A sailing ship themed birthday card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the On The Ocean stamp set by Stampin' Up!

On the Ocean for the Share it Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently and I am sharing a card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and dies which will be available in the new January – April 2023 Mini Catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the on the ocean card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
By the Bay dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Pool Party card – 4¼” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Basic White – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White card

I glued the panel of By the Bay dsp to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue I used the same liquid glue to adhere the panel to the Night of Navy card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

On the bottom of the smallest panel of Basic White card, I stamped the ‘wave’ image in Pacific Point ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I masked off a circle near the top of the card and added Pool Party ink to the ‘sky’, removed the mask and added a little So Saffron ink to the sun. The whole panel was added to the Pool Party layer and then to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The gorgeous sailing ship was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut it out using the On The Ocean Dies. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White which was then trimmed down and added to the card front.

This is such a great stamp set especially for my son who has volunteered many times on tall ships.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A pretty 'thinking of you' card for a friend using the Beautiful Thistle stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Thistle card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on December 24, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing sneak peek projects using products form the upcoming January – April 2023 Mini Catalogue. I have chosen to use the Beautiful Thistle stamp set and Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Fresh Freesia

Old Olive

To recreate the beautiful thistle card. You will need:

Fresh Freesia – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card – 3” by ½”

Using a Blending Brush, I added Fresh Freesia ink to the 5¼” by 3½” Basic White panel. I inked up the texture stamp in the Fresh Freesia ink, stamped off in then stamped over the inked area to add some more texture. The panel was then glued to the Old Olive layer and then to the Fresh Freesia card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The largest thistle was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¼” by 3”poece of Basic White card and then die cut the image using the Beautiful Thistle dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

I used the Fresh Freesia and Old Olive Blends to colour in the image. I used the Blending Brush to add Fresh Freesia ink around the border of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The thistle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Old Olive, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added it to the card front with glue and a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

A scattering of Opaque Adhesive-backed Gems completed the card. Love this stamp set.

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Balmy Christmas card

Posted on November 8, 2022October 30, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Wisteria Wishes stamp set and a bit of masking to make a balmy Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Balmy Blue

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the balmy Christmas card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Shaded Spruce card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Balmy Blue & Basic White card

I took a piece of copy paper and tore a wavy line from side to side. I then moved the copy paper down the page adding Balmy Blue ink along the edge with a Blending Brush to create the illusion of snowbanks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I then used the copy paper to mask off the snow banks whilst I stamped the ‘trees’ in Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The stamped panel was glued to the Shaded Spruce panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I wrapped a length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the 5” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and tied a bow on the right side. The stamped panel was then added with liquid glue and the whole panel was mounted onto the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The sentiment, from the Snowman Magic stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Balmy Blue ink and die cut using the Holly Berry Dies. I die cut the same label form scarp Balmy Blue card. Cut it in half and added it to the back of the stamped label. The label was the glued to the card front and a trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty Sympathy/Thinking of you card made for a team challenge using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Botanical Thinking of You card

Posted on September 15, 2022September 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

As a mark of respect for the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II the theme of our latest team challenge is ‘Sympathy/Thinking of You. I have used the Botanical Layers stamp set to make a botanical thinking of you card.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Pool Party

Starry Sky

To recreate the botanical thinking of you card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Basic White strip – ⅜” wide

Using a Blending Brush I added a little Pool Party ink to the small panel of Basic White card, to the right of centre and towards the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a botanical thinking of you card for a team challenge

The inked panel was then placed, face down, onto my Scoring Tool and scored using a stylus and ¼” and ⅜” on all 4 sides to create the effect of a framed border.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a botanical thinking of you card for a team challenge

The inked and scored panel was then turned face up and using Pool Party ink, I stamped the large leaf spray to the right of the inked area. The reed like image was then added in Starry Sky ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a botanical thinking of you card for a team challenge

The stamped panel was then added to the Starry Sky layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Pool Party card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a botanical thinking of you card for a team challenge

I stamped the sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set in Starry Sky ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I didn’t want to word I’m so masked it off with Washi Tape prior to inking the stamp. I trimmed down the strip and flagged one end before adding it to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a botanical thinking of you card for a team challenge

I am really happy with the result. I hope you like it.

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New Home card

Posted on June 21, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

The new home card I am sharing today was made using the Ringed with Nature stamp set which will be available in the July – Dec Mini Catalogue for the 1^st July. I saw the stamp set and realised the sweet little house image would be perfect for the card I wanted to make for my ex-neighbours. They moved into rented accommodation last Autumn having sold their own house. They have now found a house near their children and are moving into their new home next month.

