A sweet thank you card made using the Needle & Thread stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Quilted Needle & Thread

Posted on March 1, 2019February 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a gorgeous card…..even if I say so myself, made using the Needle and Thread stamp set.

Making the Quilted card.

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I started with a panel of Soft Sea Foam measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and ran it through the Big Shot with the Tufted Embossing Folder. I wrapped a length of Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around the embossed panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. I added the panel to a Soft Sea Foam card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Quilted Needle & Thread thank you card

Using Shaded Spruce ink and scrap Whisper White cardstock I stamped the leaf image twice and cut them apart. I stamped the large and small flower in Berry Burst ink and the trio of small flowers in Blushing Bride ink and ran them through the Big Shot with the Needlepoint Elements dies.

I added the leaves and the large flower on Stampin’ Dimensionals in the lower left corner over the Polka Dot Ribbon and tucked the other flowers around using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Quilted Needle & Thread thank you card

I stamped the sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink onto a scrap of Soft Sea Foam and trimmed it out using my sharp scissors. I tucked it in under the leaves and flowers with a Mini Glue Dot. I added a bow in the Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon below the flowers with a Mini Glue Dot. As a final touch I added a scattering of Share What You Love Artisan Pearls.

I think this is just such a sweet card and I love the Soft Sea Foam with the Berry Burst. I hope you like it

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

Mo x

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Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on February 25, 2019February 24, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the first Stampers Showcase Blog Hop, I am thrilled to be part of this exciting new venture and am looking forward to hopping with some of my fellow demonstrators from around the world. If you have begun the hop with me, my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. Our theme this month is ‘Thanks’ – I don’t know about you but I always need thank you cards.

I have chosen the First Frost stamp set to make my card. This set has carried over from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and I find these sets often get forgotten in the excitement of all that the Spring/Summer catalogue brings.

Making the Stampers Showcase card

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set

I began by taking a Whisper White layer measuring 5¼” by 3½” and rounding the upper left corner with the Detailed Trio Punch. I then lightly drew a line in pencil about 1¼” from the top, I drew another pencil line about 1½” below that. This is to help me with stamp placement.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set

I inked up the largest flower using Berry Burst ink and stamped it 3 times going above and below both pencil lines. I inked up the small flower in Balmy Blue ink and randomly stamped again above and below the lines. Next I inked up the top of the long leafy image in Lemon Lime Twist ink and filled in some of the gaps. Finally I inked up the thistle image in Fresh Fig ink and randomly added stamped them on both sides of the line. I set the panel aside to dry before rubbing out the pencil lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set

I mounted the stamped panel onto a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” with a rounded upper left corner and then added the whole piece to a Fresh Fig card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set

I ran the ‘thanks’ from the Well Written dies through my Big Shot 3 times with scrap Fresh Fig cardstock and glued each layer one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4⅛” by 1⅜” and stamped the ‘for everything’ from the Well Said stamp set in Berry Burst ink and added the ‘thanks’ just above with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Whisper White layer was added to a piece of Fresh Fig 4⅛” by 1½” using liquid adhesive and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the piece to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set

Using the sweet little Bitty Blooms Punches I stamped flowers and flower centres from scrap Fresh Fig, Balmy Blue and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. I added the centres with Mini Glue dots and used the same adhesive to adhere the flowers to the card front. As a final touch I painted the small flowers with Clear Wink of Stella.

I love this colour combo, so fresh and cheerful looking.

Please continue to enjoy the hop by clicking on the ‘next’ button. See you next month.

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

Mo x

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A lovely rainbow card using a flower from the Amazing Life stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Amazing Life for the GDP #176 – CASE the designer

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

Today I am sharing a card I designed for the Global Design Project #176 – CASE the Designer Challenge. I loved the rainbow colours in Steffi’s beautiful card and made that my starting point.

