A pretty Christmas card made using non traditional colours and using the Snowflake Wishes stamp set

Rosy Snowflakes

Posted on December 22, 2020December 13, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet non-traditional rosy snowflakes Christmas card. I really like the snowflakes in these unusual colours, they look quite bold.

To recreate the rosy snowflakes Christmas card, you will need:

Rococo Rose card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Bermuda Bay – 5” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Cherry Cobbler – 4¾” by 2⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4⅝” by 2¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper right corner – for the inside

I ran the panel of Bermuda Bay through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Rococo Rose card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rosy Snowflakes for a sweet non traditional Christmas card

The sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rosy Snowflakes for a sweet non traditional Christmas card

I stamped the largest snowflake in Bermuda Bay ink randomly over the same panel. I added the other two snowflakes in Rococo Rose ink. The group of small snowflakes were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and the dotty image Was used to fill in the gaps using Rococo Rose ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rosy Snowflakes for a sweet non traditional Christmas card

Using one of the Blending Brushes I added some Rococo Rose ink over the stamped snowflakes. The panel was then added to the Cherry Cobbler panel using the liquid glue. The panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rosy Snowflakes for a sweet non traditional Christmas card

Using a Rococo Rose Blend Marker I coloured in a scattering of Basic Rhinestones and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rosy Snowflakes for a sweet non traditional Christmas card

An unusual colour combination but I think I like it.

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A pretty Christmas bauble themed Christmas card made using Stampin' Up! products

Gleaming Baubles

Posted on December 11, 2020December 8, 2020 by Mo Rootes

It’s that time again you are joining me for the December Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Christmas’. I love a bit of Christmas crafting and have made a gleaming baubles card using the Christmas Gleaming stamp set. If you have hopped over from the lovely Cheryl Taylor, welcome. If you are starting with me you are also very welcome.

To recreate the Gleaming Baubles card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner

Pretty Peacock – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded Brightly Gleaming Stamp set.upper left corner

Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White and Just Jade.

Using a Sponge Dauber I added Frost White Shimmer Paint to one of the baubles from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and stamped it onto one of the Whisper White panels. I repeated this step, randomly stamping the image over the Whisper White panel. This gives such a subtle background with a soft shimmer. The stamped panel was then added to the Pretty Peacock layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Christmas card showing 2 gleaming baubles and made using the Christmas Baubles stamp set

The whole panel was added to the Seaside Spray card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Christmas card showing 2 gleaming baubles and made using the Christmas Baubles stamp set

I stamped the same bauble in Seaside Spray ink onto scrap Whisper White and again in Pretty Peacock ink and punched both baubles out using the Ornament Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Christmas card showing 2 gleaming baubles and made using the Christmas Baubles stamp set

The leaves from All Things Fabulous stamp set were stamped in Just Jade ink on Just Jade card. They were then die cut using the Fabulous Florals Dies and the Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Christmas card showing 2 gleaming baubles and made using the Christmas Baubles stamp set

The Seaside Spray bauble was added to the card front with liquid glue and the die cut leaves tucked in behind using the same glue. The Pretty Peacock bauble was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Christmas card showing 2 gleaming baubles and made using the Christmas Baubles stamp set

The sentiment from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set was stamped in Just Jade ink and cut out using my sharp scissors before being added to the card front. I added a trio of 2020 – 2022 In Color Enamel Dots to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Christmas card showing 2 gleaming baubles and made using the Christmas Baubles stamp set

So pretty, I hope you like it.

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Christmas Tree Bauble card

Posted on December 4, 2020November 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am CASEing my own card today – see blog post on the 29^th September, using the In the Pines stamp set to make a sweet Christmas Tree Bauble

To recreate the Christmas Tree Bauble card. you will need:

Pool Party card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Lower Right corner
Shaded Spruce – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded Lower Right corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – – Rounded Lower Right corner x 2

Using an Early Espresso Marker I coloured in the top of one of the baubles from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and stamped it towards the top of the panel of Whisper White.

A pretty Christmas Tree Bauble card made using the In The Pines Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card featuring a Christmas Tree Bauble and made using the In The Pines Stamp Set

I die cut a circle from copy paper measuring about 6 by 4 ½” – using the Layering Circle dies and used the negative space to act as a mask. Using sponges I added Pool Party ink all over the circle then Bermuda Bay around the edge.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card featuring a Christmas Tree Bauble and made using the In The Pines Stamp Set

I stamped the small row of trees across the bauble in Early Espresso ink and added the in-fill in Shaded Spruce ink.

I added the ‘ground’ image under the trees in Pool Party ink and randomly stamped the snowflakes in the same ink before removing the copy paper to reveal the inked and decorated circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card featuring a Christmas Tree Bauble and made using the In The Pines Stamp Set

The sentiment was stamped below the bauble o using Shaded Spruce ink and I added the ‘string’ using a Early Espresso Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card featuring a Christmas Tree Bauble and made using the In The Pines Stamp Set

The stamped panel was added to the Shaded Spruce layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the Pool Party card base on Dimensionals and a trio of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes were added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card featuring a Christmas Tree Bauble and made using the In The Pines Stamp Set

I love it!

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A Christmas Card made using the Curvy Christmas stamp set and the Stitched Stars dies and Curvy dies by Stampin' Up!

Curvy Stars Christmas card

Posted on November 15, 2020November 9, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a curvy stars Christmas card made using a lovely new super bundle. The bundle includes the Quite Curvy stamp set and Curvy dies which will be available in the January to June 2021 mini catalogue and an add on stamp set called Curvy Christmas stamp set plus the Classic Christmas designer series paper, these will only be available until the end of December or while stocks last and they are GORGEOUS.

To recreate the curvy stars Christmas card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Classic Christmas dsp – 5⅞” by 3”
Scrap Misty Moonlight, Whisper White & Gold Foil

Taking the gorgeous dotty edge die from the Curvy die set and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut off part of the card front. Doesn’t it look cool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty curvy stars Christmas Card made using the Curvy Christmas stamp set and Curvy dies

I stamped the spray of stars, love this image, along the cut edge of the card front in Misty Moonlight ink. I also stamped the row of stars onto the inside panel in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty curvy stars Christmas Card made using the Curvy Christmas stamp set and Curvy dies

I used the same dotty die to cut the same shape into the dsp panel and used my Paper Trimmer to trim the panel down to size before adhering it to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty curvy stars Christmas Card made using the Curvy Christmas stamp set and Curvy dies

Using the Stitched Star dies I cut 3 stars from scrap Misty Moonlight, Whisper White and Gold Foil card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty curvy stars Christmas Card made using the Curvy Christmas stamp set and Curvy dies

The stars were added to the card front using either liquid glue or Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Whisper White card and fussy cut using Scissors. It was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty curvy stars Christmas Card made using the Curvy Christmas stamp set and Curvy dies

I used a trio of 2020-2021 In Color Enamel Dots to complete the card. I hope you like it.

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Pink Snowflake

Posted on November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a fabulous bright and shimmery pink snowflake card made using the Snowflake Wishes stamp set.

To recreate the pink snowflake card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower right corner
Magenta Madness – 4⅜” by 2⅞” – Rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 4 ¼” by 2 ¾” – Rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower right corner – for the inside
Scrap Magenta Madness

I began by stamping one of the groups of smaller snowflakes in Smoky Slate ink onto the Smoky Slate card base for a bit of tone on tone texture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous shimmery, pink snowflake themed Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! product

Using the same ink I stamped one of the large snowflakes onto the smaller Whisper White panel. I took another of the large snowflakes and stamped it over the first snowflake in 2^nd Generation Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous shimmery, pink snowflake themed Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! product

Using the So Many Snowflake Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut one of the small snowflakes from the scrap Magenta Madness card. This snowflake was added on top of the stamped snowflakes using cut up Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous shimmery, pink snowflake themed Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! product

The sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set was stamped below the snowflakes in Magenta Madness ink. I absolutely love this colour – it really pops doesn’t it?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous shimmery, pink snowflake themed Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! product

I managed to get a little Magenta Madness ink smudge below the sentiment so added a couple of the tiny snowflakes in the Magenta ink to hide it………

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous shimmery, pink snowflake themed Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! product

The stamped layer was glued to the Magenta Madness layer using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous shimmery, pink snowflake themed Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! product

To complete the card I added a Basic Rhinestone to the centre of the snowflake and I couldn’t resist spraying the whole card with my handmade Frost White Shimmer Spray. This was made by filling a Stampin’ Spritzer ¾ full of 70% alcohol and adding a pea sized drop of the shimmer paint. Shake well and spray. GORGEOUS………….

I hope you like the card.

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Three Trees

Posted on November 8, 2020November 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the In The Pines Bundle and today I am making a Three Tree Christmas card using the Pine Woods dies.

To recreate the Three Tree card, you will need:

Early Espresso card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 1½” x 3
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Shaded Spruce & Whisper White

Using my Cut & Emboss Machine I embossed the Pool Party layer using the Tasteful Textiles embossing folder.

