A pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and Frames & Flowers dsp from Stampin' Up!

Poised Peony Thank You card

Posted on August 20, 2024August 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Frames & Flowers dsp.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the poised peony thank you card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Frames & Flowers dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Pumpkin Pie card – 3¼” by 2½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using Lost Lagoon ink, I randomly stamped all over the piece of Frames & Flowers dsp before gluing it to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set and Frames & Flowers dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

I wrapped a length of Petal Pink Diagonal Striped Ribbon around the panel, secured it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then adhered to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set and Frames & Flowers dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

The large peony flower was stamped onto the 3½” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I die cut the image using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set and Frames & Flowers dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

Using the Pumpkin Pie and Lost Lagoon Blends Pens, I coloured in the image before glueing the die cut label to the Pumpkin Pie layer. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set and Frames & Flowers dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Pumpkin Pie ink. I trimmed it down with sharp scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set and Frames & Flowers dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

A ribbon bow and a scattering of Shiny Sequins completed the card.

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The Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folderfrom Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card

Embossed Yellow Flowers card

Posted on August 18, 2024August 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a softly, pretty water coloured floral card made using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder and Set2 of the Watercolor Pencils.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the berry burst layered florals card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Daffodil Delight card

Using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the 5¼” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

Using the Crushed Curry watercolor pencil, I scribbled colour onto the petals of the smaller flowers. The centres of the flowers were coloured using the Flirty Flamingo watercolor pencil. I used a Blender Pen to soften and smooth out the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

The embossed panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and a length of Black & White Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the daffodil Delight card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

The sentiment, from the Textured Florals stamp set was stamped onto scrap Daffodil Delight card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then die cut out using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used Dimensionals to add it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

A ribbon bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot to finish the card.

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Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

City Sights Kit – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on August 17, 2024August 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing some of our super affordable and versatile kit collection. The City Sights Kit was one of the raffle prizes offered at my recent Stamp-A-Stack and I like to create projects using the raffle prizes to show the versatility and alternative ways to use the supplies.

Colours used in these cards are:

Extra cardstock used for the alternative cards:

Card Bases – Basic Beige, Boho Blue & Pebbled Path
Layers and die cuts – Basic White, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path & Basic Black

These are the cards made up as per the instructions in the kit.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

These are the alternative cards I designed, I hope you like them.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A pretty thank you card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks from Stampin' Up!

Tree & Flowers card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on. I have been using the Frosted Forest stamp set and Frosted Forest Masks to make a lovely tree & flowers thank you card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the tree & flowers card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Garden Meadows dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The piece of Meandering Meadows dsp was glued to the largest panel of Basic White card and then to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The large tree image was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto the 5” by 4” panel of Basic White card. The image was then die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I placed Mask 1 over the stamped tree and added Pecan Pie ink to the trunk and branches of the tree. Mask 2 was next and I added Granny Apple Green ink to the tree canopy and finally Mask 3 and Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the ‘ground’ image from the Garden Meadow stamp set, I stamped under the tree. I also added the small group of flowers. The flowers were coloured with the Flirty Flamingo Blends Pens. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A couple of birds from the Adhesive-backed Birds and Dragonflies embellishments completed the card.

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The Sea Turtles stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a trio of cards for my August 2024 classes

Sea Turtle Classes

Posted on August 16, 2024August 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my August classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set. This is a reversible stamp set where you can used both the front and the back of each stamp.

Colours used in these projects are:

Baby Turtles card

Pool Party card – 8¾” by 4⅛”– scored at 5⅞”
Calypso Coral – 5⅞” by 1” – Embossed using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders
Summer Splash – 5⅞” by ⅛”
Pecan Pie – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Pool Party – 3¼” by ⅜”
Calypso Coral – 3¼” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

I took 2 damp baby wipes, folded them in half, one on top of the other and placed them inside an empty stamp case. You can use anything firm and waterproof such as a plate or the glass mat. Onto the folded up baby wipes I added about 10 – 12 drops of Calypso Coral re-inker, 10 – 12 drops of Coastal Cabana re-inker and 8 – 10 drops of Pecan Pie re-inker. The dots gradually sread, filling the space between them.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cards created for my August 2024 classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set

We pressed the baby turtle image onto the inked baby wipes and stamped it randomly all over the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

The back of the ‘bubble’ image was inked with Pool Party, stamped off twice then stamped over the stamped baby turtles to give the illusion of water. This was repeated all over the panel. The inked panel was then glued to the Pecan Pie panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cards created for my August 2024 classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set

We glued the embossed Calypso Coral strip to the front of the Pool Party card front. The thin strip of Summer Splash was glued next to it and the stamped panel added overtop on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto the strip of Pool Party card. The strip of Calypso Coral card was adhered to the back with a little peeking out the bottom. The sentiment piece was glued to the card front. A white Baker’s Twine bow finished the card.

Starfish Card

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Summer Splash – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

The bubble image was stamped, twice onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card in Pool Party ink. The sentiment was stamped underneath in Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cards created for my August 2024 classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set

The shoal of fish were stamped in Calypso Coral, swimming in both directions. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Summer Splash panel and then to the Calypso Coral card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cards created for my August 2024 classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set

On scrap Basic White card we stamped 2 large starfish and 3 small starfish with Peach Pie ink. These were then fussy cut out and added to the card front, some on Dimensionals.