Making the card

I began by choosing the image I wanted to use. It had to be fairly small and ideally a fairly open image. In the end I went for the sweet little flower stamp in the Amazing Life stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

Next I looked at colours; I knew I wanted a rainbow to mimic Steffi’s card and tried out a few variations of colour before settling for – Berry Burst, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel and Gorgeous Grape – in hind sight I should have gone for Lovelly Lipstick as my first colour but completely forgot about it……..it’s been that kind of day.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

After stamping the flower in each of the colours onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5¼” by 3½” I rounded the upper left corner with my Detailed Trio Punch. I added a layer of Basic Gray layer 5⅜” by 3⅝” behind the Whisper White panel having rounded the same corner and using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

I added the whole stamped panel to the front of a Granny Apple Green card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock ⅜” wide. This was then trimmed down and one end flagged using my scissors. I added the sentiment to a scrap of Granny Apple Green ½” wide and trimmed to fit. This was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

I stamped the flower again in Grapefruit Grove onto a panel of Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” which was them glued inside the card. The same image was then stamped in the same colour onto a Whisper White envelope. To complete the card I added a few of the gorgeous Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Amazing Life stamp set used for the Global Design Project #176 CASE the designer challenge

A very simple card, I hope you like it .

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

Mo x

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Bloom by Bloom stamp set used to make a card for the Inspire. Create #035 Challenge

Bloom by Bloom for the Inspire, Create Challenge #035

Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Another sketch challenge to play along with today, this time it is the turn of the Inspire. Create #035 challenge. I loved this sketch and knew right away that I wanted to use the stunning Bloom by Bloom stamp set.

Making the card

I began by die cutting the largest Stitched Circle using my Big Shot and the Stitched Shapes Framelits. I randomly stamped a variety of images from the Bloom by Bloom stamp set in Flirty Flaming, So Saffron, Mint Macaron and Blueberry Bushel inks. I began with the largest flower, then the leaves and finishing with the smallest flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloom by Bloom stamp set used to make a card for the Inspire. Create #035 Challenge

I die cut a scalloped circle from Blueberry Bushel cardstock and added it to the stamped circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added it to a Thick Whisper White card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloom by Bloom stamp set used to make a card for the Inspire. Create #035 Challenge

I added a strip of Flirty Flamingo cardstock ⅜” wide and trimmed it down. I added it to the stamped circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the sentiment from the Apron of Love stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink then stamped it again…….just because I could and added it onto the Flirty Flamingo strip.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloom by Bloom stamp set used to make a card for the Inspire. Create #035 Challenge

I really felt the card needed a little something extra so stamped the smallest flower in Blueberry Bushel ink onto the card front itself and added some of the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls in Mint Macaron to complete the card.

I am really happy with this card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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ovely pastel colours used with the Vibrant Vases stamp set for the GDP #173 challenge

Vibrant Vases for the GDP #173 Colour Challenge

Posted on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been playing along with the Global Design Project (GDP#173) colour challenge which this week features Soft Sea Foam, So Saffron and Petal Pink, all from the Subtles collection of colours. I used the gorgeous Vibrant Vases stamp set to make my card.

Making the card

I began with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 3 ¾” by 3”. I inked up the solid vase with So Saffron ink, stamped off once onto my Grid Paper then stamped onto the Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the detailed vase image over the top in full strength So Saffron ink. I love the added dimension you get when you stamp off the solid image.

Lovely pastel colours used with the Vibrant Vases stamp set for the GDP #173 challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com -Vibrant Vases stamp set used for the Global Design Project Colour Challenge #173

I inked up the outline image of the roses in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it on top of the vase image. The roses were then coloured in with the Petal Pink and the leaves added in Soft Sea Foam.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Vibrant Vases stamp set used for the Global Design Project Colour Challenge #173

I die cut the stamped vase image using my Big Shot and the lovely new Stitched Rectangles dies. I chose my sentiment from the vibrant vases stamp set, masked off the word ‘always’ and then inked up the ‘you are loved’ in So Saffron ink and stamped the image at the top of the stitched rectangle. The whole stamped piece was then added to a panel of Petal Pink cardstock measuring 3⅝” by 2¾” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Vibrant Vases stamp set used for the Global Design Project Colour Challenge #173

Taking the small bokeh dot image from the Beauty Abounds stamp set I stamped the dots in a wavy line across the front of a Thick Whisper White card base in all 3 colours. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Stampin Dimensionals and a scattering of Iridescent Sequins added to give a little sparkle.