Colours used for this project are:

To recreate the new home card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5 ¼” by 3 ½”
Starry Sky card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush, I applied Pool Party ink to the scrap piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The house was stamped in Starry Sky ink and the roof added in Basic Gray ink. I then die cut the image using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Layering Circle Dies and glued the two circles together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The smaller Basic White panel was embossed using the In The Clouds Embossing Folder and glued it to the Basic Gray panel. A length of Starry Sky Metallic Woven Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was glued to the Pool Party card base with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The circle piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Fine Sparkle Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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The Grassy Grove stamp set and some ombre ink blending for a pretty ombre card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Ombre Grassy Grove for Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on June 9, 2022May 28, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Ombre Blog Hop where I have used the gorgeous Grassy Grove stamp set to show off an ombre starry sky.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the ombre grassy grove card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Starry Sky card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

Using Blending Brushes, I added ink to the smaller Basic White panel. I started with Balmy Blue, moved onto Tahitian Tide, then Starry Sky and finally Night of Navy. Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The inked panel was then placed in the Stamparatus and I stamped the ground, trees and deer in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus so that I could stamp each image multiple times to get the images really, really black.

I added some highlights to the deer with a Chalk Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stars from the Peaceful Deer stamp set, were stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added to the Starry Sky layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then added to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A textured botanicals card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Textured Botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on May 10, 2022May 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing techniques to add texture to a project. I have used the new Botanical Layers stamp set with heat embossing, ink blending and distressing techniques.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the textured botanicals card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2, one for the inside
Starry Sky card – 3 ¾” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White & Vellum

I began by stamping the largest leafy image in Starry Sky ink randomly onto one of the Basic White panels. I added the delicate flowery plumes in Gray Granite ink.

Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Making sure the stamped panel was dry I stamped the reedy type image in Versamark ink, randomly over the panel. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using the blade of my scissors I roughed up the edges all the way around the panel. I curled the upper left corner using a Bone Folder to break down the fibres of the cardstock. Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink all the way around the edge of the panel and used a Starry Sky Blends Pen to add colour all the way around the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Add the strip of Starry Sky card across the centre using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Wrap a piece of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon around the panel, securing on the back with Sellotape. Adhere the whole panel to the Gray Granite card base with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Stamp the sentiment in Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White and die cut it using the Layering Circle Dies. Mount on a slightly larger circle die cut from a scrap of Vellum. Add the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a bow using the same ribbon and coloured a trio of Basic Rhinestones with a Starry Sky Blends Pen before adding them to the card.

I hope you like it.

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Sweet Ranunculus card

Posted on May 6, 2022April 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have used the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set and co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies to make a sweet ranunculus themed card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet ranunculus card, you will need:

Sahara Sand card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Mango Melody – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the scripty image in Sahara Sand ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set and the co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using a Blending Brush, I added some Mango Melody ink to the panel which was then glued to the Mango Melody panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was added with the same liquid glue to the Sahara Sand card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set and the co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The ranunculus image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut out using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set and the co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I used the Granny Apple Green and Strawberry Sorbet Blends Markers to colour in the image. I added the flower to the panel on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Strawberry Sorbet onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed down using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set and the co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added a Linen Thread bow and a trio of Champagne Rhinestones to complete the card.

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The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a great card for a young person featuring a trio of kites.

Trio of Kites card

Posted on April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing again with the Kite Delight stamp set which is sadly retiring at the end of April and have made a pretty card featuring a trio of kites.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the trio of kites’ card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to the square of Basic White card and die cut a Layering Circle from the inked area.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking trio of kites card made using the Kite Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The inked circle was placed onto one of the Basic White panels and 2 kite strings stamped overlapping the circle in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A third string was added lower down on the left. The circle was then adhered to the card front on Dimensionals. The whole panel was glued to the Cherry Cobbler panel and then to the Balmy Blue card front using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking trio of kites card made using the Kite Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The three smallest kites were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut them out using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking trio of kites card made using the Kite Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I coloured in the kites and kite strings using Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking trio of kites card made using the Kite Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The kites were added with Mini Dimensionals and liquid glue. The sentiment from the Expressions of Friendship was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking trio of kites card made using the Kite Delight stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completes the card.

A great card for a young person in your life.

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An embossed, kite themed card made using the Kite Delight stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Carefree Day card

Posted on April 1, 2022March 25, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a bright and cheerful card featuring a kite and made using the Kite Delight stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Carefree Day card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅝”
Poppy Parade card – 4⅞” by 1”
Basic White card – ⅜” strip

I tore a large Post It Note in half from top to bottom and adhered both sides, temporarily to the large panel of Basic White card leaving a gap between the pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

Using Blending Brushes, I added ink to the masked off area starting with Daffodil Delight at the bottom, then Flirty Flamingo in the middle and lastly Mango Melody.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

The largest kite was stamped in Night of Navy ink and the string of bows added using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

The dots on the kite were coloured using Poppy Parade Blends Marker and the balloons coloured in using the Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight Blends Markers. The whole panel was then embossed using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. The strip of Poppy Parade card was added to the left-side of the embossed panel and the whole piece mounted on the Thick Basic White card base using Dimensionals.