. The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Mint Macaron combo, Purple Posy combo, Granny Apple Green combo, Crumb cake combo and dark Poppy Parade.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The sentiment which came from my stash was stamped in mint Macaron ink. The die cut panel was mounted on the Mint Macaron panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Mint Macaron ribbon aound the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The whole panel was added to the Purple Posy card base with Dimensionals. I added a bow in the same ribbon using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The Basic Pearls were coloured using the dark Mint Macaron Blend Marker and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

Such a pretty soft 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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24 hour stamp sale

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Beautiful Boughs

Posted on October 20, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies and Peaceful Boughs stamp set with soft patel colours.

To recreate the Beautiful Boughs card you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and lower right corners.
Shaded Spruce – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left and lower right corners.
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and lower right corners x 2.
Scrap Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron & Whisper White

I began by die cutting a number of the small single branches from the scrap Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron and Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

I laid them out in a rough circle on one of the Whisper White panel to work out how many I would need – 11 as it happens.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

I lifted them up and then glued them all down using a Mini Glue dot on the bottom of each branch. I wanted the branches to have some dimension and movement to add texture to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Mint Macaron ink.

The decorated layer was then added to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added with the same glue to the Mint Macaron card base. I used a trio of Red Rhinestones to decorate the finished acrd front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

The remaining Whisper White panel was stamped with a pine bough using Mint Macaron ink and adhered inside the card. The envelope was stamped with the same ink and image.

I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia bundle by Stampin' Up!

Good Morning Magnolia in Merry Merlot and Petal Pink

Posted on October 18, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty floral card made using the gorgeous Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory dies.

To recreate the Good Morning Magnolia card you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Mossy Meadow cardstock – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper left corner
Magnolia Lane dsp – 3⅝” by 1½”
Mossy Meadow – 5⅜” by ¼”
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

The gorgeous magnolia was stamped, using my Stamparatus in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Magnolia Memory dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Petal Pink combo, Mossy Meadow combo and crumb Cake combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The strip of Magnolia Lane dsp was glued to one of the Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added with the same glue to the Mossy Meadow layer, then to the Merry Merlot card base. The gorgeous flower was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

I added the thin strip of Mossy Meadow cardstock over the dsp and added the sentiment on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The small magnolia bud from the same stamp set was stamped on the remaining Whisper White layer in Mossy Meadow ink and repeated on the front of the envelope.

Such a pretty card, love these colours together. 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 simple sweet leaping stag Christmas card made using Stampin' Up! products

Detailed Deer for the Inspire. Create #054 Challenge

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the Inspire. Create. #054 Challenge, the theme is Die Cutting, using the Detailed Deer dies.

To recreate the Detailed Deer card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Shaded Spruce – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Poppy Parade and Silver Foil

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I inked up the sentiment stamp with Seaside Spray ink and stamped it randomly across the Whisper White panel. The panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I die cut the leaping deer from scrap Poppy Parade and added it to the stamped panel with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

The bow was die cut from scrap Silver Foil cardstock using the Bouquet Bunch dies. It was adhered to the deer with a spot of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

The whole panel was then mounted on the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I stamped a small deer from the Dashing Deer stamp set in Seaside Spray ink inside the card and on the envelope.

Such a pretty, simple 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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Elf in a Stocking

Posted on October 15, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Elf in a Stocking Christmas card made using the quirky #Elfie stamp set and the gorgeous Gold Glitz Delicata ink.

To recreate the Elf in a Stocking card you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Call Me Clover – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅛”
Whisper White 5⅞” by ⅜”

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

I began by stamping the sweet elf in a stocking image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small Whisper White panel. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Markers – Poppy Parade combo, Call Me Clover combo, dark Crumb Cake, dark So Saffron and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

Using the Golden Glitz Delicata ink I stamped the scattering of stars around the stamped image. The stamped layer was then added to the Call Me Clover layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The stars were then stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the centre of the Poppy Parade card base and glued the stamped layer onto the card base with the Poppy Parade stars peeking out on the right hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped on the long Whisper White strip in Call Me Clover ink and adhered to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The elf image was then stamped on the larger Whisper White panel and the panel was adhered to the inside of the card base.

Such a sweet 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 anniversary card made using the Sip Sip Hooray stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sip Sip Hooray – Anniversary card

Posted on October 13, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today is David and I’s 35^th wedding anniversary………seems like yesterday…..and I am sharing the card I made for him using the Sip Sip Hooray stamp set and the gorgeous Gold Delicata ink.

To Recreate the Sip Sip Hooray card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gold Foil – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sip Sip Hooray stamp set and the Gold Glitz Delicata ink used to made a stunning anniversary card

I stamped the martini glass in the bottom right corner of the Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the same image onto a PostIt note and trimmed it out with sharp scissors. I covered the stamped glass with the PostIt mask and stamped it again.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sip Sip Hooray stamp set and the Gold Glitz Delicata ink used to made a stunning anniversary card

I stamed the infill for each glass using the Gold Glitz Delicata ink using the mask again to protect the first glass.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sip Sip Hooray stamp set and the Gold Glitz Delicata ink used to made a stunning anniversary card

Taking a ruler and the Stampin’ Write Black Marker I drew a straight line all around the panel about ¼” in from the side, I broke the line where the first glass protruded past the lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sip Sip Hooray stamp set and the Gold Glitz Delicata ink used to made a stunning anniversary card

The sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set was stamped in the Gold Glitz Delicata ink. The stamped panel was glued to the Gold Foil layer and added to the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sip Sip Hooray stamp set and the Gold Glitz Delicata ink used to made a stunning anniversary card

I decorated the card using the gold Metallic Pearls. 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 Christmas card made for the Case your own card Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Peaceful Boughs for the Stamp ‘N’Hop Blog Hop

Posted on October 12, 2019September 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the October Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘ CASE your own card’. If you have come from the lovely Sandra Herzog I am sure you loved her project. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes from near Cambridge in the UK. I hope you like what I am sharing today.

I chose to CASE a card made for my August classes. I love this card design, it is so simple but really effective. I have used the lovely new Peaceful Boughs stamp set for the updated project.

To recreate the Peaceful Boughs card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded right lower corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded right lower corner x 2
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 1”
Noble Peacock Foil – 3⅞” by ⅜” x 2

I began by using a PostIt Note to mask off a 1” strip on one of the Whisper White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

I stamped the both the large and small pinecones randomly above and below the masked area using Soft Suede ink. These pinecones are so realistic aren’t they? The PostIt mask was then removed.

The sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped on the 1” strip in Soft Suede ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

The strips of Noble Peacock Foil were then added to the top and bottom of the sentiment strip with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

The sentiment panel was then was added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals. The whole piece was glued to the Bermuda Bay card base using the same iquid adhesive. A trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones were added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

I stamped a large and small pinecone onto the remaining Whisper White panel and adhered it inside the card. The same stamps were used to decorate the envelope.