The Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets and Rings of Love dsp by Stampin' Up! used for a special 3D card for the Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop

Sea Themed Card For A Special Birthday

Posted on June 27, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing fancy fold cards. My sea themed card was made for our niece’s special birthday and the theme reflects her love of the sea, swimming and diving.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Sea themed card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11” by 5½” – scored on the long-side at 1¾”, 3½”, 5¼” by 7”
Starry Sky card – 5” by 3½” – scored on the long-side at 2½”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 1⅝” x 2
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅞”
Rings of Love dsp – 5¼” by 1½” x 2
Rings of Love dsp – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅜” x 3
Scrap Silver Foil & Basic White

Using my Bone Folder, I burnished the score-lines of both scored panels of card and set the smaller Starry Sky piece to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I glued the panels of dsp to the long panels of Starry Sky card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The largest piece was then glued to the larger panel of the Thick Basic White card. I skipped a panel and added one of the long thin pieces to the next panel. The final panel was adhered to the outermost panel of the card front. With the smaller panels on your left, you should have a decorated panel on the first flap, third panel and fifth or back panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The large wave stamp was inked up with Mint Macaron ink and Starry Sky ink added randomly with a Sponge Dauber. The image was then stamped on each of the three panels of Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I die cut the numbers from the, sadly retired, Large Number Dies and added them to one of the stamped panels with liquid glue. I added a trio of birds in flight around the numbers. The sentiment, from the Go To Greetings stamp set, was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down with scissors and added to the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The swimsuits from the Sunny Splash stamp set, where stamped in Starry Sky or Polished Pink ink onto scrap Basic White card and fussy cut out. They were added to the second and third stamped panels. A trio of birds were stamped on each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The first and second panel were then adhered to the Starry Sky mini card base. This was then glued to the Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The final stamped panel was glued to the back panel, lined up so that it would be hidden when the card was closed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I added a scatter of Red & Green Adhesive Backed Pearls to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

Such a pretty card, I really hope Haylea likes it.

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Shabby chic themed cards for my May 2022 classes using the pretty Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Ranunculus Romance used for May’s Classes

Posted on May 13, 2022May 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

This month we have been using the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set and co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies to make a trio of vintage style cards.

Colours used in these projects are:

Centre Stepper Card

Old Olive card base 8¼” by 5¾” – Cut from 1” down & 1” in from 1” to 5 ⅛”
Score from edge to slit on both sides @ 1”, 2“& 5⅛”
Score the centre panel & 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by ⅞”
Design a Daydream dsp – 5⅜” by ¾”
Basic White – 2⅞” by ⅞” x 2
Fresh Freesia – 3 ½” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 3⅜” by 2¾”
Fresh Freesia – 3⅞” by 3½”
Basic White – 3 ¾” by 3⅜”
Scrap Fresh Freesia & Basic White

We glued the strip of dsp to the long, thin Basic White mat and added it to the bottom of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ornate border was stamped onto both strips of Basic White and glued them to the side strips.

The scripty image was stamped all over smaller rectangle of Basic White in Smoky Slate ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Fresh Freesia mat and added to the front panel of the card.

We glued the strip of dsp to the long, thin Basic White mat and added it to the bottom of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ranunculus flower was inked up using the Old Olive and Gorgeous Grape Stamp ‘n Write Markers, we added a little Fresh Freesia to the flowers with the marker before stamping onto scrap Basic White card. Colour was added to the sprig in the same way and both images were die cut using the Ranunculus Dies. They were added to the front panel with glue.

The sentiment from the Paradise Palms was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Layering Circle Dies. It was added to a fresh freesia circle and glued to the front of the card.

The inside panel was decorated with the ornate border stamp.

