A birthday card for a young man made using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch by Stampin' Up!

Piece of Cake for a young mans birthday

Posted on August 18, 2019August 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my nephew’s birthday earlier this week using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch; he loves a bit of cake.

To recreate the Piece of Cake card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Night of Navy 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Silver Foil – 3¾” by 2¼”
Whisper White – 3¾” by 2”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Silver Foil

I inked up the ‘drippy cake’ inage with Nignt of Navy ink and randomly stamped it over the Night of Navy layer. I stamped it again onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and punched it out with the co-ordinating Cake Builder Punch and coloured in the icing with the Pool Party Marker from the Subtles colour family.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The scalloped border was punched along the bottom if the Silver Foil piece using the now retired Decorative Ribbon Border Punch but you could use whatever border punch or die you have in your stash.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The cake stand was punched from some scrap Silver Foil and the cake was added using dimensionsals overlapping both pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Pool Party ink onto the strip of Whisper White which was then and the cake was then glued to the Silver Foil piece. This was then added to the stamped Night of Navy panel then to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The same cake and stand were then stamped on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card and also onto the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

I finished the card by adding a trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins.

I hope he likes it.

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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 trio of cards featuring Magnolia flowers for August classes

Good Morning Magnolia for August Classes

Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made at this month’s classes using the gorgeous Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory dies.

Raised Magnolia card – To recreate this card you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – one for the inside, one for the outside
Whisper White 5½” by 3¾” – to stamp the magnolia on
Magnolia Lane dsp 3⅝” by 1½”

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and Magnolia Memory dies used for August Classes

We stamped the Magnolia using the Stamparatus with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. After die cutting the scalloped edge from one of the Whisper White panels and stamping the decorative edge in Mossy Meadow we added the dsp to the bottom and adhered the panel to the card base. The flower was coloured using the following Blends markers Petal Pink combo, Mossy Meadow combo and Crumb Cake combo, it was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. There were a number of sentiments to choose from.

Inlaid Magnolia Card – To recreate this card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Whisper White for the sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and Magnolia Memory dies used for August Classes

We stamped the magnolia using the Stamparatus with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We die cut it out using the Magnolia Memory dies making sure to save all the pieces. The flower was coloured using the following Blends markers Petal Pink combo, Mossy Meadow combo and Crumb Cake combo. Dimensionals were added to the back of the side pieces and the first piece was added to the Early Espresso panel. The second piece was then added to the Early Espresso panel. Liquid Glue was then added to the back of the magnolia and it was inlaid between to 2 raised panels. Some of us opted to place only one of the panels which created a different look again.

Happy Birthday card – To recreate this card you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Mossy Meadow – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – x 2 – rounded lower right corner
Mossy Meadow – 3¾” by 1¼”
Whisper White – 3 ¾” by 1”

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and Magnolia Memory dies used for August Classes

We used a T square ruler to mark off a 1” strip on one of the Whisper White panels. The magnolia bud was then stamped in Crumb Cake partly overlapping the marked off area, 3 times on the top and the same on the bottom. They were then coloured with the same Blends Markers. The panel was then added to the Mossy Meadow layer. The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on the Whisper White strip and glued to the Mossy Meadow strip. This was then trimmed to size and glued to the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and Magnolia Memory dies used for August Classes

The cards were decorated with Basic Pearls coloured in using the same Blends Markers.

We had a lot of fun this month. If you fancy joining us just let me know

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

Mo x

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Lighthouse on a stormy sea featuring products by Stampin' Up! products

Sailing Home in stormy seas

Posted on August 13, 2019August 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been on a mission recently trying to use more Designer Series Paper. Like many of my friends I buy the dsp, love it, stroke it but struggle to use it………. So here is a card I came up with using dsp from the See A Silhouette pack.

To recreate the stormy sea card you will need;

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
See A Silhouette dsp 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

The lighthouse from the Sailing Home stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock. The lighthouse image was then die cut using the Smooth Sailing dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home in stormy seas featuring the See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image – Light Smoky Slate, light Balmy Blue and light So Saffron.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home in stormy seas featuring the See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper

The sentiment from the Colorful Seasons stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of designer series paper, covered with white embossing powder which was heat set using my Heat Tool – I did remember to use my embossing budding before I stamped – go me!

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home in stormy seas featuring the See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper

The DSP was glued to the larger Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This panel was then added to the front of the Night of Navy card front using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home in stormy seas featuring the See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper

I added the lighthouse to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home in stormy seas featuring the See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper

The lighthouse was stamped onto the second panel of Whisper White and glued to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped onto the envelope.

