A striking baby turtle themed birthday card made using the ink blending technique and the Sea Turtle stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Baby Turtle card

Posted on October 4, 2024September 22, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing baby turtle card which would make a great masculine birthday card. I used the Sea Turtles stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the baby turtle card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige and Night of Navy

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I then used the negative circle as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

I placed the mask onto the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card, towards the top and roughly central. I then inked the negative circle using a Blending Brush and Boho Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

Keeping the mask in place, I stamped the bubble image in 2^nd generation Boho Blue ink and added the shoal of fish with Lemon Lime Twist ink. The mask was then removed, and the inked panel glued to the Lemon Lime Twist layer and then to the Night of Navy card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

The sweet baby turtle was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scarp Basic Beige card. It was cut out using sharp scissors. I shaped the turtle with a Bone Folder and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Night of Navy card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed the sentiment out and flagged one end before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

A trio of Opal Rounds completes the card.

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3 cards designed for my February 2024 classes using the Trusty Tools stamp set, Trusty Tools die and the Trusty Toolbox dsp by Stampin' Up!

Trusty Tools Classes

Posted on February 18, 2024February 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing the cards I designed for my February Trusty Tools classes. Each of the ladies coming to classes were given a 6” by 6” pack of the Trusty Toolbox dsp to use when making the projects. I love giving dsp samples to my class attendees, especially if we use some of the paper in classes. Many of the ladies only craft when they come to class so I like to give them new techniques and things to try.

Colours in these cards are:

Pop-Up Front Panel card

This card was inspired by Mel Brown of Inspired Crafts

Thick Basic White card base – 10½” by 4” – scored at 5¾”, 6¾”, 8¾” & 9¾”
Thick Basic White – 5¾” by 2⅝” – scored at 4” & 5”
Copper Clay – 4” by 2½”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 3¾” by 3½”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 3¾” by 1¾”
Basic White – 3¼” by ¾”
Scarp Basic White – 4⅛” by 2¾”

We each choose the dsp patterns we wanted to use and cut them down to size. They were glued to the larger panel of Thick Basic White card. We folded on the score lines and added Tear & Tape to the 1” tab, folding it over to form the bottom of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set, Trusty Tools die and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a 3 cards for my February 2024 classes

The pin board was die cut from the Copper Clay card and adhered to the smaller Thick Basic White card panel. We burnished the score lines and adhered the panel to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set, Trusty Tools die and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a 3 cards for my February 2024 classes

The tools were stamped in Gray Granite ink and coloured with Lost Lagoon, Poppy Parade and Gray Granite. These were die cut using the Trusty Tools dies. They were added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set, Trusty Tools die and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a 3 cards for my February 2024 classes

The sentiment was stamped in Copper Clay ink onto the thin piece of Basic White card. It was added to the top of the card.

Trio of Tools card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 3⅞” by 2¾”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 2¾” by 1⅞” x 2
Basic White – 4” by 2½”

We chose 2 patterns of dsp and cut them to the required sizes and then glued them to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set, Trusty Tools die and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a 3 cards for my February 2024 classes

The sentiment, from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set was stamped onto the panel of Basic White card in Poppy Parade ink. I die cut it using the Something Fancy Dies. The sentiment was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

We then die cut or fussy cut, according to preference, 3 of the tools from the sheets of dsp. These were added to the card front using a mixture of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and/or Dimensionals.

Hammer card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅝” by 2⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅝” by 1¾”
Basic White – 4” by 2½”

After choosing and cutting the 2 panels of dsp, we glued them to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set, Trusty Tools die and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a 3 cards for my February 2024 classes

As before, the sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade ink and die cut using the same Something Fancy dies.

Using a combination of liquid glue and Dimensionals we added a hammer to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set, Trusty Tools die and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a 3 cards for my February 2024 classes

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A pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up!

