A card made using a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sealife card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on February 7, 2023January 30, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using masking techniques. I have made a card using the Whale Done stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Sealife card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Masking Paper – 5¼” by 3½”

Using a frame from the Framed Florets Dies, I die cut an oval from the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Masking Paper. The die cut negative piece of Masking Paper was stuck to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to apply Pool Party ink to the oval space masked by the Masking Paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

With the Masking paper still in place I stamped the fronds of seaweed in Shaded Spruce ink. The Masking paper was then carefully peeled away revealing the inked oval.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The turtle was stamped in Cajun Craze and the Whale in Starry Sky ink, both overlapping the inked oval. Finally, I added the shoals of fish in Daffodil Delight.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink in the lower right-hand corner of the panel.

The decorated panel was then glued to the Starry Sky panel and then mounted onto the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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The Greatest Journey stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty floral birthday card

Greatest Florals card

Posted on February 5, 2023February 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet floral card made using the new Greatest Journey stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the greatest floral card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic Black card – 2½” by ⅜”

I stamped the row of flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. I inked up the small flower at the end and stamped this again on the left hand side too fill in the space.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Greatest Journey stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the following Blends Pens, I coloured in the leaves and flowers – So Saffron, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green & Old Olive

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Greatest Journey stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The decorated panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I piece of Black Twine was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Fresh Freesia card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Greatest Journey stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using a Heat Tool. It was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Greatest Journey stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A trio of Classic Matte Dots and a twine bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Greatest Journey stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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A pretty animal themed waterfall card made using the Day At The Farm designer series paper for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Farm Animal Waterfall Card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on February 4, 2023January 24, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing ideas for pop-up cards. I have to share a waterfall card made using the gorgeous Day At The Farm dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the farm animal waterfall card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Basic White card 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2
Day At The Farm dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Garden Green card – 8⅝” by 2¾” – Scored at 1¾”, 2½”, 3¼” & 4”
Garden Green card – 4⅛” by 1”
Pear Pizzazz card – 2⅝” by 2⅝” x 3
Basic White card –2½” by 2½” x 3
Pear Pizzazz card – 2⅝” by 1⅝”
Basic White – 2½” by 1½”
Scrap Day At The Farm dsp
Scrap Basic White & Daffodil Delight

Glue the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Day At The Farm dsp to one of the large panels of Basic White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Use the same glue to add the panel to the Garden Green card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm designer series paper used to make a pretty animal themed waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Adhere the small strip of Garden Green card about 2¼” up from the bottom of the card front. Use strong adhesive such as Tear & Tape or Snail Plus as this piece gets a lot of pulling about.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm designer series paper used to make a pretty animal themed waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Next, insert the 4⅝” (longest side) end of the scored 8⅝” strip of Garden Green card into the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch; it is wider than the opening so is a bit of a fiddle. Push it right to the end then punch. Pull it out and trim off the extra piece on each side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm designer series paper used to make a pretty animal themed waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Fold on all the score lines and slip the punched scalloped end of the Garden Green card under the strip of card you have just glued across the card. The scored part of the card will then be on top of the band. Using strong adhesive glue along the top of the scored panel – face down – adhere the piece to the bottom end of the band. This forms the waterfall mechanism.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm designer series paper used to make a pretty animal themed waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Use liquid adhesive at the top of each of the 2⅝” by 2⅝” panels of Pear Pizzazz and the 2⅝” by 1⅝” panel of Pear Pizzazz , adhere them to the small scored strips of the waterfall panel.

Using a Blending Brush add Balmy Blue ink to the 3 panels of Basic White measuring 2½” by 2½”. Cut down some of the dsp to create the effect of grass at the bottom of each of the Basic White panels.

Die cut some of the animals from the dsp using the On The Farm Dies and add then to the inked panels. Die cut some clouds using the same set of dies and glue parts of clouds to each panel before mounting the panels onto the larger Pear Pizzazz card layers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm designer series paper used to make a pretty animal themed waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamp the sentiment in Garden Green ink onto the 2½” by 1½” piece of Basic White, add 2 ducks die cut using the same set of dies and glue to the smaller panel of Pear Pizzazz.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm designer series paper used to make a pretty animal themed waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Add a die cut goose to the final Basic White panel and glue to the back of the panel with the punched scalloped bottom. Add a piece of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon to act as a pull tab and the card is complete.

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5 cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice January - February 2023

Cypress Trees for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on February 3, 2023January 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have made 5 Christmas cards today for the Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘trees or tree shapes’. I have made my cards using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set.

Colours used in this project are;

To recreate the cypress Christmas cards, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Evening Evergreen card – 4⅝ by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner – For the inside
Evening Evergreen or Garden Green card – 2¼” by ⅜” – Rounded upper left corner

Using the ‘ground image’ from the Oceanfront stamp set, I stamped randomly in Balmy Blue ink to add texture to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

The large ‘carrot shaped image was stamped in Garden Green ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation to give cluster of tall trees. The detailed image was then stamped over top, in Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

The smaller trees were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

I used the same ‘ground image to add the ground in Balmy Blue ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation under the trees.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

A Blending Brush was used to add Balmy Blue ink to the sky – I used a small die cut circle to mask off the moon. The inked panel was then glued, with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to the Evening Evergreen panel and then to the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

5 cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice January - February 202

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

The sentiment was then stamped onto the small piece of either Evening Evergreen or Garden Green card in Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

A trio od 2021 – 2023 In Color Opal Rounds completed the card. I made 5 of these cards in total to start off my Christmas prep. I hope you like the card.

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The Friendly Gnomes stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make an adorable card featuring two friendly gnomes

Two Friendly Gnomes card

Posted on January 31, 2023January 22, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the gnomes and have made a sweet card for a friend using the Friendly Gnomes stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Two Gnomes card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
2022 – 2024 In Color DSP – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4” by 3 ½”
Scrap Basic White card

I adhered the panel of dsp to one of the larger Basic White panels and wrapped a piece of Parakeet Party around the panel three times before gluing the panel to the Tahitian Tide card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring wo friendly gnomes made using the Friendly Gnomes stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The two cute gnomes were stamped onto the smaller panel of Basic White card in Basic Gray ink and the panel was die cut using the Scalloped Contour Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring wo friendly gnomes made using the Friendly Gnomes stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The adorable gnomes were coloured using the following Blends Pens – Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet and SU1000 from the Naturals Collection.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring wo friendly gnomes made using the Friendly Gnomes stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the decorated panel to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring wo friendly gnomes made using the Friendly Gnomes stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment form the Adorable Owls stamp set was stamped in basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and tucked under the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring wo friendly gnomes made using the Friendly Gnomes stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

Isn’t it adorable?

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The Dainty Delight stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty delicate floral thank you card

Delicate Floral card

Posted on January 30, 2023January 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

The Daisy Delight stamp set was on my desk today and I have used it to make a pretty, delicate floral card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the delicate flowers card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Crumb Cake card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 2” by ½”

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the spray of delicate flowers onto the smaller panel of Crumb Cake card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty delicate floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the flowers and leaves – Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Polished Pink, Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty delicate floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sprizing of the panel was achieved using a Black Stamp ‘n Write Marker. The panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer which was mounted onto the Basic Black panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty delicate floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Versamark ink I stamped the sentiment from the Bunch of Thanks stamp set onto the strip of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and Heat set it with a Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty delicate floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The strip of Basic Black card was then trimmed down and the end trimmed before it was adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty delicate floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A scattering of Iridescent Pearls completed the card. So pretty.

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A special thinking of you card made using the Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Seaside Bird card

Posted on January 29, 2023January 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the Seaside Bay stamp set and co-ordinating dies along with the By the Bay Designer Series Paper and have come up with a pretty thinking of you card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Seaside Bird card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Balmy Blue card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by ½”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the 2 pieces of Bay the Bay dsp to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The large sandpiper was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card, I added the sandy shore with the seashells in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom. The image was then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

I used the same liquid glue to add the stitched square to the Balmy Blue square and mounted it on the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

A trio of Milky Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

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A Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed card made sing the Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! for Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Farmyard card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 28, 2023January 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing our favourite Sale-a-Bration items. I have chosen to make a pretty best wishes card using the Day at the Farm DSP.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the farmyard card, you will need:

Pear Pizzazz card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Day at the Farm dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
Day at the Farm dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Garden Green card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 1” by ¾”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the two pieces of Day at the Farm dsp to the pear Pizzazz card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I cut a stitched square from the square piece of Basic White card. I stamped the ‘grass’ image across the bottom in Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The stamped square was added to the Garden Green layer with liquid glue and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the On the Farm Dies I cut a cow from one of the sheets of dsp and added it to the stitched square with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Beautiful Thistle stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the smallest piece of Basic White card. I fagged the end, trimmed it down and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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Clean and simple Birthday Balloon card

Posted on January 27, 2023January 22, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a clean and simple birthday balloons card made using the pretty Celebrate with Tags stamp set which has carried over from the now retired July – December catalogue.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birthday balloons card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5⅛” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Celebrate With Tags and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make a pretty clean and simple birthday balloon card

I inked up the larger rectangle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set with Pool Party ink and stamped it above the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Celebrate With Tags and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make a pretty clean and simple birthday balloon card

The balloons were then stamped in Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky, Bermuda Bay, Orchid Oasis and Blackberry Bliss.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Celebrate With Tags and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make a pretty clean and simple birthday balloon card

The stamped panel was glued to the Pool Party panel then mounted onto the Blackberry Bliss card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Celebrate With Tags and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make a pretty clean and simple birthday balloon card

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Celebrate With Tags and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make a pretty clean and simple birthday balloon card

I really struggle with clean and simple cards but I think this one turned out OK. Hope yu like it.

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The Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets by Stampin' Up! used to make a tropical themed card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Tropical Palms card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 26, 2023January 24, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop whare we are sharing projects inspired by a picture and colour combo. I have used the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets to make a card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Tropical Palms card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Fluid 100 card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 2½” by 1”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer I sprayed water onto the panel of Fluid 100 card, this will allow the ink to move around on the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I inked up the ‘sea’ stamp from the Oceanfront stamp set with Bermuda Bay at the top and Coastal Cabana ink at the bottom of the stamp. I stamped down onto the wet Fluid 100 card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The ‘sky’ image from the same stamp set was inked up with Tahitian Tide ink and stamped down as above. I didn’t mind if there was a little mixing of the inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I left the panel to dry a little before stamping the ‘sand’ image, again from the Oceanfront stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I used a Heat Tool to completely dry the stamped background before moving onto the next step.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the tree trunks from the Paradise Palms stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I like to use the Stamparatus with Watercolor card as I can stamp multiple times to get the depth of colour and definition I want. The palm tree tops were added with Old Olive ink using the Stamparatus. The whole panel was then glued to the Crumb Cake layer and then added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.