I love the stormy look that the dsp gives to this 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 rainbow coloured Unicorn created using the Stamparatus by Stampin' Up!

Rainbow Unicorn – Leave a Little Sparkle

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the unicorn image from the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set and rainbow colours. Such fun! I made this card for one of the ladies coming to class next week, she loves unicorns.

To recreate the Sparkle card you will need;

Gorgeous Grape card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Goranny Apple Green 4⅛” by ¼” x 2

I placed the smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock into the Stamparatus and placed the gorgeous unicorn image onto it, face down. The door of the Stamparatus was closed picking up the stamp.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

Using Real Red ink on a Sponge Dauber I inked up the unicorn’s horn and a small part of the mane and closed the door, stamping the inked portion of the image onto the cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The next portion of the unicorn was inked in the same way using Pumpkin Pie ink and a Sponge Dauber. I repeated the same step inking up a didderent part of the unicorn and working my way down the unicorn’s body. I used Daffofil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Gorgeous Grape inks.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I was delighted with the result, the unicorn looked fantastic. I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink and added the strips of Granny Apple Green cardstock at the top and bottom of the stamped piece using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The swirl image was stamped randomly across the front of the Gorgeous Grape card base in Gorgeous Grape ink and the stamped unicorn panel added with Dimensionals. A scatter of Iridescent Sequins was added to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The swirl was stamped onto the larger Whisper White panel in Gorgeous Grape ink and added to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped onto the envelope to complete the project. I hope she likes it.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I repeated the stamping of the unicorn as above and added it to Gorgeous Grape strips and then to a Bermuda Bay card base stamped in the same way.

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

Mo x

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Above the Clouds Hot Air Balloon card for a Stamp'N Hop blog hop colour challenge

Above the Clouds for the Stamp ‘N Hop colour challenge

Posted on August 10, 2019August 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the August Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where this month we have a colour challenge. The colours we have been given are Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick and Silver, all great colours. If you have hopped over from the lovely Libby I am sure you have been inspired by her project.

To recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need;

Granny Apple Green card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Silver Foil 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

I choose to use the Above the Clouds stamp set for this card and stamped 3 balloons in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the solid fill in balloon image over the top – one in Lovely Lipstick ink , one in Blueberry Bushel ink and the last in Granny Apple Green ink. I stamped the top of the balloons inall three colours on the scrap Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Above the Clouds stap set used for the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop colour challenge

The balloons and the tops of the ballons were then punched out using the co-ordinating Hot Air Balloon Punch. I then cut away the top part of the partial balloons, mixed up the colours glued the pieces together with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Above the Clouds stap set used for the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop colour challenge

I punched 3 ‘baskets’ from the Silver Foil layer taking care to stay away from the edge. The baskets were attached to the bottom of each balloon using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Above the Clouds stap set used for the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop colour challenge

The clouds were inked up with Blueberry Bushel ink, stamped off x 2 onto the Grip Paper then stamped randomly onto one of the Whisper White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Above the Clouds stap set used for the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop colour challenge

The balloons were added on to to the cloud stamped layer with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole topper was the glued to the Silver Foil piece.

After rubbing a piece of scrap Blueberry Bushel cardstock with my embossing buddy I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink, covered the ink with Silver Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I flagged the end with scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Above the Clouds stap set used for the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop colour challenge

The clouds were stamped again on the remaining Whisper White panel and added to the inside of the card and the front of the envelope.

I am really happy with the card, I hope you also like it.

Please hop on the see what the talented Rebecca-Jo has to share with us this month.

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

Mo x

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A sweet man and child card made using the stamp set - A Good Man and summery colours

A Good Man – man and child

Posted on August 9, 2019August 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today features the gorgeous A Good Man stamp set. This set makes stunning masculine cards which can be adapted for any occasion.