Garden Wheelbarrow Themed Birthday card

Posted on January 23, 2024January 13, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I have made a pretty garden wheelbarrow themed themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the garden wheelbarrow themed birthday card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Boho Blue card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Very Vanilla card – 5” by 3¼”
Scrap Very Vanilla

The wheelbarrow, from the Garden Meadow stamp set, was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto scarp Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

I coloured the image in with the following Blends Pens – Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Bubble Bath, Highland Heather, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate & Pebbled Path. I die cut the wheelbarrow using the co-ordinating Garden Meadow Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to the right hand corner of the panel of Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

The sentiment was stamped in the lower right hand corner of the inked panel in Boho Blue ink. The Very Vanilla panel was then glued to the Boho Blue panel and then to the Thick Very Vanilla card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

The coloured wheelbarrow was then added on Dimensionals to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

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

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A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

Beautiful Balloons One Sheet Wonder

Posted on November 26, 2023November 19, 2023 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 gorgeous one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and some bright and cheerful colours.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the one sheet wonder you will need:

Basic White card – 10” by 7”
Card Bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 4

I began by stamping the medium sized balloons in Fresh Freesia ink from the top to the bottom of the Basic White card and then from left to right.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Next, I added the Lemon Lolly smaller balloons, overlapping the Fresh Freesia Balloons.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Then the Soft Sea Foam Balloons and lastly the Pool Party balloons.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Using a Paper Trimmer I cut the stamped sheet into 4 identical panels measuring 5” by 3½”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

I used Pebbled Path ink to stamp the sentiment onto each panel and glued the panels to the Pebbled Path layers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

These were added to the four card bases on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed each card.

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A trio of fun birthday/celebration cards made for my June 2023 classes using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Balloons Classes

Posted on June 16, 2023June 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my classes this month using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and Beautiful Balloons Dies.

Colours used in these projects are:

Balloon Gate Fold Card

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 2 1/16” on either end
Orchid Oasis 5” & 3” x 2
Basic White – 4⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – inside
Scrap Basic White & Lemon Lolly

Using the smaller balloon image, we stamped in Bubble Bath in in the upper left and lower right corners of the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

We used the infill, starry balloon image to stamp a background in Orchid Oasis ink all over the smaller panel of Basic White card. This panel was then adhered to the Orchid Oasis layer.

A selection of balloons were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in in Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly and Orchid Oasis inks. They were die cut using the Beautiful Balloons dies. We also die cut the ribbon streamer in Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

We placed the balloons onto the stamped panel and stamped ‘strings’ under a couple of the balloons. The balloons were then added to the panel with liquid glue or Dimensionals.

The decorated panel was then added to the left side of the Bubble Bath card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

The sentiment was stamped in Lemon Lolly ink onto Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

Balloon & Bunting Card

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Bubble Bath – 4⅞” by 3”
Bubble Bath – 5” by 2⅞”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Lemon Lolly

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

Using the long streamer image, we stamped down the length of the small panel of Basic White card using Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly and Orchid Oasis inks.

The stamped panel was then glued to the Orchid Oasis layer and mounted onto the Orchid Oasis card base on Dimensionals.

The large balloon was stamped in Lemon Lolly ink onto scrap Basic White card.

Confetti was stamped onto the balloon in Orchid Oasis ink and the balloon was die cut out. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals. A White Baker’s Twine bow was added to the bottom of the balloon with a Mini Glue Dot.

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto scrap Lemon Lolly card. This was trimmed down and added to the card front.

Mini Balloons card

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Orchid Oasis – 5⅞” by 2¾”
Basic White – 5⅞” by 2½”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

The smallest balloon was stamped randomly onto the long thin panel of Basic White card in Bubble Bath ink.

We then stamped the image again in Lemon Lolly ink and finally in Orchid Oasis ink. We made sure to overlap some of the images. The stamped panel was then glued to the Orchid Oasis layer.

The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Basic White card. This was added to the card front with Dimensionals on either end.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

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3 cards, including a shadow box card made for April 2023 classes using the Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles Classes

Posted on April 14, 2023April 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my April Classes using the Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies.

Colours used in these projects are:

Shadow Box Card

Thick Basic White card base 5¾” by 4⅛x 2”– scored at ½” & 1” on both log sides
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies we cut a circle in the centre panel one of the Thick Basic White card pieces, slightly nearer the top and centred from side to side between the 1” scorelines. The two pieces were placed one on top of the other and drew around the inside of the negative circle, lightly using a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The large circle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set was inked up, ½ with Granny Apple Green and the other half with Fresh Freesia buy pressing the inkpad directly to the stamp. We stamped it over the pencil circle which was then erased. The sentiment was then stamped onto the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The scorelines were folded and burnished, the 1” scoreline inwards and the ½” scoreline outwards. A strip of Tear ‘n Tape applied to the outer two sections of the back panel. The front was then adhered to the back, one side at a time.