I have to say that these are not colours I would normally have chosen but I really love this card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Floral Frames stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for the Global Design Project #169

Floral Frames used for the Global Design Project #169 challenge

Posted on December 21, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Floral Frames stamp set for the Global Design Project #169 colour challenge. We were asked to use Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade and Pool Party to make our project, a gorgeous colour combo. I have had this stamp set for a while and not used it but I certainly will use it more as it is stunning.

Update – this card has been chosen as one of the winners of the GDP challenge.

Making the card

I began with a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5¼” by 3½”. I inked up the large floral image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it onto the Whisper White panel. I stamped the double and triple flower images at the same time using the same ink and some scrap Whisper White cardstock. I die cut both of the flower images using my Big Shot and the Foliage Frames dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floral Frames stamp set used for the Global Design Project #169

Using the Poppy Parade combo, the Pool Party combo and the Granny Apple Green combo Blends pens I coloured in the large stamped image and both of the small floral images. I stamped the sentiment in Pool Party ink in the centre. Using the Decorative Trio Punch I rounded the upper right and lower left corners before adding the stamped panel to a panel of Poppy Parade cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floral Frames stamp set used for the Global Design Project #169

I wrapped a piece of Poppy Parade Striped ribbon around the bottom of the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to a Pool Party card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added the double and triple flowers onto the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals, added some of the black Faceted Dots to the flower centres and 3 extra to decorate. I added a Poppy Parade striped ribbon bow to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floral Frames stamp set used for the Global Design Project #169

To the inside of the card I added a Whisper White panel measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and stamped the triple flower in the corner with Poppy Parade ink and added the leaf sprig in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floral Frames stamp set used for the Global Design Project #169

This stamp set is absolutely gorgeous. I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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Beauty Abounds stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for the Just Add Ink #438 colour challenge

Beauty Abounds for the Just Add Ink Colour Challenge #438

Posted on December 18, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have made a great card today using the Beauty Abounds stamp set for the Just Add Ink #438 challenge. The theme was to make a project using Lovely Lipstick and Granny Apple Green plus one other colour of our choice and I choose Gray Granite.

Making the card

I began with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5¼” by 3½” and stamped the large floral swirl from the Beauty Abounds stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds stamp set used for the Just Add Ink #438 colour challenge

Taking the Lovely Lipstick and the Granny Apple Green Blends Combos I coloured in all the flowers and leaves. I stamped the sentiment in Lovely Lipstick onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it using my Big Shot and the Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies. I added a butterfly in Gray Granite ink above the sentiment. I die cut a scalloped Granny Apple Green circle using the Layering Circle dies and added it to the back of the sentiment with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds stamp set used for the Just Add Ink #438 colour challenge

I added 2 more Gray Granite butterflies to the stamped panel and coloured them all in with the Lovely Lipstick and Granny Apple Green Blends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds stamp set used for the Just Add Ink #438 colour challenge

I rounded the upper right corner of the panel with the Detailed Trio Punch and added the sentiment on Dimensionals to the bottom right corner. I added the stamped layer to a panel of Lovely Lipstick cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅜” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the whole panel to a Granny Apple Green card base with the same glue. To finish I added a liberal scattering of Basic Rhinestones.

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

Mo x

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Bloom by Bloom

Posted on December 14, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to December’s Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop where the theme this month is our favourite from the upcoming Spring/Summer catalogue. My name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I have chosen to use the stunning stamp set called Bloom by Bloom to make my card. I love all the bold floral images in this set and chose to stamp with some bright Spring like colours.