Vintage Ranunculus Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive – 5⅝” by 3 ¾”
Fresh Freesia – 5 ½” by 3⅝”
Basic White stitched rectangle
Fresh Freesia – ⅜” strip
Scrap Basic White & Old Olive

We randomly stamped the scripty image in Fresh Freesia ink all over the Fresh Freesia panel. We added the sprig in Gorgeous Grape ink. We tore down the right side of the panel to give us a rough edge and added ink to the whole panel using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

We tore the edge of the Old Olive panel and added Mossy Meadow ink to darken and define the edge before adding it to the back of the Fresh Freesia panel. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

The ornate border was stamped in Smoky Slate ink onto the stitched rectangle

The ranunculus flower was inked up using the Old Olive and Gorgeous Grape Stamp ‘n Write Markers, we added a little Fresh Freesia to the flowers with the marker before stamping onto scrap Basic White card. The flower was die cut using the Ranunculus Dies along with a sprig from Old Olive scrap card. The flower and foliage was adhered to the stamped rectangle and the whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto a strip of Fresh Freesia. A trio of Pastel Pearls and a White Baker’s Twine bow added to complete the card.

Tag Card

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Smoky Slate – 5½” by 3¾”
Old Olive – 4¼” by 2”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Fresh Freesia strip – ⅝”
Scrap Gorgeous Grape & Fresh Freesia

Stamp the ornate border and Lille post mark image randomly all over the Smoky Slate panel in Smoky Slate ink. We used a dauber to add ink to the edges before gluing it to the Smoky Slate card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ranunculus flower was inked up using the Old Olive and Fresh Freesia Stamp ‘n Write Markers, we added a little Gorgeous Grape to the flowers with the marker. We huffed on the stamp to re-moisten the ink and stamped it onto the Basic White Tag, added the Old Olive tag to the back and added it to the card base on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto a strip of Fresh Freesia. Gorgeous Frape Ribbon was added to the tag along with a bow made from White Baker’s Twine. Scrap strips of Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape were added under the tags and a trio of Pastel Pearls completed this card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ladies in glass loved putting together these cards. I hope you like them.

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A trio of pretty Tulip themed cards made using the Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin' Up!

Flowering Tulip cards for April’s Classes

Posted on April 15, 2022April 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made in this week’s classes featuring the gorgeous Tulip dies and the Flowering Tulips stamp set.

Colours used in these projects are:

Trio of Tulips card

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 1⅛” & 5¼”
Pattern Party dsp – 5 ¾” by 1”
Poppy Parade – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 4” by 3”
Poppy Parade – 5⅞” by 1”
Basic White – ½” strip
Scrap Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green & Basic White

Fold and burnish on the score lines. Run the larger panel of the card base through the Cut and Emboss Machine with one of the Greenery Embossing Folders. Add the strip of Poppy Parade card to the embossed piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

Glue the strip of Pattern Party dsp to narrow card front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

Using a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink to the smaller Basic White panel. Add the panel to the Poppy Parade rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

Assemble the pieces of the tulip heads. Fold on the score lines, add the Basic White oval piece inside the folded outer piece. Add the Flirty Flamingo piece then close the side pieces and support with small Dimensionals to give a 3-dimensional effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

Add the tulip flowers to the inked panel and fit the stems and leaves around.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

Add the decorated panel to the right-hand panel (the thin side) with a strong adhesive. Decorate with Red Rhinestones.

Two Tulip Card

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green – 4⅛” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 4” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Poppy Parade – 2” by ½”

Randomly stamp one of the tulip images all over the Flirty Flamingo card front.

Stamp the tulip image onto the smaller panel of Basic White card in Poppy Parade ink. Add the infill image with Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

The stems and leaves were stamped in Granny Apple Green ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Granny Apple Green panel and then to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

Stamp the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Poppy Parade card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using a Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

Tulip Border card

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Flirty Flamingo – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Poppy Parade – 5 ⅞” by 1½”
Pattern Party dsp – 5 ¼” by 1½”

Glue strip of Pattern Party dsp to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

Die cut the tulip border from the strip of Poppy Parade card. Add it over the dsp strip and trim off the excess.

Add the decorated piece to the Flirty Flamingo panel then to the Poppy Parade card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Flowering Tulip stamp set and Tulip Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for April 2022 Classes

The cards are so pretty. I hope you like them

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A tulip fun fold card made for mother's day using Stampin' Up! products for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Tulips Fun Fold card or the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations blog hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. I have used the gorgeous Tulip Dies to make mine.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Tulip fun fold card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at
Pattern Party dsp – 5¾” by 1”
Flirty Flamingo card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Flirty Flamingo card – 5⅞” by 1”
So Saffron card – 5⅞” by ⅛”
Flirty Flamingo card – 5¾” by 4”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Pattern Party dsp – 5⅝” by ¼”
Basic White ¼” strip
Scrap So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green & Basic White

I began by running the Thick Basic White card base through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the larger front panel inside the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. I really wanted the front to have a lot of texture and this is a great way of achieving this.

