Congratulations card featuring a small dog on an armchair and made using the Stampin' Up! Sit Stay Relax stamp set.

Sit Stay Relax card

Posted on April 22, 2022May 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my daughter and son in law who have moved into their new house this week. I couldn’t resist making their card using the one of the new hostess stamp sets from the upcoming 2022 – 2023 Annual Catalogue called Sit Stay Relax. This sweet set features a small dog sitting on a chair which is exactly what their small dog Skye does whenever she thinks you aren’t looking.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Sit Stay Relax card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Starry Sky card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic Gray card – 3½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 2 ½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I glued the In Good Taste dsp to the Basic Gray panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to adhere the panel to the front of the Smoky Slate card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable dog on an armchair congratulations card made using the Sit Stay Relax stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Basic Gray ink, I stamped the sweet image from the Sit Stay Relax stamp set onto the square of Basic White and used the Layering Circle Dies and my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine to cut it out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable dog on an armchair congratulations card made using the Sit Stay Relax stamp set by Stampin’ Up

I used the Light Balmy Blue Blends marker to add the background behind the chair and coloured the sweet little dog in using the Soft Suede combo of Blends markers. The Eyes and nose were added with the dark Basic Black Blends marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable dog on an armchair congratulations card made using the Sit Stay Relax stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I wanted to back the stamped image with a Starry Sky scalloped circle but we in Europe haven’t been able to order this colour cardstock yet. So, I die cut the scalloped circle from scrap Basic White card and dabbed the Starry Sky ink pad all around the edge to add colour, then set it to one side to dry. When it was dry I adhered to two circles together with the Liquid Glue and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable dog on an armchair congratulations card made using the Sit Stay Relax stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the strip of Basic White and the ends trimmed down. This piece was then added to the strip of Basic Gray, trimmed down in the same way and added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable dog on an armchair congratulations card made using the Sit Stay Relax stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots to finish the card.

I hope you like it.

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A lovely masculine card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set and In Good Taste dsp

Toast to your new house

Posted on December 18, 2020December 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a lovely ‘toast to your new home’ card I made for my son who got the keys for his new house a couple of days ago, so exciting. I used the Whiskey Business stamp set to make the card,

To recreate the toast to your new home card, you will need:

Early Espresso – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Mango Melody – 4¾” by 3” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4⅝” by 2⅞” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I glued the piece of In Good Taste dsp to the Early Espresso card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A toast to your new home card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the whiskey decanter onto the smaller panel of Whisper White. Using the same ink, I stamped a glass onto scrap Whisper White and cut it out using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A toast to your new home card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the images. Mango Melody and Cinnamon Cider for the whiskey, Balmy Blue for the glass and Crumb Cake to ground the images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A toast to your new home card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The coloured panel was added to the Mango Melody panel using the same liquid glue. The glass was added with a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A toast to your new home card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I couldn’t find a sentiment a liked and ended up using my label maker to write my message.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A toast to your new home card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

To complete the card, I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones.

I hope my son likes his card.

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Beautiful Autumn

Posted on November 29, 2020November 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet wreath card in autumnal colours and made using the Beautiful Autumn Stamp set and Autumn Punch Pack.

To recreate the Beautiful Autumn card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower right corner
Basic Black – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded lower right corner
In Good Taste dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower right corner
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower right corner
Scrap Very Vanilla, Bumblebee, Shaded Spruce, Real Red & Cinnamon Cider

I drew a rough circle in pencil on the piece of In Good Taste designer series paper (dsp). The dsp panel was then adhered to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This panel was added to the Shaded Spruce card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful autumnal wreath made using the gorgeous Autumn stamp set and Autumn Punch Pack

I stamped the outer leaf images onto scrap cardstock – I used Bumblebee ink on Bumblebee card stock, Shaded Spruce ink onto Shaded Spruce card, Real Red ink onto Real Red card and Cinnamon Cider ink onto Cinnamon Cider card. The inner leaf images were stamped in the second generation of the same ink. The leaves were then punched out using the Autumn Punch Pack.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful autumnal wreath made using the gorgeous Autumn stamp set and Autumn Punch Pack

The leaves were added to the rough circle using Mini Glue Dots and working around the wreath in a clockwise manner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful autumnal wreath made using the gorgeous Autumn stamp set and Autumn Punch Pack

The sentiment from the same Beautiful Autumn stamp set was stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. It was added over the wreath on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful autumnal wreath made using the gorgeous Autumn stamp set and Autumn Punch Pack

To complete the card, I added a sprinkling of Red Rhinestones. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful autumnal wreath made using the gorgeous Autumn stamp set and Autumn Punch Pack

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The Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a masculine birthday card

Whiskey Glasses

Posted on October 21, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card featuring whiskey glasses made using the Whiskey Business stamp set and some of the gorgeous In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (dsp).