To recreate the A Good Man card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Bird Ballard dsp 4⅛” by 3”
Old olive 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”

I chose the sweet image of the child riding on the mans’ shoulders was stamped on the Whisper White square using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This image reminds me so much of when my children were small, they loved to be carried on their fathers shoulders like this.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped image was then coloured using my fabulous Blends markers in the following colours – Old Olive combo, Pool Party combo, Calypso Coral combo, Petal Pink combo, Crumb Cake light and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The coloured square was glued, using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Old Olive square. I love the bright summery colours of this dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The panel of Bird Ballard dsp was glued to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base leaving a small slip of White visible on the left hand side. The image was then added over top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The image of the man an child was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the inside of the card and on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A sweet masculine card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive ink on the lower right hand corner of the card front and called the card done. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Sweetly Swirled and Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets make a pretty welcome to the team card

Sweetly Swirled & Beautiful Bouquet for a new team member

Posted on August 6, 2019August 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made to welcome a new team member. I wanted the card to be bright and cheerful and chose to use the Sweetly Swirled stamp set, the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and the demo only stamp set – Stamping Your Way To The Top.

To Recreate the Welcome to the Team card you will need;

Lovely Lipstick card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Pineapple Punch 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2

I began by stamping the swirly frame from the Sweetly Swirled stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. The sentiment from the Stamping Your Way To the Top stamp set in Lovely Lipstick ink in the centre of the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral welcome to the team card made using the Sweetly Swirled & Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets

I stamped some of the flowers from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto scrap Whisper White cardstock using Lovely Lipstick ink, Flirty Flamingo ink and Pineapple Punch ink. I die cut the flowers using the co-ordinating Bouquet Bunch dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral welcome to the team card made using the Sweetly Swirled & Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets

I laid the die cut flowers around the swirly circle, roughly where I wanted them. I lifted the flowers and stamped the leaves in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral welcome to the team card made using the Sweetly Swirled & Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets

The flowers were then added using either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals. I stamped a few more of the tiny Pineapple Punch flowers to fill out the floral groups. I finished by adding a trio of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral welcome to the team card made using the Sweetly Swirled & Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets

I stamped the flowers and leaf onto the remaining panel of Whisper White and glued it inside the card. The same images were stamped on the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral welcome to the team card made using the Sweetly Swirled & Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets

I am really happy with this card, so pretty and upbeat.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful Friend stamp set makes a pretty floral card for a team training swap

Beautiful Friendship swaps

Posted on August 4, 2019August 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made as a swap for last weeks team training event using my favourite stamp set – Beautiful Friendship. I can’t seem to put this set down, I love it.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Real Red card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Garden Green 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2

This is such a simple card but because I was doing a number of them as swaps I decided to stamp the sentiment and the flower image using the Stamparatus. This really speeds up the process.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I stamped the flowers in Real Red ink, I love the texture you get with this stamp. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I actually used 2 different sentiments from the same set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

The leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink and the flower centres added in the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I glued the stamped layer to the piece of Garden Green cardstock with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the whole panel on Dimensionals to the Real Red card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I stamped the small flower and leaves on the remaining Whisper White panel and glued this inside the card. The same images were stamped on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I finished the card by adding a trio of Red Rhinestones. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful Friend stamp set makes a pretty floral birthday card for a special friend

Beautiful Friendship for a special friend

Posted on August 2, 2019July 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made for one of my oldest and dearest friends using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray cardstock 4⅛” by 3 ⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” – rounded upper right corner

Using some temporary adhesive I adhered the Whisper White piece to the card front. I then stamped the flowers and leaves beginning with the largest images and making sure to stamp overlapping on to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I used Rococo Rose ink for the large and small roses, Seaside Spray for the hydrangea, Purple Posy for the long flower spays and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink and added the rose centres in the same colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

The Whisper White layer was then lifted away from the card base and added it to the Basic Gray panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the card base on Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins for a bit of bling.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the same flowers and leaves inside the card and on the envelope.

A really pretty card. I hope my friend likes it.

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

Mo x

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A team colour challenge card made using A Good man stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Good Man for a team challenge

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

This is a card made for our latest team challenge. This time it is a colour challenge; we need to make something using 3 or these 4 ink choices – Brown, Green, Purple or Yellow. I was initially sure I would be using a purple…….turned out I was wrong!

To recreate the Good Man card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Bird ballard designer series paper (dsp) 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 3⅜” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 3 ¼” by 2 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 2” by 2”
Whisper White 2” by 2”

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The designer series paper was glued to the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

I stamped the image of the man in the deckchair onto the small Whisper White panel in Soft Suede ink and coloured it in using the following Blends Markers – Old Olive combo, Daffodil Delight combo, Crumb Cake combo and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The stamped piece was then added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Daffodil Delight layer. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small piece of Whisper White and punched out using the 1¼” Circle punch. The circle was then added to a Daffodil Delight circle punched using the 1⅜” Scalloped Circle Punch. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.