The thicker strip of Pattern Party dsp was glued to the smaller front panel. The Flirty Flamingo strip was added to the embossed card front panel and the thin strip of So Saffron added to soften the edge.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Stitched Rectangle Dies I cut a large rectangle from the Flirty Flamingo panel and a slightly small rectangle from the smaller panel of Basic White. I used a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink to the Basic White panel and adhered the two rectangles together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I cut lots of Tulip pieces from scrap Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron and Basic White card and leaves and stems from Granny Apple Green card. The inner Basic White and So Saffron pieces were added to the Flirty Flamingo pieces with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Flirty Flamingo outer layers were then folded over and held in place with Mini Dimensionals to give a real 3D effect. Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The flowers were then placed with liquid glue onto the inked rectangle and the stems and leaves added. The leaves also had a Mini Dimensional added in the centre so that they weren’t flat to the card. The whole panel was then added to the card front making sure to add my glue only to the right-hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Granny Apple Green ink onto ¼” strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card. A trio of Brushed Brass Butterflies complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

This card was made for my lovely Mum who has Alzheimer’s Disease and sadly, no longer knows who I am………….

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my fellow hoppers. Up next is the lovely Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Angie McKenzie ● Tricia Butts ● Aurélie Fabre

Karen Egan ● Teri West ● Gez Carpenter

Susan Webster ● Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Sue Allen

Jill Chapman ● Leonie Stuart ● Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes ● Rebecca-Jo Unwin ● Danielle Kassing

Vickie Littlewood ● Marieke Bart ● Linda Moore

Robbie Susan Chandler ● Terry Hamilton

Jan Musselman ● Kimberley Morris

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Rainbow cards for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Brilliant Rainbow dies and the Sunshine & Rainbows dsp and used for classes in Feb 2022

Brilliant Rainbow Class projects for the Crafty Collaborations Rainbow Blog Hop

Posted on February 14, 2022February 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Collaborations Rainbow Blog Hop where we are sharing rainbow themed cards. . I just love a rainbow; they are so bright and cheerful. I have used the bundle to create the projects for this month’s classes and I am sharing these today.

Colours used in these projects are:

Fun Fold Card

Thick Basic White card – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞” and the front cut at 2¼”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5¾” by 4”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5¾” by 1¾” x 2
Basic White – 5½” by 1⅝”
Basic White – 3½” by 2½” – Die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Scrap Basic White
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Glue the large piece of dsp to the back of the card
Glue one of the strips of dsp to the front panel
Die cut the rainbow from the centre of one of the scalloped rectangles
Rough cut a rainbow from the dsp and glue it to the back of the die cut rainbow
Glue the bottom of the rainbow to the front panel and add the 2nd scalloped rectangle to the back
Add the 2nd strip of dsp to the back of the card front
Add the Basic White strip to the bottom of the back panel
Punch the clouds from the dsp and scrap Basic White
Add your sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Scalloped Rainbow Card

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½ ” by 3¾” x 2
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5 ¼” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Glue the large panel of dsp to one of the large Basic White panels
Add to the Bermuda Bay card front
Add the strip of dsp to the centre of the card
Die cut a rainbow from the centre of the large scalloped rectangle
Rough cut a rainbow from the dsp and glue it to the back of the die cut rainbow
Add to the card front on dimensionals
Add your chosen sentiment

Strip of Rainbows

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 4⅛” by 1⅝”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 4⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – ¼” strip
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Stamp your chosen sentiment onto the larger die cut panel
Glue to strip of dsp to the bottom of the card front
Add the 2 Basic White panels to the card front on Dimensionals with about ¼” separating them