A selection of foliage and flowers were stamped onto the scrap Basic White panel and die cut using the Sending Dies. We then arranged the flowers around the aperture.

Circle Daisy Card

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green – 5⅛” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Fresh Freesia – 3¾” by ¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The circle image was inked up in the same way as for the previous card using the same Granny Apple Green and Fresh Freesia inks and stamped towards to top of the smaller Basic White panels.

The leafy sprig was stamped twice, once facing upwards and once facing downwards in Granny Apple Green ink. The flowers were added in Gorgeous Grape ink with centres of Daffodil Delight ink. The stamped panel was then added, off set, to the Granny Apple Green panel with liquid glue.

We stamped the smaller flower in Fresh Freesia ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front and added the decorated panel overtop on Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the one happy family was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Fresh Freesia and added it, trimming the ends, across the card front.

Double Flower card

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The rectangle image was stamped as before onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. The leafy sprig added to one side in Granny Apple Green ink.

The duo of flowers were added in Gorgeous Grape ink with Daffodil Delight centres. The sentiment was added below in Gorgeous Grape ink.

A strip of Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon was added to the bottom of the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was the glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer. It was the mounted onto the Granny Apple Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

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Three projects made for my March 2023 Classes using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up!

Share a Milkshake Class projects

Posted on March 17, 2023March 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

We had great fun this week creating cards using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and the co-ordinating Dies. Ironically it was snowing when I held the first few classes and ice-creams were not high on our list of treats.

Colours used in these projects are:

Corner Tuck card

Fresh Freesia card base 6¼” by 5⅞”– scored at 4¼”
Dandy Designs dsp – 5¾” by 4⅛
Dandy Designs dsp – 5¾” by 2”
Calypso Coral – 3⅞” by 2½”
Petal Pink – 3¾” by 2⅜
Basic White – 4” by 2¾” – to die cut a deckled rectangle
Basic White – 3⅝”by 2⅜ – for the inside
Basic White strip – ½” wide
Dandy Designs dsp 2” by 2” cut in half on the diagonal
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

Glue the 2 panels of dsp to the Fresh Freesia card base and add the triangle of dsp to the upper right corner.

Stamp the solid glass onto deckled rectangle in 2^nd generation Fresh Freesia ink. The detailed image was added over top in full strength Fresh Freesia ink. The ice-cream scoop was stamped in Petal Pink ink onto scrap Basic White card and the straw in Sweet Sorbet ink, they were then die cut out and added at the top of the glass with Dimensionals.

The stamped panel was glued to the Petal Pink panel and then to the layer of Calypso Coral card and added with liquid glue to the smaller front panel of the card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink onto scrap card, trimmed down and added to the card front. We then added an extra white panel to the back piece where it would be hidden, this is where a message can be written.

Ice-cream Cone card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Dany Designs dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅜”
Calypso Coral – 5⅞” by ½”
Crumb Cake – 4” by 3” – use to die cut the waffle cone.
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia & Silver Foil

Three projects made for my March 2023 Classes using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' U

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

Glue the Calypso Coral strip to the right-hand side of the dsp panel and then glue to the Thick Basic White card base. Use a Blending Brush to add some Peta Pink ink to the right-hand side of the card front.

Fold up the waffle cone and tuck a piece of scrap Basic White card inside. Place the Fresh Freesia die cut ‘net’ to the back of the cone and add to the card front on Dimensionals.

The ice-cream scoops were stamped in Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Fresh Freesia inks onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Share a Milkshake Dies. They were added above the cone on Dimensionals.

A die cut silver spoon was added to the ice-cream and a trio of hearts stamped in Calypso Coral ink. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink onto the card front.

Ice-cream Sundae card

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Dandy Designs dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Fresh Freesia card – 3½” by ½”
Basic White – 3¾” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink & Silver Foil

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

The panel of dsp was glued to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White. The piece was then glued to the Petal Pink card base,

A scalloped border was die cut from the Fresh Freesia card using the Penned Flowers Dies. It was added to the bottom of the 3¾” by 1½” piece of Basic White. This was then glued to the card front.

