A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Pretty Petals Fun Fold card

Posted on December 15, 2024December 8, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the new Pretty Petals stamp set and Dies which will be available from the 7th January from my online store. I have used it to make a pretty floral birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the pretty petals fun fold card, you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 4” by 1⅞”
Berry Burst card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using my paper trimmer, I cut across the card front to the scoreline 2” from the bottom. I then cut down the central scoreline leaving the 2” flap at the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

The panel of Fresh Freesia card was embossed using the Perfectly Plaid 3D Embossing Folder and glued to the front flap of the Mossy Meadow card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

Using the retiring Deckled Rectangle I die cut a rectangle from the 4¼” by 3” piece of Basic White card and a slightly larger deckled rectangle from the panel of Berry Burst card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

The leafy spray was stamped on the Basic White rectangle using Mossy Meadow ink and the 2 rectangles were then adhered together. The rectangular panel was then added to the bottom flap of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

I inked the group of flowers with Fresh Freesia ink and added Berry Burst ink to the base of the petals using a Sponge Dauber. The flowers were then stamped scrap Basic White card. These were then die cut using the Pretty Petals Dies. The flowers were the added to the card front with liquid glue or Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

A bow made using the Fresh Freesia Seam Binding Ribbon, a Sale-a-Bration choice available from the 7^th January and a trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

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Three Christmas cards designed for my October 2024 Classes using the gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Yuletide Village Classes

Posted on October 11, 2024October 10, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my October 2024 classes using the gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set.

Colours in these cards are:

Church card

Pebbled Path card – 8¾” by 4⅛”– scored at 5⅞”
Balmy Blue – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Silver Foil – Deckled Circle
Basic White – 3¼” by 3¼” – used to die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Balmy Blue – 2” by ⅜”

Using Pebbled Path ink, we stamped the pair of houses across the 5⅞” by 2¼” piece od Basic White card. The Balmy Blue strips were added to the top and bottom of the strip before it was glued to the Pebbled Path card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The church was stamped onto the stitched circle with Pebbled Path ink. We coloured the wreath in with Shaded Spruce and Real Red Blends Pens. The stitched circle was then glued to the die cut Silver Foil circle and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the small strip of Balmy Blue card. We masked off the words we didn’t want before inking and stamping. We trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

Snow Globe Twisted Easel card

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” and in ½ from the upper right to lower left scoreline
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Balmy Blue – 5¼” by 3½” – Embossed using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder
Basic White – 3¾” by 3½” – Used to die cut Snow Globe using Snowy Wonder Dies
Pebbled Path – 3” by 1½” – Used to die cut Snow Globe base using Snowy Wonder Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Pebbled Path & Balmy Blue

The embossed panel of Balmy Blue card was glued to the panel of Basic White card measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”. This was then glued to the bottom panel of the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

We stamped the pair of houses onto the die cut snow globe with Pebbled Path ink and coloured them using a variety of Blends Pens. The snow globe was then attached to the snow globe base with Dimensionals and the whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was masked off before inking and stamping onto the Balmy Blue scrap. This was then cut down before being added to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The stopper for the easel card was made using a sentiment from the Peaceful Season stamp set which was stamped on scrap Basic White card with shaded Spruce ink and punched out using circle punches. It was backed with a slightly larger Scalloped Circle and added to the inside of the card on Dimensionals.

A Silver ribbon bow finished the card.

Yuletide Village

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

We stamped the pair of houses, the single house plus a couple of trees onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. A selection of Blends Pens were used to colour in the images.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped under the houses using Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The whole panel was glued to the Balmy Glue layer and then to the Smoky Slate card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

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The Mediterranean Blooms (dsp) from Stampin' Up! used to make a lemon pocket card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Lemon Pocket card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on May 4, 2024May 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing pocket cards. I have used the Mediterranean Blooms designer series paper (dsp) to make my card. I was lucky enough to get this dsp at the recent OnStage Live in Rotterdam.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the lemon pocket card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – 5¾” by 4”
Thick Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¾”
Mediterranean Blooms card – 4” by 2⅝”
Thick Basic White card – 4⅜” by 3¼”
Scrap Basic White & Mediterranean Blooms dsp