A triple Christmas tree card made using the In the Pines stamp set and Pinewood Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

On each of the three small White panels I stamped the ‘ground’ image in Early Espresso ink. I also randomly stamped the snowflakes in Pool Party ink on the same three panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut three tall pine trees using the Pine Woods dies and adhered them to the three white panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The panels were then added to the Pool Party layer using the same liquid glue. I wrapped a piece of Crinkle Seam Binding ribbon around the panel securing on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added the panel to the Early Espresso card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap White card, flagged the ends and added it to the card with the liquid adhesive. I added a Crinkle Seam Binding bow using a Mini Glue Dot. I added a trio of Adhesive backed Sequins to complete the card.

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Most Wonderful Time

Posted on October 30, 2020October 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a quick Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time product medley inspired by a card I saw on Youtube made by fellow demonstrator Julie Kettlewell.

To recreate the Most Wonderful Time card, you will need:

Old Olive card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Most Wonderful Time dsp -4⅞” by 1” x 3
Whisper White – 3¼” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the 3 strips of the Most Wonderful Time designer series paper to one of the large Whisper White panels. I always place the 2 side panels first, getting the border as even as possible. I can then add the centre strip making sure it is an equal distance from the other 2 strips. You also need to match up your pattern so don’t mix the up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

Using the same liquid glue, I added the decorated Whisper White panel to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Real Red in onto scrap Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

The sentiment was die cut using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the lovely Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

I added 2 of the pretty die cut leaf stickers from the Most Wonderful Time product medley to the sentiment panel. To complete the card I added a bow using some of the Ornate Garden Ribbon and a trio of Red Rhinestones.

I love this simple design, so pretty and so effective.

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Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

Snowy Trees – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘heat or dry embossing’. If you have hopped over from Melissa Seplowitz, welcome. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I saw a beautiful card on Pinterest by one of our talented Artisan Design Team Members, Tammy Wilson – I loved it so much I decided to CASE it.

To recreate the Snowy Trees card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Silver Foil – 4⅛” by ¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

Using Versamark ink I stamped the in-fill tree image, from the In The Pines stamp set, multiple times onto the smaller Whisper White panels. I covered the stamped trees with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snwy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I punched a 1” circle from a piece of Post It tape and stuck it to the small panel of Whisper White card over one of the trees.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

Using a piece of Sponge I added Pool Party ink to the bottom of the embossed panel. I moved to Highland Heather ink for the top of the panel and peeled away the mask to reveal the ‘moon’.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I stamped the snow onto the stamped panel in Pool Party ink and glued the stamped panel to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The strip of Silver Foil was added roughly in the middle of the stamped piece with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The snow image was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Pool Party card base and the stamped panel added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The sentiment from the In The Pines stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink and die cut using the Layering Circles dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I backed it with one of the pretty die cut shapes from the Stitched So Sweetly die set. This was added to the card front with liquid glue. To complete the card I added a Whisper White Polka Dot Ribbon to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot.

I love my take on Tammy’s pretty card. I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what the talented Wendy Lee has to share with us today

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp by Stampin' Up!

Christmas House

Posted on October 20, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, simple Christmas House card made using the gorgeous Trimming the Town dsp and the Home Together dies.

To recreate the Christmas House card you will need:

Pool Party card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Most Wonderful Time of the Year dsp – 3 ½” by 1”
Trimming The Town dsp

I flagged the end of the strip of Most Wonderful Time dsp using the Banner Triple Punch and glued it to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The ovals were die cut from the Real Red and smaller Whisper White panels using the Layering Ovals dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the small snowflake stamp from the Coming Home stamp set I stamped all over the Whisper White oval with Pool Party ink. The White oval was then glued to the Real Red oval using the liquid glue and then mounted on the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

I used Pool Party ink to stamp a halo of snowflakes around the die cut ovals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the Home Together Dies I cut out a house and a tree and added them to the oval with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The sentiment was trimmed out from one of the dsp sheets and added to the card front with Mini Dimensionals. I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the rooftop and the tree to finish the card. So sweet. I hope you like it.

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In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

October Stamp-A-Stack

Posted on October 19, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Yesterday I had my first in person all day October Stamp-a-Stack event since mid-March, how mad is that……. I had to completely rethink how I design for and organise these events to minimise sharing of tools and product and allow us to adhere to social distancing regulations. I have to say I really enjoyed the challenge.

I offered 2 choices for this event – by post or in person.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

A box full of gorgeous Stampin' Up! products for a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box full of Stamp-a-Stack goodies including the In the Pine stamp set

The kit included:

In the Pines stamp set
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party and Real Red
All the layers needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
3 ink spots – inked with Pool Party, Early Espresso and Shaded Spruce ink.
A pack of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes
An oval blending brush – sourced from Amazon
A Stampin’ Spritzer filled with 70% alcohol and Champagne Shimmer Paint
Some copy paper to use as masks
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card