Making the card

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4⅞” by 3½”. I die cut a circle from the Layering Circles Framelit Dies, placed it on the Whisper White layer partially hanging off and lightly drew round it to help with the placement of the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloom By Bloom stamp set used for the December Stamp ‘N hop blog hop

I stamped the leaves and flowers starting with the largest images and ending with the smallest one which were used to infill. I used Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana & Blueberry Bushel inks for the stamping. I added the stamped panel to a Flirty Flamingo panel 4” by 3⅝” having rounded the upper left corner of both panels. I erased the light pencil drawn circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloom By Bloom stamp set used for the December Stamp ‘N hop blog hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Amazing Life stamp set in Granny Apple Green onto the die cut Whisper White circle. I used a couple of the small flowers to decorate the circle before adding it to a slightly larger Blueberry Bushel scalloped circle die cut using the same die set. I trimmed off the right side of the circle with my Trimmer and added it to the stamped layer on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloom By Bloom stamp set used for the December Stamp ‘N hop blog hop

I took a Thick Whisper White card base and placed a large scrap of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and tilted it at an angle until it looked right, I turned the card over and trimmed off the excess. The Blueberry Bushel was then added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the stamped panel added on top with the same glue. To finish off the card I added a scattering of Basic Rhinestones.

Such a pretty card, I am really happy with how it turned out. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

First Frost Double Z Fold Card

Posted on December 11, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card I made for the special birthday of one of my oldest friends. I used the gorgeous First Frost stamp set and the co-ordinating Frosted Bouquet dies to make a pretty floral card.

Making the card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Double Z fold First Frost card for a special birthday

I started with 2 pieces of Thick Whisper White cardstock, one measuring 11” by 5½” and the other measuring 9¼” by 4¼”. Using my paper trimmer I scored both pieces at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”. I cut 3 panels of Frosted Floral dsp, one at 5¼” by 5¼” and 2 at 5¼” by 2 ½” and glued these to the larger of the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Double Z fold First Frost card for a special birthday

I rounded 2 double corners of the smaller Thick Whisper White panel with the Decorative Trio Punch. I then added panels of Grapefruit Grove cardstock – one measuring 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two measuring 3⅞” by 2½” having rounded the same corners.

I cut a panel of Whisper White cardstock 3¾” by 3¼” and stamped the leaves and sprigs in, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Old Olive and Grapefruit Grove ink

I cut two panels of Whisper White measuring 2¾” by 2⅜”. I stamped the same leaves and sprigs onto the panels using the Old Olive and Grapefruit Grove inks as before. The stamped panels were then added to the Grapefruit Grove panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Double Z fold First Frost card for a special birthday

I stamped the numbers from the retired Number of Years stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink and die cut them using the Big Shot and the large Number Dies before adding them to the larger stamped panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The words from the same stamp set were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.

I stamped the lovely roses onto Whisper White cardstock; 1 large and 1 small in Cherry Cobbler and a second small one in Grapefruit Grove. These were then die cut using the Frosted Bouquet dies and the Big Shot. I added the large Cherry Cobbler and small Grapefruit Grove roses to the front panel and the smaller Cherry Cobber rose to the last panel.

I love the colour combo of this card and hope Jo likes it.

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

Mo x

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Incredible You Sneak Peek

Posted on November 27, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sneak peek using one of the stamp sets I was given at the recent OnStage demonstrator event in Birmingham.

Making the Incredible You card

I started with a panel of Whisper White 4¼” by 2¾” and stamped the leafy stalk randomly in the lower right corner in 1^st and 2^nd generation Old Olive ink. I added the other sprig of leaves in So Saffron ink. The stalky image was added in Old Olive and the flowers in Real Red ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Incredible You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I then stamped the large flower twice onto scrap Whisper White cardstock. The outline was stamped in full strength, 1^st generation Blackberry Bliss ink and the solid inner layer of the flower in 2^nd generation or stamped of Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut out both flowers with my scissors and added them to the lower right corner, one with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the other on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set was added in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Incredible You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the stamped layer to a panel of Old Olive cardstock 4⅜” by 2⅞” and then to a panel of Blackberry Bliss cardstock 4⅝” by 3⅛”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Incredible You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking a Thick Whisper White card base I stamped the group of lines from the stamp set in So Saffron ink across the upper right and lower left corners and added the stamped panel on Stampin’ Dimensonals.

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

Mo x