Rainbow Wishes

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5½” by 1 “
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Add the large panel of dsp to one of the Basic White panels
Glue to the card base
Glue the thinnest strip of dsp to the bottom of the rainbow strip and add piece to the card front on Dimensionals
Add your chosen sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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A special birthday funfold card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beauty of Friendship fun fold card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 16, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a Beauty of Friendship fun fold card made for my daughter Camilla’s birthday. I saw LeeAnn Greff, a fellow demonstrator, demonstrate it on YouTube and I knew this was the perfect card for her as she loves the outdoors. I changed the dimensions to fit A4 card stock and also some of the colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the beauty of friendship card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card – 6½“ by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Soft Succulent card – 3½” by 3” scored at ½” on the short side
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2½”
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White 2¼” by 2”
Scrap of Balmy Blue

I took the 2 scored pieces Soft Succulent, laid them on my work surface with the smaller panel on the right-hand side. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the ½” tab of the smaller piece to the larger panel. You should then have a gate fold type card with a long thin left panel and a shorter, wider right-hand panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I place the 3 largest panels of Basic White card stock onto my work surface. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and placed it in the upper left-hand corner of the smallest panel.

Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to all three of the panels. The ink was added gradually in circular motions, building up the colour slowly. I then added Soft Succulent ink around the edges of each panel in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The bare trees were then stamped in Soft Suede ink, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation to give the effect of depth.

I added the ‘tree canopy’ image to the stamped full-strength tree on the smallest panel. I used the soft succulent ink and the spotty image to add some texture to all the panels

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The stamped panels were then glued to the Soft Succulent card. The largest one on the inside, covering the ½” tab which holds them together.

Using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut a label from the remaining Soft Succulent piece and a smaller label from the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The sentiment from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set was stamped on the white label in Soft Succulent ink and I added a couple of small flowers in the same ink. The flowers were from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set.

The labels were then glued together. They were added to the left-hand panel of the card with a couple of Dimensionals. Make sure that the Dimensionals are well over to the left and that the right-hand panel of the card can tuck under.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

To complete the card, I die cut 2 of the sweet little birds from the Beautiful Trees dies from scrap Balmy Blue card and added them to the card front. I used a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add their eyes and a trio of Genial Gems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I absolutely love this card, thank you LeeAnn for the inspiration.

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A gorgeous new baby waterfall fun fold card made using the Baby Pull Toys stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Baby Waterfall card

Posted on February 19, 2021February 11, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet waterfall baby card made using the gorgeous Baby Pull Toys stamps set and inspired by a card I saw on Youtube made by US demonstrator Cindy Brumbaugh – I have altered the sizes to fit A4 card.

Colours Used in this project are:

To recreate the Baby Waterfall card you will need:

Pacific Point card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Pacific Point – 8⅝” by 2¾” – Scored at 1¾”, 2½”, 3¼” & 4”
Pacific Point – 4⅛” by 1”
Berry Delightful dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Poppy Parade – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Daffodil Delight – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Just Jade – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Night of Navy – 2⅝” by 1⅝”
Bermuda Bay – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White – 2½” by 2½” x 3
Basic White – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White – 2½” by 1½”

I began by gluing the Berry Delightful dsp to the Pacific Point card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Adhere the small strip of Pacific Point card about 2 ¼” up from the bottom of the card front. Use strong adhesive such as Tear & Tape or Snail Plus and this piece gets a lot of pulling about.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty waterfall card made using the Baby Pull Toys stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Next, I inserted the 4⅝” (longest side) end of the scored 8⅝” strip of Pacific Point into the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch; it is wider than the opening so is a bit of a fiddle. Push it right to the end then punch. Pull it out and trim off the extra piece on each side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty waterfall card made using the Baby Pull Toys stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Fold on all the score lines, slip the punched scalloped end of the Pacific Point under the strip of card you have just glued across the card. The scored part of the card will then be on top of the band. Using strong adhesive glue along the top of the scored panel – face down – adhere the piece to the bottom end of the band. This forms the waterfall mechanism.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty waterfall card made using the Baby Pull Toys stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using adhesive at the top of each of the coloured panels, adhere them to the small scored strips of the waterfall panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty waterfall card made using the Baby Pull Toys stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the 3 images from the Baby Pull Toys stamp set on to the squares of Basic White card. I stamped sentiments from the same stamp set onto the smallest and largest Basic White panels and adhered these directly, with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to the Night of Navy and Bermuda Bay panels.