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the larger panel of Mediterranean Blooms dsp to the 5⅞” by 4⅛” panel of Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lemon pocket card made using the Mediterranean Blooms designer Series Paper (dsp) for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I used my Paper Trimmer to cut a slant in the 4⅛” by 2¾” panel of Thick Basic White card. The smaller piece of dsp was cut at the same angle before being glued to the Thick Basic White piece. I added glue to the bottom and both sides of the piece and added it to the bottom of the larger panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lemon pocket card made using the Mediterranean Blooms designer Series Paper (dsp) for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

To make a tag, I angled the top of the 4⅜” by 3 ¼” panel of Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lemon pocket card made using the Mediterranean Blooms designer Series Paper (dsp) for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Boho Blue ink to the centre of the Thick Basic White tag. I added Night of Navy ink around the edge using a Sponge Dauber.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lemon pocket card made using the Mediterranean Blooms designer Series Paper (dsp) for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

From the Mediterranean Blooms dsp, I fussy cut a sprig featuring a lemon, flowers and leaves. This was glued to the inked tag. A piece of Lemon Lolly Ribbon was fed through the hole at the top of the tag. I used a ¼” retired hole punch to make the hole.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lemon pocket card made using the Mediterranean Blooms designer Series Paper (dsp) for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hearts & Hugs stamp set, was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Boho Blue ink. I trimmed it down before adding it to the card front.

A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A pretty, floral, fun fold card made using the Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp from Stampin' Up! - Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Magnolia Floating Inner card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on April 13, 2024May 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘Fun Folds’. I have used to gorgeous Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp which will be available from the 1^st May in the new annual catalogue.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the magnolia floating inner card, you will need:

Petal Pink card – 5¾” by 4⅛” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅞” x 3
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – 5⅜” by 3¾” x 3
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”

Thick Basic White card – 11” by 4” scored at 2¾”, 5½” & 8¼”
Petal Pink card – 3¾” by 2½” x 4 x 4
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – 3⅝” by 2⅜” x 4
Scrap Basic White

The 5⅜” by 3¾” panels of Mediterranean Blooms dsp were adhered to the 5½” by 3⅞” pieces of Basic White card. Two of these panels were then glued to the Petal Pink panels. I wrapped a length of Petal Pink Ribbon around the final panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. This panel was then adhered to the other side of one of the Petal Pink layers. This would be the front panel of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the 4¼” by 3” piece of Basic White card using the Scalloped Contour Dies. The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped on the die cut rectangle in Night of Navy ink. This whole piece was added to the front panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The large magnolia flower was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. The image was then coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam. The image was die cut using the Magnolia Mood Dies and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The small panels of Mediterranean Blooms dsp were adhered to the 3¾” by 2½” panels of Petal Pink. These panels were then glued to the 11” by 4” piece of Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies I die cut 4 smaller scalloped rectangles from scrap Basic White card. On three of these labels, I stamped my chosen sentiments and glued each to the dsp panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a couple of the smaller magnolia blooms and some leaves using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam Blends Pens. These were then die cut and added to the inner panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The floating, hidden, inner layer was then glued to the back and front panels. A ribbon bow and scattering of Iridescent Foil Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what fun folds my crafty friends have chosen to share with us today. Next up is Jan Musselman

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ● Tricia Butts

Leonie Stuart ● Danielle Kassing ● Kim Fee

Marga Bultena ● Karen Henderson ● Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Mo Rootes ● Jan Musselman ● Judith Patterson

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A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

Lavender Double Z Fold Card

Posted on February 3, 2024January 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin with Friends blog hop where we are sharing Z fold cards. The card I made using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and co-ordinating Perennial Lavender dsp is for the special birthday of a special friend later this month and I am giving her a lavender plant as part of her present as she loves her garden.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate this card you will need:

Lost Lagoon card – 11” by 5 ½” scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

Pool Party card – 9” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 3⅝” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 2⅝” x 2 – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 3½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 2½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Strip of Pretty Peacock card – ¼” wide and at least 2 ½” long
Scrap Gorgeous Grape card