Die-cut the sundae glasses and ice-cream scoops from Fresh Freesia and Petal Pink card and add to the Basic White strip. The cherry was inked up in Sweet Sorbet ink and the stem coloured in using an Early Espresso Marker, it was then stamped onto white card and die-cut bore being added to the card front.

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the scrap Basic White, trimmed out with scissors and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

I hope you like the cards. We also used the Dandy Designs dsp in this class.

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Vintage Tools card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing masculine projects today.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the vintage tools card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Starry Sky card – 3” by 1”
Basic White card – 3” by 1”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

I used the ‘hammer’ image to stamp randomly all over the Starry Sky card front in Starry Sky ink and set it to one side.

A masculine themed card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Vintage Tools stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The tools were then stamped fairly randomly all over the 4½” by 3” panel of Basic White card using Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Soft Succulent and Pool Party inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then glued to the Soft Succulent layer and a piece of Starry Sky Woven Metallic Ribbon wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Starry Sky card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto the 3” by 1” piece of Basic White card and die cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I also die cut a larger rectangle with the same die set, repositioning the die until I got the border size I wanted. The rectangles were glued together and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A scattering of 2021 – 2023 In Color Dots used to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Please hop on to share the inspiring projects created by my stamping friends. Next up is the lovely Gez Carpenter

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Cheryl Taylor

Annette Elias

Victoria Littlewood

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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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3 cards made for my January 2023 classes using the Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp by Stampin' Up!

Framed Florets Class Projects

Posted on January 17, 2023January 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my January classes using the Framed Florets Bundle and the Dainty Flowers dsp.

Colours used in these projects are:

Embossed Floral card

Fresh Freesia card base 8½” by 4¼”– scored at 4¼”
Dainty Flowers dsp – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Rich Razzleberry 5” by 4”
Basic White oval die cut using the Framed Florets Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White – 3½ by 2¼”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp used to make 3 cards for my January 2023 classes

Emboss the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White using the Pretty Petals Embossing Folder. Use Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive glue the piece of Dainty Flowers dsp to the left side of the panel, leaving a tiny border around three side.

Wrap a length of ribbon around to disguise the join and secure on the back with Sellotape. Glue the whole piece to the Fresh Freesia card base. Stamp the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry ink onto the Basic White oval, over to the left side.

Stamp the spray of flowers in Basic Gray ink onto the 3½ by 2¼” panel of Basic White and die cut. Die cut the embossed frame from the panel of Rich Razzleberry card. Place the Rich Razzleberry frame face down and add the stamped white oval, face down inside the frame and add Dimensionals around the edge making sure to place them on the frame and the oval. Add the piece to the card front.

Using the following Blends Pens colour in the spray of flowers – Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. Add the spray to the right side of the oval with glue.

Add a bow and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed this card.

Famed Sentiment card

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Dainty Flowers dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝
Rich Razzleberry – 5 “ by 4”
Basic White – oval die cut using the Framed Florets Dies
Basic White – 3” by 2”
Scrap Old Olive

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp used to make 3 cards for my January 2023 classes

Glue the panel of dsp to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White and then to the Blushing Bride card base.

Stamp the s individual flowers in Basic Gray ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and die cut them out. Also die cut the larger frame from Rich Razzleberry card and 2 leafy sprigs from the scrap Old Olive card.

Glue the Rich Razzleberry frame to the card front. Stamp the sentiment onto the die cut white oval and mount the oval inside the frame on Dimensionals.

Trim the bottom off each leafy sprig and glue to the bottom of the oval. Colour the flowers with the Blackberry Bliss Blends Pens and add over the leafy sprigs.

Decorate with a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones.

Punched Oval Card

Rich Razzleberry card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blushing Bride – 5½” by 3¾”
Dainty Flowers dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Rich Razzleberry card – we used one of the centre ovals from the previous cards.
Basic White – 2¼” by 1½”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp used to make 3 cards for my January 2023 classes

Glue the panel of dsp to the Blushing Bride layer. Wrap a length of Sweet Sorbet Woven Metallic Ribbon around the panel, secure on the back with Sellotape.

Glue the panel to the Rich Razzleberry card base.

Stamp the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry ink onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and punch out with the Double Oval Punch. Punch out a scalloped oval from one of the excess ovals from either of the previous cards and glue these together.

Add the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

Complete the card with a ribbon bow and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones.