A pretty garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

Garden Gateway card

Posted on April 17, 2020March 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Grace’s Garden stamp set and co-ordinating Garden Gateway dies. I love, love this bundle, the flowers are gorgeous and I love the gate.

To recreate the Garden Gateway card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and right corners
Real Red – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and right corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left and right corners x 2
Whisper White – 4 ½” by 3”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the hollyhocks on the right side of the Whisper White panel in Old Olive ink and the medium cluster of flowers in the same ink on the left side. I added the small flowers in Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The flowers were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Old Olive combo, Calypso Coral combo, dark Flirty Flamingo, dark So Saffron, dark Highland Heather & light Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

Using a sponge I added Balmy Blue ink to the background and around the flowers. I added Crumb Cake ink to the bottom of the card in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The gate was die cut from the smaller Whisper White panel and added to the card front using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

I stamped the spray of roses on scrap Whisper White, coloured then in using light Real Red and light Old Olive Blends. The image was die cut and attached to the gate with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink inside the garden gate. I added some of the tiny birds from the Mountain Air stamp set in Basic Gray ink to complete the card.

Gorgeous, I hope you like it.

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A pretty cherry blossom birthday card made using Stampin' Up! products

Cherry Blossoms for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on March 28, 2020March 27, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Hopping Around the World Hop where our theme this month is ‘flowers’. If you have hopped over from Jennifer Downey’s blog or started the hop with me…..welcome. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Forever Blossoms stamp set which is part of the Parisian Suite in the new Spring/Summer catalogue.

To recreate the Cherry Blossoms card you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Old Olive 1” by 3 ½”
Whisper White ¾” by 3½”

I inked up the gorgeous, large blossom image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it randomly on the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – open flowers in dark Daffodil Delight and light So Saffron. Buds using dark Daffodil Delight and dark So Saffron. The leaves and stems were coloured in using the Old Olive Combo. I added the dots around the flower centres with the dark Basic Black marker. Using a small paintbrush I flicked on some Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint onto the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The panel was then added to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Whisper White card stock and glued to the Old Olive strip. I added Tear n Tape to the back of the sentiment panel and added strips of Scalloped Lace Ribbon to the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment piece was then added to the stamped panel using the Dimensionals and a trio of Basic Pearls, coloured with the dark So Saffron Blends Marker were added to the sentiment strip to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what Sandra Herzog has to share with us this month.

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A pretty pink shoe themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

Pink Shoes

Posted on March 22, 2020March 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card featuring a gorgeous pair of pink shoes, made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set and the stunning Best Dressed designer series paper.

To recreate the Pink Shoes card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Best Dressed Dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4” by a hair under 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by using my Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the dsp panel to the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

I punched the top of the small piece of Whisper White using the Delicate Tag Topper Punch and rounded the bottom left corner of the same piece using the Detailed Trio Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

I stamped the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the punched tag.

The shoes were stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock, coloured in using the Lovely Lipstick combo Blends Markers and the dark Petal Pink Blends Marker. They were then die cut using the All Dressed up dies before being added to the bottom of the tag.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

The flowers and leaves were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap White card, coloured in using the Lovely Lipstick and Mint Macaron combo Blends Markers. The die cut flowers were then added to the tag with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

The tag was then mounted on the card front on Dimensionals and the card was decorated with a trio of Gingham Gala Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink sho

Such a pretty, feminine card. I hope you like it.

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Pretty It's Your Day card featuring a purple umbrella and flowers

Purple Brolly

Posted on March 10, 2020February 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet purple brolly card made using the gorgeous Under My Umbrella stamp set and co-ordinating Umbrella Builder Punch.

To recreate the purple brolly card you will need:

Sahara Sand card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather – 4⅝ by 2¾”
Whisper White – 4½” by 2⅝”
Early Espresso – 4⅛” by ¼” x 4
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White, Highland Heather & Early Espresso

I randomly stamped two of the groups of flowers from the Under My Umbrella stamp set in Sahara Sand ink onto the smaller layer of Whisper White card. This panel was then adhered to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

Taking the 4 strips of Early Espresso card stock I glued them to the Sahara Sand card front with the same adhesive. The flowery panel was then added over top using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the open umbrella using Early Espresso ink onto scrap Whisper White card and punched it out using the Umbrella Builder Punch. I also punched the umbrella handle from a scrap of Early Espresso card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

The umbrella was coloured in using the Highland Heather combo of Blends Markers. The handle was glued to the umbrella and both were added to the card front with liquid adhesive. I added a Dimensional to support the overhanging right side of the brolly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Heather ink on scrap Whisper White which was trimmed out using scissors. I backed the sentiment with a scrap piece of Highland Heather and added the sentiment to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

I added a trio of Iridescent Sequins to complete the card. I hope you like it.

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Forever Blossoms stamp set teamed with the Best Dressed dsp for a sweet congratulations card

Best Dressed Congratulations

Posted on January 12, 2020January 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my fabulous up-line Mikalela Titheridge who has just promoted to ‘GOLD ELITE’ – Go Mikaela……. I started with a piece of the gorgeous Best Dressed designer series paper (dsp) this is part of the dsp pack which comes with the current starter kit offer along with an adorable and really useful mini paper trimmer.

To recreate the Tropical Congratulations card you will need:

Old Olive – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Best Dressed dsp – 4⅞” by 3 ¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White 3” by 3” x 2

I glued the Best Dressed dsp to the Old Olive layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Whisper White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel and tied it in a bow. The panel was then added to the Melon Mambo card base with Dimensionals.

Forever Blossoms stamp set teamed with the Best Dressed dsp for a sweet congratulations cardl

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set stamp set

Using the Layering Circle dies I cut out a circle and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the 2 squares of Whisper White card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Welcome to the Team stamp set – this is a demonstrator only set – in Old Olive onto the die cut circle towards the right hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The flowers from the Forever Blossoms stamp set were stamped around the edge of the circle in Melon Mambo ink. The leaves were added in Old Olive ink.

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www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The 2 circles were glued together and the left side was trimmed down using the Paper Trimmer. The circle was added to the card front with glue and dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I completed the card by adding a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots.

I really hope Mikaela likes the card.

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The new Forever Blossoms stamp set by Stampin' Up! makes a stunning card

Forever Blossoms – Sneak Peak

Posted on December 1, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

To day I am sharing a sneak peek of a gorgeous new stamp set called Forever Blossoms which will be available from the 3^rd January 2020.

To recreate the Forever Blossoms card you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Old Olive 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5 ¼” by 3 ½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Old Olive & Whisper White

I inked up the gorgeous, large blossom image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it twice on the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I wrapped a strip of the lovely Gold Shimmer Ribbon around the panel adhering it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Old Olive panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Stitched Nested Dies. I also die cut a slightly larger label from Old Olive cardstock using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

I glued the two labels together using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and trimmed the label down using my trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The label was added over the ribbon using Dimensionals and a bow added to the side. To add a bit of bling I added a trio of Gold Metallic Pearls.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A rainbow coloured Unicorn created using the Stamparatus by Stampin' Up!

Rainbow Unicorn – Leave a Little Sparkle

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the unicorn image from the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set and rainbow colours. Such fun! I made this card for one of the ladies coming to class next week, she loves unicorns.

To recreate the Sparkle card you will need;

Gorgeous Grape card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Goranny Apple Green 4⅛” by ¼” x 2

I placed the smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock into the Stamparatus and placed the gorgeous unicorn image onto it, face down. The door of the Stamparatus was closed picking up the stamp.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

Using Real Red ink on a Sponge Dauber I inked up the unicorn’s horn and a small part of the mane and closed the door, stamping the inked portion of the image onto the cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The next portion of the unicorn was inked in the same way using Pumpkin Pie ink and a Sponge Dauber. I repeated the same step inking up a didderent part of the unicorn and working my way down the unicorn’s body. I used Daffofil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Gorgeous Grape inks.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I was delighted with the result, the unicorn looked fantastic. I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink and added the strips of Granny Apple Green cardstock at the top and bottom of the stamped piece using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The swirl image was stamped randomly across the front of the Gorgeous Grape card base in Gorgeous Grape ink and the stamped unicorn panel added with Dimensionals. A scatter of Iridescent Sequins was added to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The swirl was stamped onto the larger Whisper White panel in Gorgeous Grape ink and added to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped onto the envelope to complete the project. I hope she likes it.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I repeated the stamping of the unicorn as above and added it to Gorgeous Grape strips and then to a Bermuda Bay card base stamped in the same way.

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Beautiful Friend stamp set makes a pretty floral birthday card for a special friend

Beautiful Friendship for a special friend

Posted on August 2, 2019July 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made for one of my oldest and dearest friends using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray cardstock 4⅛” by 3 ⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” – rounded upper right corner

Using some temporary adhesive I adhered the Whisper White piece to the card front. I then stamped the flowers and leaves beginning with the largest images and making sure to stamp overlapping on to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I used Rococo Rose ink for the large and small roses, Seaside Spray for the hydrangea, Purple Posy for the long flower spays and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink and added the rose centres in the same colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

The Whisper White layer was then lifted away from the card base and added it to the Basic Gray panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the card base on Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins for a bit of bling.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the same flowers and leaves inside the card and on the envelope.

A really pretty card. I hope my friend likes it.

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A gorgeous feminine. floral card using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Bright Beautiful Friendship

Posted on July 9, 2019June 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty floral card made using the gorgeous Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Flirty Flamingo card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Coastal Cabana 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ by 3⅝”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”

I die cut a stitched circle using the Stitched Shapes dies, placed it roughly where I wanted it on the larger Whisper White panel and drew around it with a pencil.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

Starting with the largest image I randomly stamped the flowers around the circle. I used Poppy Parade ink, Flirty Flamingo ink, Daffodil Delight ink, Coastal Cabana ink & Granny Apple Green ink.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Poppy Parade ink on the die cut Stitched Circle and trimmed down the right side. The sentiment was then added to the stamped panel on dimensionals.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

The stamped piece was glued to the Coastal Cabana panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then to the Flirty Flamingo card base using the same adhesive.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I added a trio of Iridescent sequins to finish of the card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I hope you like it.

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A sweet, floral card made using the Inspiring Iris stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Inspiring Iris in purple

Posted on July 5, 2019June 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the gorgeous Inspiring Iris stamp set, this is such a sweet floral stamp set with lovely 2 step images.

To recreate the Inspiring Iris you will need;
Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Highland Heather 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner
It Starts With Art dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – – Rounded upper left corner
Highland Heather 4⅛” bt 2¼”
Whisper White 4” by 2⅛”

I started by glueing the dsp to the larger Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

I wrapped a piece of Polka Dot Tuille around the layer securing it on the back with Sellotape and glued the panel to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The Iris’ were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The flowers were coloured using Highland Heather ink and the leaves with 2nd generation Old Olve ink, the stamps give a lovely water colour look to the images.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the stamped panel added to the small panel of Highland Heather. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a tuille bow added on a glue dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

Such a pretty dainty card.

Mo x