I began by decorating the main Lost Lagoon card base. The panels of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the slightly larger Basic White layers which were then adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

Next I started to decorate the remaining panels of Basic White card beginning with the largest. I inked up the spray of lavender blooms with Highland Heather ink and added some Gorgeous Grape using a Stampin’ Write Marker. This image was then stamped at the top, left hand side of the panel. The stems were stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The number 60 was die cut from scrap Gorgeous Grape card using the Alphabet A La Mode dies. I stamped each number 4 times and glued them one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This gave some dimension to the number. The number were then added to the panel using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Pretty Peacock card, covered with white embossing powder and heat set. I flagged the ends with scissors and added the banner, over the numbers with a Dimensional on both ends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The next panel was decorated with 2 sprigs of lavender. The base image was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the detailed image added on top on Gorgeous Grape. The flower stalks were the stamped in Lost Lagoon in.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

I decorated the final panel by stamping the row of flower stalks along the bottom in Lost Lagoon ink. The flowers were then added in 1^st and 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape in. The sentiment was the stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

At this point I went back and added the single flying butterfly to all the panels using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape or Pretty Peacock ink. I also added a lager butterfly to the front panel with Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The decorated panels were then adhered to the Pool Party base with liquid glue.

The inner Pool Party card was then closed and placed in position on the the closed Lost lagoon card. I adhered the two card bases together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

A scattering of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A trio of cards made for my January Classes using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies by Stampin' Up!

Painted Lavender January 2024 Classes

Posted on January 15, 2024January 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards designed for my January 2024 classes using the Painted Lavender stamp set and the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

Colours in these cards are:

Backfold Lavender card

Gorgeous Grape card base – 7½” by 5⅞” – scored at 3¼” & 6½ ”
Gorgeous Grape – 5⅝” by 3” – embossed using Softly Sophisticated 3d Embossing Folder
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5¾” by ⅞”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3” – for the inside
Basic White – 3¼” by 2¼” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia & Lost Lagoon

The embossed Gorgeous Grape panel was glued to the Gorgeous Grape card front and the strip of dsp was glued to the flap on the right hand side. The inside panel was stamped with the butterflies and added to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

The bunch of stems was stamped onto the Deckled Rectangle in Lost Lagoon ink. 2 die cut sprigs were then glued to the deckled rectangle and the rectangle was added to the 1” side panel with 3 Dimensionals leaving the left side unadhered.

The base layer of the flower spikes were stamped in Fresh Freesia ink and the detailed layer added in Gorgeous Grape. These were die cut using the Painted Lavender and glued together at the base to form a cluster. They were added to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

A butterfly was stamped in Fresh Freesia, die cut and added to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot.

The sentiment was stamped onto scrap Basic White card – I masked each word and stamped them separately ands I wanted them to be stacked one on top of the other. I punched the sentiment out with the Double Oval Punch and added it to the Fresh Freesia scalloped oval punched from scrap using the same punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

A double Linen Thread bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.

The spray of flowers was inked up with Highland Heather ink and Gorgeous Grape ink was added using a Marker pen. We stamped this at the top of the deckled rectangle. The bunch of stems were stamped below the flowers in Lost Lagoon ink. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped on a punched white oval in Lost Lagoon ink. A scalloped Highland Heather oval was glued to the back. It was added to the card front with liquid glue and Dimensionals.

Spray of Lavender

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 4¼” by 3¾” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle
Perennial Lavender dsp – 4” by ½” strips x 3
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Highland Heather

We embossed the panel of Fresh Freesia card with the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder and glued it to the Fresh Freesia card base. The 3 strips of Perennial Lavender dsp were then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Lost Lagoon onto the punched Basic White oval and a Highland Heather scalloped oval was added behind. It was mounted onto the card front with glue and Dimensionals.

A Linen bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems were added to finish the card.

Field of Lavender

Lost Lagoon card basftly Sophisticated e – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon White – 5½” by 3¾” – Embossed with the Softly Sophisticated 3D folder
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Highland Heather – 3 ¾” by 2⅜”
Basic White – 4¼” by 3¾” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Gorgeous Grape

The embossed Lost Lagoon panel was glued it to the Lost Lagoon card base. A strip of Perennial Lavender dsp was glued from side to side.

The field of lavender stems was stamped across the deckled rectangle and the tiny flowers added in 1^st and 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink. A couple of butterflies were added and the whole piece was glued to the Highland Heather panel. This was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock onto the punched Basic White oval and a Gorgeous Grape scalloped oval was added behind. It was mounted onto the card front with glue and Dimensionals.

A Linen bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems were added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

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Gorgeous Christmas cards made using the Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp by Stampin' Up! and used for my November 2023 classes

Beary Cute Christmas cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 18, 2023November 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing anything Christmas. I love Christmas crafting and have chosen to share the cards I designed for my November classes using the Beary Cute stamp set, Beary Cute Punch and the gorgeous Beary Christmas dsp.

Colours in these cards are:

Circle Hinge card

Balmy Blue card base – 7¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue – 3½” by 1” – scored at ¾”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Balmy Blue – 5⅞” by 3⅛”
Balmy Blue – 3¼”” by 3¼ ” – Die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Stargazing dsp – 3¼” by 3¼” – Die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – ½ a stitched circle
Scrap Basic White

We embossed the 5⅞” by 3⅛” piece of Balmy Blue card using the Timeworn Type embossing folder and glued it to the card front.

We folded the 3½” by 1” piece of Balmy Blue card and glued the smaller tab to the inside of the back of the card base to form the hinge. The hinge was then covered with the Basic White inside panel. We stamped the smaller snowflake in the upper right and lower right corners of the inside panel in Misty Moonlight ink, 1^st and 2^nd generations.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The card was closed and the die cut Balmy Blue circle, placed face down on the front of the card and the hinge glued to it’s back. The die cut circle of Stargazing dsp was then glued over the top to hide the workings ogf the hinge.

A wavy top was cut across the half stitched circle to form a snowbank for the bear to stand on, it was then glued to the bottom of the stargazing dsp circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The polar bear was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Beary Cute Punch. It was glued to the stitched circle.

We stamped the sentiment, from the Merry & Bright stamp set onto scrap Basic White card in Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight ink and fussy cut them out before adding them to the card. Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

Negative Circle Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 4”
Adhesive Sheet – 4⅛” by 4”
Beary Christmas dsp – ⅜” strips
Scrap Basic White

The 4⅛” by 4” panel of Basic White was covered by the Adhesive sheet and the backing removed.

The strips of Beary Christmas dsp were then adhered, on the diagonal to the sticky panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

A stitched circle was then die cut from the centre of the striped panel. We placed the negative piece onto the Thick Basic White card front and stamped the small snowflake in the negative space in Balmy Blue ink.

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink below the stripped panel. The striped panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The polar bear was stamped in Night of Navy ink and the scarf added in Misty Moonlight before the bear was punched out and tucked inside the negative circle. The head was raised on a dimensional with a front leg coming over the edge as though he was climbing out.

Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

Striped Circle card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Scrap Basic White

The striped circle, left over from the previous card was mounted to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The bear was stamped in Misty Moonlight, punched out and added to the card front with liquid glue and Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink and a trio of Iridescent discs added to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

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The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Bears on a Balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 4, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing balcony fun fold cards. Now, I have never made one of these fun folds and spent quite a bit of time working out what I wanted to do. This card, made using the Beary Cute stamp set was inspired by a Youtube video made by the super talented Jay Soriano

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the bears on a balcony card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by ⅞” x 4 – one for the back of the card to write on
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” x 3
Basic White card – 8½” by 2” – scored at 4⅛ and then at ½” at each end
Basic White card – 5¼” by 2¼” – scored at 2¼” and then at ⅜” at each end
Scrap Basic White

I tore a piece of copy paper into wavy strips and used them, with a Blending Brush and Night of Navy to add texture to the Night of Navy panels.

I then tried Jay’s technique with the soft pastels and drew over the dark blue lines with the Granny Apple Green pastel stick.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I used the flat end of the stick to stroke the colour upwards. I added some of the Gorgeous Grape using the pastel stick then lightly blended the colour with a Sponge Dauber.

The pastels have a tendency to smudge so I sprayed the panels with hairspray to set the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The panels were then glued to the Basic White panels and were then glued to the front and inside of the Night of Navy card base.

Taking the 2 strips of Basic White card, I cut a wavy pattern along the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I took more of the copy paper strips and used a Sponge Dauber to stroke on Pool Party ink to give the effect of snow which would ground my bears.

I glued the inked strips to the inside of the card using the tabs at either end, making sure to line the centre of each strip to the centre of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

Onto scrap Basic White card, I stamped a variety of bears from the stamp set in Night of Navy ink.

Some I punched out using the Beary Cute Punch, the others I fussy cut out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The bears were then added to the inside of the card and the card front.

The sentiment was a bit of an after-thought and was stamped in Night of Navy on a scrap of inked Basic White card. I added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I was fairly pleased with the way it turned out. Hope you like it.

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A monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin' Up

Color & Contour Sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring some or all of the following – Two step stamping, sympathy. Fun fold, trinket and black and white. I have used the Color & Contour stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Basic Black

To recreate the Color & Contour sympathy card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – Cut the front at 4⅛”, then cut 1½” off the offcut. The rest is not needed
Basic Black card – 4” by 1⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic Black card – 4¼” by 2½” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic White card – 4” by 2¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Scrap Basic White

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder, I embossed the 2 panels of Basic Black measuring 4” by 1⅜”. The were added to the 1½” flap of the card front and to the 1½” strip that I cut off

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the smallest die cut label stamp the sprig of flowers from the Color & Contour stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The infill image was then stamped over the outline in 2^nd generation Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The label was then glued to the Basic Black label and then to the larger Basic White label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added glue to the top of the stamped piece and adhered it to the flap of the card front. I placed the other embossed strip along the bottom of the card base and glued the bottom of the label to it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set and added the smaller flower from the Color & Contour stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots and a Black & White Gingham bow completed the card.

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A waterfall card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Sending Cheer stamp set and Bright & Beautiful dsp by Stampin' Up!

Sending Cheer Waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 2, 2023September 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing waterfall cards. I love making these fun fold cards and have used the Sending Cheer stamp set and the cheerful Bright & Beautiful designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sending cheer waterfall card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Berry Burst – 8⅝” by 2¾” – Scored at 1¾”, 2½”, 3¼” & 4”
Berry Burst – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Lemon Lime Twist – 2⅝” by 2⅝” x 3
Lemon Lime Twist – 2⅝” by 1⅝”
Lemon Lime Twist – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White – 2½” by 2½” x 3
Basic White – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White – 2½” by 1½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The Bright & Beautiful dsp panel was glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and then to the Berry Burst card base. Using a strip of Tear ‘n Tape on each end I added the 4⅛” by 1” strip of Berry Burst to the card front, approximately 1⅛” up from the bottom.

The images, gingerbread man, stocking and present, from the Sending Cheer stamp set were stamped onto the 2 ½” by 2 ½” panels of Basic White card, these were adhered to the 2⅝” by 2⅝” panels of Lemon Lime Twist.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Cheer stamp set used to make a waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the holly leaves and berries onto the remaining small panels of Basic White card and glued them to the slightly larger Lemon Lime Twist pieces.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Cheer stamp set used to make a waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used a retired punch to punch the tag shape on the longest panel of the 8⅝” by 2¾” piece of Berry Burst card. I threaded a piece of Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon through the hole and slipped the strip. The largest stamped panel was the added to the tag punched end.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Cheer stamp set used to make a waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using a bone folder, I folded and burnished the scorelines and slipped the panel, tag end first under the strip of Berry Burst card on the card front.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Cheer stamp set used to make a waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Folding the strip on the 4” score line I glued the loose end to the strip of Berry Burst card which straddled the bottom of the card front. The 4 decorated panels were then added to complete the card.