A pretty, soft, floral card made using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder by Stampin' Up!

Layered Florals Embossed card

Posted on February 11, 2024February 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Oh my goodness, I am obsessed with the new Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder, it is so detailed and gorgeous. I have used it today to make a pretty floral birthday card. This card was inspired by a Youtube video made by Peggy Noe

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the layered floral card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Pebbled Path card – 2⅞” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used to make a pretty, soft, floral card

Using Light and Dark Bubble Bath Blends pens, I coloured in the large flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used to make a pretty, soft, floral card

The leaves were coloured with Lemon Lolly Blends and the leaves with Soft Sea Foam Blends Pens. The embossed panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path layer and then to the Soft Sea Foam card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used to make a pretty, soft, floral card

The sentiment, from the Notes of Nature stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pebbled Path card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used to make a pretty, soft, floral card

I added a piece of Tear & Tape to the back of the sentiment and wove a piece of Bubble Bath Sheer Ribbon back and forth securing it on the adhesive. The sentiment was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used to make a pretty, soft, floral card

A scattering of Adhesive backed Sequins finished the card. So pretty. Thank you for the inspirations Peggy.

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A pretty pastel thank you card made using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Botanical Thank You card

Posted on September 3, 2023August 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty botanical thank you card made using the lovely Botanical Layers stamp set and some fresh colours.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the botanical thank you card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Misty Moonlight card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”

I stamped the large leafy image in the upper left and lower right corners of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

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The floral image was then stamped in Bubble Bath ink and more geometric image in Misty Moonlight ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty pastel thank you card

The stamped panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight layer using Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped 3 pieces of Silver Elegant Trim across the panel, securing them on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Bubble Bath card base using the same liquid glue.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty pastel thank you card

The sentiment, from the Charming Sentiments stamp set, was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto the square of Basic White card. This was then die cut using a stitched circle form the Stylish Shapes Dies.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty pastel thank you card

I punched a circle from the Bubble Bath square using the Decorative Circle Punch. The two circles were then glued together. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

A scattering of Festive Pearls completed this pretty card.

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A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Color & Contour Floral Birthday card

Posted on July 16, 2023July 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty, floral birthday card made using the Color & Contour stamp set and some bright colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the floral birthday card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 3½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner

The sentiment from the Phrases For All stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

I placed the sentiment strip onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and lightly due a line in pencil on both sides. The sentiment panel was then set on one side. This gives a guideline for stamping my images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The outline of the large spray of flowers was stamped in Pebbled Path ink, taking care to keep the bottom of the image inside the pencil lines. I stamped it again using the same ink. I then stamped the outline flower head a couple of times using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The infill images for the flowers were stamped in Sweet Sorbet or Daffodil Delight ink. Outline leaves were stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. The pencil lines were then erased.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to add the panel to the Sweet Sorbet card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The sentiment piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a scattering of Glossy Dots and Festive Pearls completed the card.

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The Textured Floral stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a slimline floral card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Florals for a slimline birthday card

Posted on May 22, 2023May 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the pretty Textured Florals Bundle to make a slimline birthday card.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the floral slimline card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8” by 8” – scored at 4” Basic White card – 8” by 2” Distressed Gold dsp – 8” by ¼” x 2 Basic White card – 7⅞” by 3⅛” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card Using a Trimmer I cut a 1” strip from the front of the Berry Burst card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the Scalloped Contour Dies to die cut the scalloped border from the 8” by 2” strip of Basic White card and adhered it, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the inside of the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added the strips of Distressed Gold dsp along the edge of the scalloped border on both the inside and outside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The large flowers, from the Textured Floral stamp set were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in a variety of colours and I ended up using the ones stamped in Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink and the small flowers in Pool Party ink. The flowers and leaves were then die cut using the Textured Floral Dies. I used liquid glue to adhere the eaves to the large flowers before adding them to the card front on Dimensionals. The small Pool Party flowers were then tucked into place. I used a dotty stamp from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and Berry Burst ink to add texture to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card with liquid glue. A scattering of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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Two returning colours used with the Happiness Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up! to make a pretty floral card

A Happiness card

Posted on May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty floral card made using the Bottled Happiness stamp set and 2 of our returning colours, Berry Burst and Lost Lagoon.

Colours used I this card are:

Basic White

Lost Lagoon

Berry Burst

To recreate the happiness card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corners
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left and lower right corners
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left and lower right corners
Berry Burst card – 3¼” by 2”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Berry Burst ink, I stamped the floral image in the upper left and lower right corners.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The leaves were added in Lost Lagoon ink. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Lost Lagoon layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The whole panel was added to the Berry Burst card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Lost lagoon ink onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and die cut it out using my Mini Cut and Emboss Machine and the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I also de cut a slightly larger deckled rectangle for the smaller piece of Berry Burst card. The two were glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

A trio of Festive Pearls and a Baker’s Twine bow were added to finish the card.

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A pretty floral birthday card made using the Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Jar of Flowers birthday card

Posted on August 30, 2022August 19, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been using the pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set to make a birthday card today. I haven’t used this set in a while and I had forgotten how lovely the images are.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty jar of flowers stamp set. You will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
2022 – 2024 In Color dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic White strip – ⅜”
Scrap strips of Basic White, So Saffron & Fresh Freesia

The dsp panel was glued to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then to the Crumb Cake card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

I stamped the cluster of flowers in Memento Basic Black ink onto the smaller piece of Basic White card, towards the top. I stamped the same image onto a Post It Note and fussy cut around the bottom of the image. I used this to mask off the bottom of the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

The jar was stamped below the flowers, overlapping the Post It Note mask. I mask was removed. I then stamped the stems of the flowers inside the jar. I used the back of the small jar to add the water to the jar using 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

I used the following Blends Alcohol Pens to colour in the image – So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sorbet, Fresh Freesia, Soft Succulent and Crumb Cake. I masked the ends of the scrap strips of Basic White, So Saffron & Fresh Freesia to the back of the decorated panel and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped onto a strip of Basic White card in Sweet Sorbet ink. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots and a bow made from the 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine completed the card.

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Lacy Flowers card

Posted on June 10, 2022May 30, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with texture today and have a lacy flowers card to share with you.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the lacy flowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 3¼” by ¾”
Hues of Happiness dsp

I ran the larger panel of Basic White through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Fern Embossing Folder and glued it to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

The smaller panel of Basic White card was die cut using the lacy die from the Blossoming Happiness Dies. This die is stunning, it partially cuts and partly embosses, so pretty. This piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

I die cut the flowers from the Hues of Happiness dsp, actually these are all the partial flowers from around the edge. These were arranged on top of the lacy layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

The sentiment from the Happiness Abounds stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card and die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. I added it on Dimensionals to hide the messy cut off flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

Using Daffodil Delight and Polished Pink Blends, I coloured in 5 of the Basic Pearls and added them to the card front along with a double White Baker’s Twine Bow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

Gorgeous card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty floral card featuring the Beautiful Friendship stamp set and the retiring 2019 - 2021 In Colors by Stampin' Up!

Retiring In Colors Blog Hop

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Retiring In Colors Blog Hop where we are saying a sad goodbye to the lovely colours we have had the pleasure of using for the last 2 years. I have also taken the opportunity to use my favourite retiring stamp set, Beautiful Friendship.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Goodbye card, you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pretty Peacock – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – one for the inside
Pretty Peacock – 3” by 3”
Basic White – 3” by 3”

I began by stamping the largest flower in Rococo Rose ink at the top and bottom of one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – 2019 – 2021 Retiring In Colors Blog Hop featuring the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I added the ‘hydrangea image’ in Purple Posy ink. The other flowers were added in Terracotta Tile and Seaside Spray ink

www.crafty-rootes.com – 2019 – 2021 Retiring In Colors Blog Hop featuring the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

The leaves were added in Pretty Peacock ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Pretty Peacock layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Using the same glue I added the layer to the Seaside Spray card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – 2019 – 2021 Retiring In Colors Blog Hop featuring the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink onto the small square of Basic White card and die cut it using the Layering Circles Dies and Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – 2019 – 2021 Retiring In Colors Blog Hop featuring the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

Using the same set of dies I cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the square of Pretty Peacock. The sentiment was glued to the scalloped circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – 2019 – 2021 Retiring In Colors Blog Hop featuring the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

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

I will really miss these colours, particularly Seaside Spray and Pretty Peacock. I hope you like the card.

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A bright and colourful feminine birthday card made using the Wild Roses stamp set

Multicoloured Wild Roses

Posted on March 9, 2021March 2, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the lovely multicoloured Wild Roses stamp, a Stamparatus and some sponge daubers.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the multicoloured Wild Roses card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic Black – 3” by 2 ½”
Scrap Daffodil Delight & Poppy Parade

I mounted the Wild Roses stamp onto the Stamparatus plate and began adding the ink using Sponge Daubers to the larger panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

I used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather inks The Stamparatus makes it so easy to build up colour by adding multiple layers of ink. When the panel was fully inked, I glued it to the Basic Black panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the panel, tying it in a knot at the front. The whole panel was then added using the liquid glue to the Poppy Parade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Beautiful Friendship stamp set was stamped on the small Basic Black layer using Versamark ink. This was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The panel was added on Dimensionals over the ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

The Small Bloom Punch was used to punch out 2 flowers, one from scrap Daffodil Delight and the other from scarp Poppy Parade card. I shaped the flowers using my Bone Folder and added the flowers using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

As a final touch I added a trio of Matte Black Dots. So pretty.

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A pretty floral thinking of you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the True Love dsp by Stampin' Up!

True Love for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to this month’s Colour Combo Blog Hop where I have chosen to use the gorgeous True Love designer series paper (dsp) to make my card today – Our colours this month are:

Flirty Flamingo

Pacific Point

Soft Sea Foam

To recreate this card, you will need:

Thick Basic White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Pacific Point – 4” by ⅜”
True Love dsp

I began by fussy cutting one of the pairs of blooms from a sheet of the gorgeous True Love dsp. I love this black and white paper, it is sooo versatile, add a little colour and you have something stunning.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous True Love Designer Series Paper (dsp) used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop Feb 2021

Using Flirty Flamingo and Soft Sea Foam Blends Markers I coloured in the flowers and leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous True Love Designer Series Paper (dsp) used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop Feb 2021

I added some speckles around the lower left corner of the Thick Basic White card base in the area where I planned to sit the flower, just to give a little texture to the background.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous True Love Designer Series Paper (dsp) used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop Feb 2021

The sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pacific Point card, covered with White embossing powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous True Love Designer Series Paper (dsp) used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop Feb 2021

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the embossed sentiment piece and stuck it to the back of the flower piece. The whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.