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the sweet little toy images – Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Just Jade, Daffodil Delight, Cinnamon Cider and Mango Melody. I added a trio of hearts from the same stamp set on the largest Basic White piece and coloured these in using some of the same Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty waterfall card made using the Baby Pull Toys stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

These stamped panels were then stuck onto the coloured panels using liquid glue. I added a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon to the scalloped end to work the waterfall mechanism and a 2020-2022 In Colour Dot to the end of each toy to complete the card.

I absolutely love it. So adorable.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty waterfall card made using the Baby Pull Toys stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

This card was so adorable I made a baby girl version using the Flowers for Every Season dsp.

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A pretty strawberry lolly card made using the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and Berry Delightful dsp by Stampin' Up!

Strawberry Lolly for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on December 28, 2020January 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stampers Showcase blog hop, our last one of 2020 and this month’s theme is ‘Sale-A-Bration’. I really, really wanted to use the gorgeous Berry Delightful dsp – can’t believe it is a free sale-a-Bration choice along with the co-ordinating stamp set Berry Blessings.

If you have hopped over from Wendy Lee Or you are starting with me, Mo Rootes I hope you will find lots of inspiration on this hop.

To recreate my strawberry lolly card, you will need:

Poppy Parade – 9½” by 4” scored at 4” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 3⅞ by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Berry Delightful dsp – 3¾” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Granny Apple Green – 3” by 3”
Whisper White 3” by 3”
Whisper White 5½” by 1” – scored at 1”
Oh So Ombre dsp – 4¼” by ¾”
Scrap Whisper White

The piece of Berry Delightful dsp reminded me of a picnic blanket my parents had when I was a child, summer days and strawberries…… I can’t wait….

I adhered the dsp to the square panel of Whisper White card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to add the panel to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I took the long thin strip of Whisper White, folded on the 1” score line and glued the 1” square tab to the inside of the card base. I stamped the strawberry in Poppy Parade ink and the top in Granny Apple Green ink onto the largest panel of Whisper White card and adhered it to the inside of the card to hide the stuck down tab.

I glued down the Oh So Ombre dsp- another free choice in the Sale-A-Bration brochure – to the front of the Whisper White strip using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the layering Circle Dies I die cut a plain circle from the smallest piece of Whisper White and a scalloped circle from the Granny Apple Green square. I adhered the Granny Apple Green scalloped circle behind the 1” wide strip using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the lolly tick in Crumb Cake ink onto the White Circle and added the lolly in Poppy Parade, love the textured look of these stamps. The stamped circle was then added to the front of the Granny Apple Green scalloped circle using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the flower and leaves from the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and added then to the card front on Dimensionals. They were positioned so that they held the circle panel in position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Strawberry Lolly themed card using Sale-A-Bration Berry Delightful dsp for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set was cut with the Messages dies and was added to the card front with glue. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

I love it and I hope you do too.

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A Special Double Z Fold Card

Posted on June 29, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card I made for the 60^th birthday of one of my oldest and dearest friends. 4 of us started our nurse training over 40 years ago and have remained firm friends ever since. I seem to gravitate to these double z fold cards for all my special birthdays at the moment but I do love them.

Making a Double Z Fold card

I started with a panel of Thick Whisper White 11” by 5½” and scored it at 2¾” and 5½” on the long side. I then cut another piece of Thick Whisper White 9¼” by 4¼” and scored it at 2¾” and 5½” on the long side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Double Z Fold card using Stampin Up products

I chose a pattern from the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper stack (dsp) and cut a piece at 5¼” by 5¼” and a piece at 5¼” by 2½”. I adhered the dsp to the 11” by 5½” scored panel of Thick Whisper White, the larger panel on what will become the back of the card and the smaller panel to the front of the card using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. On this occasion I left the middle panel undecorated.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Double Z Fold card using Stampin Up products

