Throwback card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on August 11, 2022August 1, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Throwback’ – to recreate an old project of our own or someone else’s. I have chosen to recreate a card I made for this same blog hop back in charge and turn it into a Christmas card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the throwback card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Cherry Cobbler card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Boughs of Holly dsp – ⅜” strips x 2
Basic White card – ¼” strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Boughs of Holly dsp

I embossed the smaller panel of Basic White card using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and glued it to the Cherry Cobbler panel with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive. The same glue was used to add the panel to the Real Red card front.

A card CASED for the Stamping With Friends Throwback Blog Hop using the Boughs of Holly designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Christmas card made using the Boughs of Holly designer Series Paper for the Stamping With Friends Throwback Blog Hop

Using the same liquid glue to add the strips of dsp to the card front having first flagged the ends with my scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Christmas card made using the Boughs of Holly designer Series Paper for the Stamping With Friends Throwback Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Penguin Place stamp set was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the ¼” strip of Basic White card and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Christmas card made using the Boughs of Holly designer Series Paper for the Stamping With Friends Throwback Blog Hop

Using sharp scissors, I fussy cut one of the poinsettia flowers from the Boughs of Holly dsp and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Christmas card made using the Boughs of Holly designer Series Paper for the Stamping With Friends Throwback Blog Hop

I added a Baker’s Twine Bow and a trio of Red Rhinestones to complete the card. So pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Christmas card made using the Boughs of Holly designer Series Paper for the Stamping With Friends Throwback Blog Hop

I am looking forward to seeing what my fellow hoppers have chosen to case today.

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

Mo x

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A sailing themed card made for the CASE a Friend Blog Hop using the Let's Set Sail Bundle by Stampin' Up!

CASE a Sailboat for the CASE a Friend Blog Hop

Posted on March 18, 2022March 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the CASE a Friend Blog Hop where, as the title says, we are CASing a project made by a friend. I have chosen to CASE a card made by my lovely friend Mikaela Titheridge

Colours used in my project are:

To recreate the CASE a Sailboat card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pale Papaya card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Misty Moonlight card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White, Pale Papaya & Soft Suede

I embossed the smaller rectangle of Basic White card using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. I glued it to the Pale Papaya layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Using the same glue, I added the panel to the Misty Moonlight card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the CASE a Friend Blog Hop

The Gentle Waves stamp set was inked up with Misty Moonlight on the bottom and Pool Party on the top before being stamped onto the square of Basic White card. I cut a circle from the stamped square using a Circle Die. I added it to a Misty Moonlight Scalloped Circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the CASE a Friend Blog Hop

I crumpled a scrap strip of Pale Papaya card and tore it into 3 strips. This was added to the card front with glue and the circle added on top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the CASE a Friend Blog Hop

Using the Sailboat Builder Punch, I punched the boat from scrap Soft Suede card and another from Basic White card. Using the largest stamp from the Eden’s Garden stamp set I stamped on one of the sails with Pale Papaya ink. The pieces of the boat were added to the circle with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the CASE a Friend Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Expressions of Friendship stamp set was stamped on scrap Soft Suede card with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. The sentiment was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Let’s Set Sail stamp set and Sailboat Builder Punch used for the CASE a Friend Blog Hop

I added a trio of Champagne Rhinestones and a Baker’s Twine Bow to complete the card.

I hope you like my version of Mikaela’s card.

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

Mo x

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A beautiful card featuring the arctic bears and mountain air stamp sets by Stampin' Up! for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop

CASEd Bear for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on November 12, 2021November 13, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we have been asked to CASE each other. CASEing means copy and share everything or copy and selectively edit and I have chosen the second version.

After a lot of research and fun looking at the blogs of my fellow demos I have chosen to CASE this card designed by Annette Elias

Annette Elias card featuring a Bear

I love her style, so different from mine. I tend to go for clean and simple where Annette loves to layer and embellish. I just wish I had her talent.

Here is my simplified version of her beautiful card using 2 of my favourite bundles.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the CASEd card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Soft Suede card – 3½” by 2”
Scrap Shaded Spruce card

Using Misty Moonlight ink, I inked up the detailed mountain image and stamped it onto the panel of Basic White card. I cleaned the stamped, reversed it on my block, inked it up again and stamped it off onto scrap paper before stamping it slightly higher and off set to give the mountains some depth.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

I stamped the row of trees at the base of the mountains in Shaded Spruce ink.

The row of trees image was then inked in Pool Party ink, turned upside down and stamped again three times without re-inking to give the illusion of water.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

I added a ½” punched circle to the skyline, to mask off a moon. Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to make the sky. The birds were added with Misty Moonlight ink. The stamped panel was added to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then mounted on the card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

A tree was die cut from the scrap Shaded Spruce card using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Majestic Mountains Dies. I added it to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

The bear was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel of Soft Suede and trimmed out with using scissors. I could have cut it out with the co-ordinating dies but wanted it cut tighter to the stamped edge. The bear was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

I love this card almost as much as I loved Annette’s original.

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

Mo x

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A lovely Christmas card made for the Case your own card Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Peaceful Boughs for the Stamp ‘N’Hop Blog Hop

Posted on October 12, 2019September 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the October Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘ CASE your own card’. If you have come from the lovely Sandra Herzog I am sure you loved her project. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes from near Cambridge in the UK. I hope you like what I am sharing today.

I chose to CASE a card made for my August classes. I love this card design, it is so simple but really effective. I have used the lovely new Peaceful Boughs stamp set for the updated project.

To recreate the Peaceful Boughs card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded right lower corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded right lower corner x 2
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 1”
Noble Peacock Foil – 3⅞” by ⅜” x 2

I began by using a PostIt Note to mask off a 1” strip on one of the Whisper White panels.