A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Forever Forest Birthday card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on August 26, 2024August 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Forever Forest stamp set to make my birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the forever forest birthday card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 4⅛” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I adhered the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card. The panel was then added to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The row of trees from the Forever Forest stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the strip of Bright & Beautiful dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set to give the trees something to stand on. The stamped strip was then given banner ends using Scissors. The strip was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. This was trimmed down with my Paper Trimmer and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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A pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Patterned Changing Leaves card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing a card made using the gorgeous patterned Changing Leaves stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the patterned changing leaves card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set along the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The stamped panel was adhered to the Lost Lagoon panel and then to the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the same black ink I stamped the maple leaf, three times onto scrap Basic White card. These leaves were die cut using the Changing Leaves stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images – Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon. The coloured leaves were then added to the card front, the center one on Dimensionals and the other two flat.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Trusty Tools stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Tools Birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 22, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are creating based on a Sketch and /or colour inspiration. I have made my card using the Trusty Tools stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the tools birthday card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Blueberry Bushel card – 2¾” by ⅝”
Gray Granite card – 2¾” by ½”

I randomly stamped the outline tools using either Gray Granit or Pecan Pie ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green or Blueberry Bushel ink I stamped the infill images. The stamped panel was the adhered to the layer of Blueberry Bushel and mounted onto the Garden Green card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Gray Granite card. I covered it with Black Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment strip was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

To complete the card I added a trio of Transparent Adhesive Backed Gems.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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A card made for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop using scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Striped Tree card – Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

Posted on August 21, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop where we are using scraps to create our projects today. I have used scraps of the pretty Winter Meadow designer Series Paper to make my pretty striped tree card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the striped tree card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Pretty Peacock card – 2” by ⅜”

From scrap offcuts of Winter Meadow Designer series paper (dsp), I cut a number of strips ¼” or ⅜” wide.

A card made for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop using scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper u from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

Using the Merriest Trees Dies I die cut the largest tree from the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The negative piece was then embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

I placed the die cut tree onto the Pretty Peacock panel and used a pencil to lightly draw around the shape. This would give me a guide when adding my strips of dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added each strip of dsp to the Pretty Peacock layer, trimming off the excess dsp as I went.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

The embossed panel was then mounted over the top of the strips on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pretty Peacock card. I had masked off the bottom of the sentiment prior to inking it up as I only wanted the ‘merry christmas’.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

The stamped sentiment was covered with White Embossing Powder and set with my Heat Tool before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the card.

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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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