An adorable Christmas Tree themed card made using the Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Tree Card

Posted on October 15, 2024October 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas Tree themed card gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set, masks and dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Christmas tree card, you will need:

Shy Shamrock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Pretty Peacock card – 2⅛” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush, I swirled Summer Splash ink onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card. The inked card was then embossed using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

The embossed panel was then adhered to the Pretty Peacock layer and was then mounted onto the Shy Shamrock card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

I stamped the larger Christmas Tree in Pecan Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. Mask 1 was then placed over the stamped tree and Shy Shamrock ink added using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

With Mask 2 in position, I added Garden Green ink and then Shaded Spruce ink with Mask 3. The image was then die cut using the Frosted Forest Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pretty Peacock card. I covered it with Black Embossing Powder and heat set it before adding the sentiment to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies by Stampin' Up!

Leaping Reindeer card

Posted on October 8, 2024September 29, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a leaping reindeer Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the leaping reindeer card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

From the panel of Misty Moonlight card, I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The smaller piece of Basic White card was then adhered to the panel of Misty Moonlight card hiding the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was then stamped at the bottom of the panel with Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush I added Night of Navy ink around the edge of the die cut circle leaving the centre un-inked. I stamped the snowflakes on the circle with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder which I heat set using my Heat Tool. The circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The reindeer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it our using the Reindeer Fun dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The following Blends were used to colour in the reindeer – Petal Pink and Pecan Pie. The reindeer was then added to the card front. A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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A striking baby turtle themed birthday card made using the ink blending technique and the Sea Turtle stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Baby Turtle card

Posted on October 4, 2024September 22, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing baby turtle card which would make a great masculine birthday card. I used the Sea Turtles stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the baby turtle card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige and Night of Navy

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I then used the negative circle as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

I placed the mask onto the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card, towards the top and roughly central. I then inked the negative circle using a Blending Brush and Boho Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

Keeping the mask in place, I stamped the bubble image in 2^nd generation Boho Blue ink and added the shoal of fish with Lemon Lime Twist ink. The mask was then removed, and the inked panel glued to the Lemon Lime Twist layer and then to the Night of Navy card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

The sweet baby turtle was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scarp Basic Beige card. It was cut out using sharp scissors. I shaped the turtle with a Bone Folder and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Night of Navy card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed the sentiment out and flagged one end before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

A trio of Opal Rounds completes the card.

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A pretty thank you card.made using the Grassy Grove stamp set from Stampin' Up! along with some ink blending

Pretty Deer card

Posted on September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using the deer from the pretty Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending. This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest a long time ago.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the deer card, you will need:

Peach Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

The trio of trees image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Peach Pie card base with Peach Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

Using strips of Masking Paper I masked off ¾” on the left side and the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

I used a Blending Brush to add Melon Mambo ink to the corner of the masked area. Next, I added Peach Pie ink letting it fade off. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

The pair of trees were stamped in Early Espresso ink, overlapping the edge of the ink blended area. The deer was also stamped in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

The stamped panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. At this point I decided to stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso directly onto the panel………. Big mistake as it wasn’t straight…… So I stamped it again onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using one of the dies from the Greetings of the Season Dies. This cut down and glued over the original stamped sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

I wrapped a length of Linen Thread around the top of the panel and added some 2024 -2026 In Color Shimmer Gems.

Such a pretty card.

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A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Lone Pine Tree card

Posted on September 9, 2024September 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a clean and simple lone pine Christmas card made using the Forever Forest stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the lone pine Christmas card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 4⅝” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The strip of 2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper was glued to the front of the Basic Beige card front which was then set to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush, I added pretty in Pink Pink to the centre of the 4½” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Trucking Along stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink below the inked area.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

The smallest tree was then stamped onto the Pretty In Pink, inked area in Night of Navy ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Night of Navy panel and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

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A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Delicate Forest Retiform card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on August 6, 2024July 30, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring either the retiform or collage techniques. I have used the pretty Delicate Forest stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the delicate forest retiform card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