To recreate the Whiskey Glasses card, you will need:

Basic Gray card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Bumblebee – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Gray – 3½” by 2⅛”
Whisper White – 3⅜” by 2”
Whisper White – 2⅝” by 1”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the dsp to the Bumblebee panel and then to the Basic Gray card base. I love yellow and gray together don’t you.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the glass onto the strip of Whisper White. I stamped it again onto a Post It Note and cut it out to use as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I covered the stamped image with the mask and stamped the glass again on either side. I moved the mask again and stamped the glass again. I love it when you remove the mask for the great reveal.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using the following Blends Markers, I coloured in the lasses – Cinnamon Cider, Mango Melody, Balmy Blue & Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I added some Balmy Blue ink with a sponge around the glasses. The stamped layer was then glued to the Basic Gray layer using liquid glue. I then covered the ‘whiskey’ in the glasses with Shimmer Crystal Effects and set the panel aside to dry. This give a glass looking effect to the glasses.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

The sentiment from the Whiskey Business stamp set was stamped on the small Whisper White panel in Basic Gray ink. The panel was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A great masculine card – I hope you like it.

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Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

Halloween – Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is Halloween. If you have hopped over from Rachel Macleod, welcome. In the UK Halloween isn’t really a big deal, certainly not on the card front so I enjoyed the challenge of coming up with a suitable card.

To recreate the Halloween Card you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5¾” by 4”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce and Whisper White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the ‘In Good Taste’ dsp to the larger Whisper White panel and then to the Basic Black card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I used my new Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine and the Wreath Dies to die cut three wreaths – 2 shrubby wreaths one in Gorgeous Grape and the other in Pumpkin Pie and one leafy wreath from Basic Black card. I used the liquid glue to adhere the 3 wreaths together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I die cut the flowers from scrap Pumpkin Pie and Gorgeous Grape card and the sprigs from Shaded Spruce card and added them to the wreath using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

The wreath was then adhered to the card front with the liquid glue. I added an Elegant Faceted Gem to the centre of each flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto Whisper White card and trimmed out using scissors before adding it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I hope you like the card.

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Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Snow Home

Posted on September 25, 2020September 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a lovely snow home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and the Trimming the Town designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Snow Home card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
In Good Taste dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Trimming the Town dsp

I began by adhering the piece of In Good Taste dsp to the Real Red layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, this gives the background effect. The upper panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

Using the Home Together Dies to cut out some of the houses and trees from the Trimming the Town dsp. I love that we can do this. This card front is made entirely using the dsp, no stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

I die cut the snow banks using the same dies and the one of the Whisper White panels. The upper snow bank was added to the card front with liquid glue and the lower snow bank was mounted on the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

The die cut houses were then tucked under the snow banks and glued down using the liquid glue. One of the larger trees was added in the same way. The other 2 trees were added with the liquid glue to the bottom snow bank and some shadowing added with the light Gray Granite Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

I cut the sentiment from one of the one of the Trimming the Town dsp sheets and added it with the liquid glue. The card was complete by adding a scatter of Snowflake Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

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Basket of Blooms

Posted on September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card featuring a pretty basket of blooms made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set and the Small Bloom Punch.

To recreate the Basket of Blooms card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
In Good Taste designer series paper (dsp) – 5¾” by 4”
Old Olive – 5½” by 4 ¼”
Whisper White – 5” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside

I adhered the dsp to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet basket of flowers card made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set

Using the Rectangle Stitched Dies I cut a rectangle from the Old Olive panel, I only planned to use the negative piece on this card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet basket of flowers card made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set

I stamped the basket onto the smaller panel of Whisper White card and added the leaves in Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz ink. I also stamped the basket onto scarp Whisper White card and trimmed it out using scissors. I used a Water Painter to move the ink around giving the basket a little texture. The cut out basket was then added on top of the stamped basket on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet basket of flowers card made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set

A selection of flowers were stamped in Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather ink. They were then coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Flirty Flamingo combo, Poppy Parade, Purple Posy & Soft Suede.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet basket of flowers card made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set

I punched out the larger flowers and fussy cut the others. They were added to the basket using liquid adhesive or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet basket of flowers card made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set

The sentiment from the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink and the Old Olive ‘frame’ added over top. The whole panel was added with the liquid adhesive to the card front. I added Basic Rhinestones to the centre of the largest flowers.

I hope you like it.

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