Large Turtle Card

Summer Slash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White

Using a Blending Brush, we added Summer Splash ink to the centre of the 5” by 3¼” Basic White panel. The fish were then stamped in Peach Pie ink and the sentiment stamped in Pecan Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cards created for my August 2024 classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set

The panel was then glued to the Summer Splash card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cards created for my August 2024 classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set

The turtle was stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Pecan Pie ink. We fussy cut the turtle out and mounted it onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cards created for my August 2024 classes using the Sea Turtles stamp set

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Sweet Baby Girl card

Posted on August 14, 2024August 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet girl baby card made using the Cutest Onesie stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the sweet girl card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Pretty in Pink card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic Black and Basic White card and 2023 – 2025 In Color dsp

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a circle with a decorative edge using the Spotlight In Nature Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cutest Onesie stamp set used to make a sweet baby girl card

The panel of Pretty In Pink card was embossed using the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was adhered to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card and then to the Petunia Pop card base. The die cut circle was added t the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cutest Onesie stamp set used to make a sweet baby girl card

I stamped the onesie, with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scraps of 2023 – 2025 In Color dsp, one on Pretty in Pink and the other in Petunia Pop. These were die cut using the Cutest Onesie Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cutest Onesie stamp set used to make a sweet baby girl card

2 coat hangers were die cut from scrap Basic Black card and fed through the slit in the top of each onesie.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cutest Onesie stamp set used to make a sweet baby girl card

The sentiment was stamped in Petunia Pop ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and glued to the card front. A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Shimmer Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cutest Onesie stamp set used to make a sweet baby girl card

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Butterflies and Leaves Birthday Card

Posted on August 13, 2024August 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Spotlight on Nature stamp set and have made a pretty butterfly & leaves birthday card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the butterfly and leaves card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 4⅛” by 3”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 1¼” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the small cross hatch image I randomly stamped all over the Petal Pink card base using Petal Pink ink. The lost Lagoon panel was then adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty butterflies and leaves birthday card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I randomly stamped the leafy spray onto the 3½” by 3½” square of Basic White card. I coloured the leaves in using Lost Lagoon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty butterflies and leaves birthday card

The butterfly was added with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using Petal Pink and Poppy Parade Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty butterflies and leaves birthday card

The stamped panel was then embossed using one of the 3D Basic’s Embossing Folder. This was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty butterflies and leaves birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped onto Basic White card in Lost Lagoon ink. I trimmed the sentiment out and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty butterflies and leaves birthday card

A trio of Rainbow Adhesive Dots finished the card.

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A pretty Petunia Pop thank you card made using the Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Petunia Pop Changing Leaves card

Posted on August 11, 2024August 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty petunia pop changing leaves card made using the Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Petunia Pop

Basic Gray

To recreate the petunia pop changing leaves card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Gray card

Using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I glued the embossed panel to the Basic Gray layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Petunia Pop thank you card

A length of Petunia Pop Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Petunia Pop card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Petunia Pop thank you card

The large leafy spray was then stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Petunia Pop ink. I die cut the leafy spray using the large die from the Changing Leaves Dies. I glued it on top of the same leafy spray on the embossed panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Petunia Pop thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using a label from the Unbounded Love Dies. I added this to a scrap of Basic Gray card which I trimmed down to leave a small border.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Petunia Pop thank you card

A trio of Basic Gray Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Petunia Pop thank you card

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Simple Christmas themed tags made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Filled With Cheer stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Midwinter & Christmas Tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on August 10, 2024August 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘small gifts and/or Tags. My son will be leaving in December to spend 14 – 15 months working in the Antarctic on one of the British bases. We therefore have to buy and wrap presents for Christmas 2024, Birthday March 2025, Midwinter June 2025, Christmas 2026 and possibly birthday March 2026………..eek. All presents have to be small, sturdy, unbreakable which narrows down the choice, they will all be packed into a box, delivered to British Antarctic Survey by mid August for transporation to the Antarctic base by ship. I have started to make loads of simple tags so that he knows what to open and when and am sharing some of these today.

Filled With Cheer

Filled With Cheer Tags

I die cut 5 tags from scrap Basic White card using the Merriest Trees Dies. The sentiment from the Filled With Cheer stamp set was stamped onto each label using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make simple Christmas themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blag Hop

The row of lights were then stamped, twice onto each label using the same black ink and they were then coloured using the Azure Afternoon, Shy Shamrock and Poppy Parade Blends Pens

Simple Christmas themed tags made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Filled With Cheer

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make simple Christmas themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

5 tags were then die cut, 2 in Azure Afternoon and Poppy Parade and 1 in Shy Shamrock. These were adhered to the back of each tag, slightly offset.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make simple Christmas themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A ribbon will be added when I know what I am attaching it too.

Sparkling Snowflakes

Summer Splash

Pretty Peacock

Basic Black

Sparkling Snowflakes Tags

I die cut 4 tags from scrap Basic White card using the Merriest Trees Dies. The sentiment from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set was stamped onto each label using Memento Tuxedo Black ink – Winter Greetings is such a great sentiment for a Midwinter celebration.

Simple Midwinters themed tags made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make simple Midwinter themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The snowflakes were then randomly stamped onto the tag, the larger image with Pretty Peacock ink and the smaller image in Summer Splash ink

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make simple Midwinter themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

2 extra tags were then die cut in Summer Splash an in Pretty Peacock. These were adhered to the back of each tag, slightly offset.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make simple Midwinter themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A ribbon will be added when I know what I am attaching it too

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A card made for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Coffee With Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Coffee with Friends card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on August 8, 2024August 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing summer fun themed projects. In the summer, I love nothing more than sitting in the garden, with a friend and a drink in my hand and have used the Coffee With Friends stamp set to create my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the coffee with friends card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Country Woods dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black card – 2” by ⅜”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the piece of Country Woods dsp to the Basic Black panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A length of Checked ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front,

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I used the Perennial Postage Dies to die cut a label. I ran it through twice to make it smaller.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The image of the two girls on the bench was stamped onto the die cut piece using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Medium Light combo, Medium combo, Medium Deep combo & Deep combo. The coloured piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set was stamped on the small strip of Basic Black card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I added it to the card front.