Using Masking Paper, I masked off the upper left corner of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used Blending Brushes to add Boho Blue, Coastal Cabana and Highland Heather ink to the exposed area. With the masking paper still in place I stamped the image from the Delicate Details stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The pieces of masking paper were moved around the panel of Basic White card and the exposed areas were inked using the same three colours. The same image was stamped in each space.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The stamped panel was glued to the Basic White layer and then to the Basic Black panel. A length of checked ribbon was wrapped around the whole piece and secured it in place with Sellotape on the back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. It was punched out using the Hexagon Punch. I punched another label from scrap Basic Black card. I cut it in half and glued the two black pieces to the back of the Basic White label. The label was added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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A pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Spotlight Butterfly card

Posted on June 16, 2024June 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Spotlight on Nature stamp set today and have made a pretty sympathy card featuring the butterfly.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the spotlight butterfly card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut 2 circles from scrap Basic White card. I kept both negative pieces and the smaller die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

The smaller negative circle was placed onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and Azure Afternoon ink was then added using a Blending Brush. Leaving the circle mask in place I stamped the butterfly and the flower with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

I removed the smaller negative circle, covered the inked circle with the smaller die cut circle and then added the larger negative circle to form a frame. I used a Blending Brush to add Misty Moonlight ink to the frame before removing the mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the images – Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight, Highland Heather and Old Olive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink and the decorated panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight panel. A length of Azure Afternoon Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was added to the Highland Heather card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finish the card.

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A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

Alzheimer’s colour themed card

Posted on June 7, 2024May 24, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the colours chosen by the Alzheimer’s Society for their forget me not appeal. My lovely Mum lives with Alzheimer’s Disease so this charity is close to my heart.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Alzheimer’s colours card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – Rounded upper right corner
Azure Afternoon card – 5½” by 2½”
Scrap Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight card

Using a Blending Brush, I added Lemon Lolly ink to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

I die cut the leafy sprig from the 5½” by 2½” piece of Azure Afternoon card using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. I adhered the die cut piece to the inked panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

From scrap Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight card I die cut a selection of large and small flowers. I shaped then using the end of a pencil and added the flowers to the leafy sprig using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

The sentiment, from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

The decorated panel was glued to the Daffodil Delight layer and then mounted onto the Azure Afternoon card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

A Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine bow was added to the card front and an Iridescent Pearl added to each flower centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimer’s forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

Such a pretty card.

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A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

Delicate Forest Thinking of You card

Posted on May 24, 2024May 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a clean and simple thinking of you card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the delicate forest card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Misty Moonlight card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I stamped the leafy sprig in Balmy Blue ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front and set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

Using the lines on the grid paper to make sure it was straight, I masked off a 1 ¼” strip on the 4¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink to the bottom of the panel. Next, I added Boho Blue ink and finally Misty Moonlight at the top of the strip. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The leafy image was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink along the right-hand edge of the inked strip.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The sentiment, from the retired Botanical Layers stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

A trio of Opaque Faceted Dots finished the card.

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My swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Spring Themed Swaps for Onstage in Rotterdam

Posted on March 15, 2024March 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

The cards I am sharing today are those I designed as my swaps for OnStage Live in Rotterdam. I used the lovely Encircled in Nature to make a pretty Spring themed card.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the Spring themed cards. You will need:

Card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used Lemon Lolly & Flirty Flamingo
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the circular wreath image onto the 5¼” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

Using a Stencil I had previously die cut using the largest of the circular Stylish Shapes Dies – the negative circle fits beautifully over the stamped wreath – I inked in the Pool Party back drop with a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

I tied a bow using two of the 3 color Baker’s Twine, Lemon Lolly and Flirty Flamingo. The bow as adhered to the wreath using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

The sentiment was then stamped in Pebbled Path ink at the bottom of the inked panel,

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the floral image from the Encircled in Nature stamp set onto scrap Basic White card. I coloured the image in using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo, Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake. I die cut the image using the Encircled in Nature Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

The die cut piece was then added to the bottom of the wreath on Dimensionals. The whole piece was then adhered to the Pebbled Path layer and then to a card front.