I cut 3 panels of Old Olive cardstock; 1 panel at 4” by 4” and 2 panels at 4” by 2½” and adhered them to the smaller scored Thick Whisper White panel. I then cut 3 panels of Whisper White; 1 panel at 3¾” by 3¾” and 2 panels at 3¾” by 2¼”. I stamped the gorgeous roses from the Petal Palette stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink along the bottom of the larger Whisper White panel and in the upper right corner of the same panel. I then stamped the roses on either the upper right or lower left of the other two panels and coloured them in using the following Stampin’ Blends – Dark Pink Pirouette (retired), Light Lovely Lipstick, Light & Dark Old Olive. I rounded the corners of the layers using the Detailed Trio Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Double Z Fold card using Stampin Up products

I stamped the ‘Happy’, ‘Birthday’ and ‘th’ in Momento Tuxedo Black ink on the front and second panels. These words came from the, sadly now retired, Number of Years stamp set. I die cut the 2 number using the also retired Large Number Framelits from Old Olive cardstock. I cut 3 of each and layered them one on top of the other to give added dimension. The numbers were then added to the front panel with Tombow.

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Double Z Fold card using Stampin Up products

The 2 Thick Whisper White pieces were then carefully glued together. To finish the card I made an envelope using my Envelope Punch Board.

Love the colours of this card and I really hope my friend loves it and forgives me for the large ‘60’ on the front!!

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. I also used the Number of Years stamp set and Light & Dark Pink Pirouette Blends which have sadly retired. Also the Light Lovely Lipstick Blend which is not yet available for purchase.

Mo x

Special Birthday card using Birthday Blooms and Number of Years by Stampin' Up!

Number of Years and Birthday Blooms for a Special Birthday

Posted on May 29, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card I made using the Birthday Blooms stamp set, the Number of Years Stamp set and the Large Numbers dies. These are all retiring from the Annual Catalogue on the 31^st of May and I will really miss them. I made this card for my Mum who is celebrating her special birthday in a couple of days.

Making the card

I began with a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock 11” by 5½” which I scored on the long side at 2¾” by 5½” using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I took a 2^nd piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock 9¼” by 4¼” and scored it at 2¾” and 5½” on the long side. I then folded and burnished all of the score lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birthday Blooms and Number of Years by Stampin’ Up!

I chose 2 patterns from the Tutti-Frutti dsp stack and cut 2 panels at 5⅜” by 2⅝” and one panel at 5⅝” by 5⅝”. I then adhered these to the larger Thick Whisper White panel leaving a tiny border round each panel.

I then cut panels in Lemon Lime Twist cardstock – one at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2⅝” and Whisper White panels – one at 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two at 3⅞” by 2⅜”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birthday Blooms and Number of Years by Stampin’ Up!

On the larger Whisper White panel I stamped the large rose image from the Birthday Blooms stamp set in the lower left hand corner using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the smaller rose image in the bottom left or top right on the remaining Whisper White panels. I coloured the flowers in with the Light & Dark Daffodil Delight and the Light and Dark Old Olive Blends Pens.

I stamped the word ‘birthday’ using Momento Tuxedo Black ink on the on the panel with the small bloom in the lower left hand corner. I took some scrap Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and die cut each of the numbers 3 times using my Big Shot and glued them together to give added dimension. I then glued them to the largest stamped Whisper White panel. The word ‘happy’ and ‘th’ were then stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink either side of the die cut numbers. I rounded one corner of each of the Whisper White panels and the same corners on the Lemon Lime Twist panels using the new Detailed Trio Punch. These panels were then adhered together with Tombow liquid Adhesive and added to the small Thick Whisper White panel. I then glued the 2 main panels together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birthday Blooms and Number of Years by Stampin’ Up!

To finish off I made an envelope using my Envelope Punch Board and the gorgeous Delightful Daisy dsp which will also retire on the 31^st May.

I love the bright, sunny colours used on this card. I really hope my Mum likes it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Birthday Blooms & Number of Years
Dies
Large Number Dies
Punches
Detailed Trio
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper
Tutti-Frutti dsp, Delightful Daisy dsp
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black
Blends Pens
Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Old Olive
Tools
Big Shot, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Paper Trimmer, Envelope Punch Board, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
A, B, D, E & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes