A Touch of Ink

Posted on January 12, 2021January 7, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using a stamp set called A Touch of Ink. This set is one of this years Sale-A-Bration level 2 offerings, available with a £90 order.

To recreate the touch of ink card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” c
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Oh So Ombre dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Dsp – 3¾” by 1”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the outline of the leaves onto the panel of Oh So Ombre dsp before gluing the panel to the larger piece of Whisper White. The panel was then added to the Pretty Peacock card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a 1” strip of co-ordinating dsp from my stash towards the bottom using the same Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up

The pretty hummingbird was stamped on scrap Whisper White card using Basic Gray ink. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the bird – Petal Pink, Pool Party. Pretty Peacock and Basic Black. The bird was then fussy cut using Scissors and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Whisper White card and the end flagged with scissors. I trimmed off the scallops from a piece of scalloped Linen Ribbon and added it to the back of the sentiment. The piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems to complete the card. Isn’t it pretty?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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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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A beautiful customer thank you card made using Stampin' Up! products

Autumnal Country Home

Posted on October 27, 2020October 23, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making customer thank you cards using the lovely Country Home stamp set and the Flowers For Everything designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Autumnal Country Home card, you will need:

Just Jade card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Terracotta Tile – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White card
Flowers For Every Season dsp – 3⅝” by 2⅜””

I began by adhering the gorgeous dsp to one of the Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

I wrapped a length of the Terracotta Tile Ribbon from the Ornate Garden ribbon duo pack around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

The sweet milk churn was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Whisper White card and trimmed it out with Scissors. I coloured it in using the Smoky Slate Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

The group of flowers was stamped above the dsp in Basic Gray ink. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the flowers – Just Jade, Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Petal Pink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

I stamped the sentiment from the Beauty Abounds stamp set in Just Jade ink and added the milk churn on Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added a bow made from the same ribbon and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty autumnal card featuring the Country Home stamp set and Flowers For Everything dsp

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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The Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a masculine birthday card

Whiskey Glasses

Posted on October 21, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card featuring whiskey glasses made using the Whiskey Business stamp set and some of the gorgeous In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (dsp).

To recreate the Whiskey Glasses card, you will need:

Basic Gray card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Bumblebee – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Gray – 3½” by 2⅛”
Whisper White – 3⅜” by 2”
Whisper White – 2⅝” by 1”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the dsp to the Bumblebee panel and then to the Basic Gray card base. I love yellow and gray together don’t you.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the glass onto the strip of Whisper White. I stamped it again onto a Post It Note and cut it out to use as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I covered the stamped image with the mask and stamped the glass again on either side. I moved the mask again and stamped the glass again. I love it when you remove the mask for the great reveal.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using the following Blends Markers, I coloured in the lasses – Cinnamon Cider, Mango Melody, Balmy Blue & Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I added some Balmy Blue ink with a sponge around the glasses. The stamped layer was then glued to the Basic Gray layer using liquid glue. I then covered the ‘whiskey’ in the glasses with Shimmer Crystal Effects and set the panel aside to dry. This give a glass looking effect to the glasses.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

The sentiment from the Whiskey Business stamp set was stamped on the small Whisper White panel in Basic Gray ink. The panel was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A great masculine card – I hope you like it.

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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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Trimming the Town

Posted on October 9, 2020October 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for this month’s Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Favourite DSP’. I have chosen to the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper (dsp) which is hands down, my favourite dsp this year. I love the colour palatte and the versatility of this paper.

To recreate the Snowy Scene card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 2”
Trimming the Town dsp – 5⅜” by 3”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

Using the Home Together dies and my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the snow bank and tree line from the 2 panels of Whisper White card.

I adhered the piece of dsp to the Thick Whisper White card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The tree line was added using the same glue.

Using the same dies I cut out the house and a tree from the sheet of dsp – I love that the dies allow us do this. The house and tree were added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

The snow bank layer was added on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was trimmed out from one of the other sheets of dp and glued to the card front. A single star from the All the Trimmings Embellishment pack to complete the card.

To recreate the single house card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Trimming the Town dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
Old Olive – 4” b 3”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

I adhered the strip of dsp to the Pool Party card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Using the Layering Oval dies I cut an oval from the small piece of Whisper White and a scalloped oval from the Old Olive card.

I used the snowflake stamp to randomly stamp all over the White oval in Pool Party ink. The oval was glued to the scalloped oval using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

I die cut a house and a tree from one of the sheets of dsp using the Home Together dies. These were glued to the oval piece. The oval was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was cut from one of the dsp sheets and added to the card front.

I added a star to the top of the pretty little tree to complete the card.

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A pretty Christmas Stocking themed card made Stampin' Up! products

A Merry Hello

Posted on October 8, 2020October 1, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am showcasing the Trimming the Town designer series paper (dsp) along with the A Merry Hello stamp set. This is one of the dsp packs in our current 15% sale and it is amazing.

To Recreate the A Merry Hello card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 3¾” by 2½”
Whisper White – 3½” by 2¼”
DSP – 5 ¾” by 4”
DSP – 4” by ½” strip
DSP – 5½” by ½” strip

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the large piece of dsp to the Thick Whisper White card base. Using the same glue I added the 2 dsp strips to the card front.

A pretty Christmas Stocking themed card mad eusing Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

I stamped the sentiment from the A Merry Hello stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the bottom of the Whisper White panel. Stamping the sentiment first helps with placement when stamping the sweet little stockings.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

Using the same black ink I stamped the trio of stockings twice across the panel. I found them really easy to line up.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the stockings – Poppy Parade, Old Olive and Misty Moonlight. Love these colours together, don’t you?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

The decorated panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight panel with the liquid glue. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

I added to trio of All the Trimmings embellishments to complete the card. Here is another colour version using the same Trimming the Town dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

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Heartwarming Hugs designer series paper from Stampin' Up! used to make 9 Christmas Cards

Heartwarming Hugs Christmas cards

Posted on October 5, 2020October 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the 9 Christmas cards made for World Card-Making Day last Sunday using a single 12” by 12” sheet of Heartwarming Hugs designer series paper (dsp).

For the Heartwarming Hugs cards I used:

12” by 12” sheet of Heartwarming Hugs dsp
9 card bases – Thick Whisper White, Real Red, Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow.
4 sheets of Whisper White card for layers and sentiment panels
Scrap Pear Pizzazz, Real Red & Mossy Meadow
Scrap Silver Foil for snowflakes

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

Using my paper trimmer I cut the DSP into 4” strips. I then cut these down in different ways to use as card fronts using both sides of the paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

I added Whisper White panels to some of the card fronts, embossing 3 of them using either the Tasteful Textile or Dainty Diamonds embossing folder.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

I corner rounded the layers on a couple of cards as well.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

The sentiments from the For Unto Us stamp set were stamped in Real Red or Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White card and cut them out using the Layering Ovals, Stitched Shapes or Stitched So Sweetly dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

Some of sentiments were backed with other die cut shapes and either Real Red, Mossy Meadow or Pear Pizzazz card before being added to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

I used ribbon on some of the cards and even coloured some of the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon using with the Mossy Meadow Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

I added the offcut strips to the inside of the card to decorate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

To embellish the cards, I die cut snowflakes from scrap Silver Foil using the So Many Snowflake dies. I finished each card with some Red Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -9 pretty Christmas Cards made using the Heartwarming Hugs designer Series Paper

I hope you like them.

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Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Snow Home

Posted on September 25, 2020September 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a lovely snow home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and the Trimming the Town designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Snow Home card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
In Good Taste dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Trimming the Town dsp

I began by adhering the piece of In Good Taste dsp to the Real Red layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, this gives the background effect. The upper panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

Using the Home Together Dies to cut out some of the houses and trees from the Trimming the Town dsp. I love that we can do this. This card front is made entirely using the dsp, no stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

I die cut the snow banks using the same dies and the one of the Whisper White panels. The upper snow bank was added to the card front with liquid glue and the lower snow bank was mounted on the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

The die cut houses were then tucked under the snow banks and glued down using the liquid glue. One of the larger trees was added in the same way. The other 2 trees were added with the liquid glue to the bottom snow bank and some shadowing added with the light Gray Granite Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

I cut the sentiment from one of the one of the Trimming the Town dsp sheets and added it with the liquid glue. The card was complete by adding a scatter of Snowflake Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

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A Fall/Autumnal themed card using the Forever Fern stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Autumn Ferns

Posted on September 18, 2020September 13, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a colourful Autumn ferns card. I love the colours of Autumn, the crisp cool mornings and the rustling of fallen leaves under foot don’t you?

To recreate the Autumn Ferns card you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower left corner
Cinnamon Cider – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ by 3⅝” – – Rounded lower left corner – one for the inside
Flowers for all Seasons dsp – 3⅝ by 2”
Brass Foil – 3⅝” by ½”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the fern leaves from the Forever Fern stamp set onto one of the Whisper White panels; starting about 1¾” from the bottom knowing the the bottom would be covered.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring lovely purple daisies and hello card featuring Autumn ferns

I used Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Bumblebee and Cherry Cobbler ink and began as usual with the larger images and ending with the smallest images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring lovely purple daisies and hello card featuring Autumn ferns

The strip of Brass Foil was glued to the dsp strip using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Whisper White Crinkle Seam Binding around the dsp and I used the same glue to add the piece to the stamped Whisper White layer covering up all the messy stems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring lovely purple daisies and hello card featuring Autumn ferns

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Early Espresso ink onto a scrap strip of Whisper White and trimmed it out using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring lovely purple daisies and hello card featuring Autumn ferns

Using a Mini Glue Dot I added a bow of the same ribbon and finished with a trio of 2020 – 2022 In Color Enamel Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring lovely purple daisies and hello card featuring Autumn ferns

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