A masculine card made using the Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies

Garage Gears for a masculine card

Posted on April 21, 2019April 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a masculine card made using the Garage Gears dies and the Geared Up Garage stamp set. Many of us find masculine cards a challenge but this set makes it easy to make great cards for the men in your life.

Making the Garage Gears card

You will need;
Cherry Cobbler card base
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2
Basic Black 4” by 3”
Silver Foil scrap
Bermuda Bay 2” by 1½”
Whisper White strip 3½” by ½”

I began by die cutting the large group of cogs and gears using the Big Shot and the Garage Gears dies. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add these to one of the Whisper White panels. This panel was added to the Cherry Cobbler card Base with the same adhesive.

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I stamped the tool box using the Stamparatus, Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the Bermuda Bay cardstock. I wanted to get a really intense black image and the Stamparatus usually works best as you can stamp repeatedly in the same spot. The image was then die cut using the Big Shot and the same die set. It was added to the Whisper White panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a masculine card made using the Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut some of the individual gears and cogs using scrap Silver Foil paper and added then to the card front. I also used some of the waste foil circles as extra points of interest on the card front.

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The sentiment from the Perfectly Paired Stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto the strip of Whisper White and trimmed it down to size. It was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a masculine card made using the Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added a stamped and die cut tool box onto the inside Whisper White layer and stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a masculine card made using the Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies by Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like this cute masculine card as much as I do.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch to make a baby card

Pink Elephants for a baby card

Posted on September 23, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a sweet pink elephant baby card using the adorable Little Elephant stamp set and co-ordinating Elephant Builder Punch.

Making the Pink Elephant card

I began by stamping the large elephant in Flirty Flamingo ink and the small elephant in Blushing Bride ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punching them out with the Elephant Builder Punch. I put them to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A baby card using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch

I inked up the flower stamp using my Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo Markers……….love that we can do this….. and stamped a row along the bottom of a Whisper White panel 5” by 3¼”. I added 2 banners using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, above the flowers made from the Tropical Escape dsp and added a sentiment stamped in Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A baby card using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch

I placed the pink elephants above the banners using Stampin’ Dimensionals and added the hearts which were coloured using the Flirty Flamingo and Blushing Bride markers. I rounded the upper left corner with the Detailed Trio Punch and added the panel to a layer of Flirty Flamingo cardstock having rounded the same corner. This whole piece was then glued to a Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A baby card using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch

The elephants were added with Stampin’ Dimensionals and I stamped an extra-large ear onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and punched it out. It was added to the large elephant on a dimensional. I added 2 banners made from the same Tropical Escape dsp to the top of the panel and finished the card off with a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

Such a sweet card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

Supplies Used

Gorgeous wedding card using Wonderful Moments stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Wonderful Moments Bride

Posted on August 19, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card I made using the Wonderful Moments stamp set for the upcoming wedding of friends.

Making the Wonderful Moments card

I began with a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5¼” by 3½”. I inked up the gorgeous image of the bride using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it on the Whisper White pane. Taking the light and dark Calypso Coral, the light and dark Daffodil Delight & the light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens I coloured in the buttons, sash and bouquet of the bride. I used the Ivory Blend for her skin and the light and dark Crumb Cake for her hair.

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I added two Artisan Pearls to her hair as decoration and a couple more scattered around. Using the Detailed Trio Punch I rounded the upper left hand corner of the stamped panel. I also rounded the upper left corner of a panel of Basic Black 5⅜” by 3⅝” and adhered it to the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Wonderful Moments by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a piece of the lovely Garden Impressions DSP measuring 5⅝” by 3⅞” and glued it to a Thick Whisper White card base. I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the Basic Black panel and added it to the card front. The sentiment from the Hand Delivered stamp set was stamped in Calypso Coral ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out using the Paper Trimmer. It was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Wonderful Moments by Stampin’ Up!

Such a sweet and simple card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

Supplies Used

A sweet clean and simple Engagement card featuring a diamond solitaire using Stampin' Up! products

A Clean and Simple Engagement Card

Posted on June 5, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the sweet card I made for my daughter and her fiancé following their engagement at the weekend. So exciting!!!!

I started with a Thick Whisper White card base and rounded the upper right corner with the Decorative Trio Punch. I die cut 2 circles using the Layering Circles Dies, the smaller in Whisper White cardstock and the next size up in Gold Foil. I glued the circles together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Clean and simple Engagement card using Stampin’ Up! products

I adhered the circles to a panel of Whisper White cardstock 2¾” by 2¾” having rounded the upper right corner with the new Decorative Trio Punch. I added this layer to a piece of Basic Black cardstock 2⅞” by 2⅞” with a rounded upper right corner.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Clean and simple Engagement card using Stampin’ Up! products

I used the embossing buddy on the front of the Thick Whisper White card base and stamped the sentiment from the Lilypad Lake stamp set in Versamark Ink before covering it in Gold Embossing Powder. I heat set it with my Heat Tool, I just love embossing…….

www.crafty-rootes.com – Clean and simple Engagement card using Stampin’ Up! products

I added the small panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Camilla’s ring is a diamond solitaire, so I finished the card by adding a large Basic Rhinestone to mimic the diamond in her ring.

Camilla favours plain and simple cards and I really hope she and Dom like this one.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Lilypad Lake
Dies
Layering Circle Dies
Punches
Decorative Trio
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Gold Foil & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black & Versamark Ink
Tools
Big Shot, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Gold Embossing Powder, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Block
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Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Basic Rhinestones, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Bubble Over Swaps

Posted on April 6, 2018March 17, 2018 by Mo Rootes

I am so excited to be going to OnStage in Telford, UK tomorrow. Looking forward to spending time with my team, catching up with old friends and making new ones and of course SWAPPING!!!! Today I am sharing my swap.

I knew I wanted to use my new Stamparatus and the Bottles and Bubbles dies and Bubble Over stamp set to make my OnStage swaps so began with a scrap panel of Whisper White cardstock.