A lovely Joy Fold retirement card made using the By the Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A By the Bay Retirement card

Posted on March 19, 2019March 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends’ upcoming retirement. She loves the sea and wild places so the By the Bay stamp set seemed like a perfect choice.

Making the Joy Fold retirement card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8½” by 4¼” and scored it on the long side at 5½”
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8” by 3” and scored it on the long side at 4” – rounded upper right corner on the score line
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Blueberry Bushel 3⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 3¼” by 2¾” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I began by cutting, scoring and burnishing the 2 pieces of Thick Whisper White cardstock which make the card. I cut 2 panels of Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper (dsp) and adhered them to the larger of the Thick Whisper White panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the cottage image onto the smallest piece of Whisper White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and set it aside to dry. I coloured in the image using Watercolor Pencils in the following colours – Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze, using a Blender pen to smooth out the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the group of birds twice on the inside of the smaller card and used the same Watercolor Pencils to add some colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The stamped panel was then added to the layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and then adhered to the smaller piece of Thick Whisper White, remembering that this part of the card opens from left to right. The whole piece was then added to the larger Thick Whisper White panel. All the glue was done using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the 1” Circle Punch. Using the Layering Circle framelits and the Big Shot I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the middle of the Blueberry Bushel panel – nobody will know once all the layers are put together. I stuck the stamped circle onto the Blueberry Bushel scalloped Circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The circle was then added to the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I really hope my friend likes her card.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A watercolor male birthday card made using the Sale-a-Bration stamp set By the Bay

By the Bay for a Masculine Birthday card

Posted on March 13, 2019March 7, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made for my husband’s birthday. I used the Sale-a-Bration stamp set called By the Bay which has some lovely pencil style sketches on a seaside theme.

Making the By the Bay card

I started with a card base of Balmy Blue cardstock 8” by 7 ½” and scored it at 4” on the long side to make a long thin card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

I cut a piece of Watercolor Paper 5¼” by 2” and inserted it into my Stamparatus. I placed the image of the group of seabirds onto the Water color Paper, closed the panel of the Stamparatus to pick up the stamp. I then inked the stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it down. Using the Stamparatus gives me the chance to re-stamp the image if it isn’t dark enough. I moved the stamp along the panel to give a row of birds and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

Using an Aqua painter I applied ink to color the image. I used Balmy Blue and Blueberry Bushel inks for the water, Gray Granite for the birds and Mossy Meadow for the background.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

I mounted the stamped panel onto a layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock measuring 5½” by 2¼” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added a panel of Whisper White cardstock 6” by 2¾” using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

The whole piece was added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the water for a little glimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock 7” by 3 ½” to the inside having stamped the same group of birds on the panel. I also stamped the same image on an envelope.

A very clean and simple card, hope you like it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A Lighthouse at High Tide

Posted on March 6, 2019February 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the birthday card made for my lovely son. He loves the sea so the Lighthouse from the High Tide stamp set was perfect for his card.

Making the High Tide card

A lighthouse at High Tide for a lovely seaside themed masculine birthday card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card featuring the High Tide stamp set

I began by taking a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4⅛ by 2” and stamping the ‘ground’ image in 1^st and 2^nd generation Sahara Sand ink. I then placed the piece of cardstock in my Stamparatus as I find the lighthouse images much easier to line up using this stamping tool. The lighthouse was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Real Red ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card featuring the High Tide stamp set

The tufts of grass were then added in Mossy Meadow ink and the birds in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped panel was added to a layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock measuring 4⅛” by 2⅛”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card featuring the High Tide stamp set

Next I stamped the ‘water’ image from the High Tide stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink onto a Balmy Blue card base. I added more birds using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card featuring the High Tide stamp set

I stamped the boats from the Lilypad Lake stamp set onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut them using the Lakeside framelit dies and the Big Shot. The boats were then coloured using Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Real Red and Crumb Cake markers.

The Lighthouse panel was added to the Balmy Blue card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the boats were then added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card featuring the High Tide stamp set

The ‘water’ image was then stamped on a layer of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and a trio of boats were added. This panel was then glued inside the card with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The same images were stamped on the front of a Whisper White envelope.

I really, really like this card and I hope my son like sit as well.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A masculine birthday card made using the Nothing Sweeter stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Nothing Sweeter Masculine Birthday card

Posted on November 2, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I made a birthday card for my brother in law using the fantastic Nothing Sweeter stamp set. I used this set last week to make some Christmas cards and I love that this stamp set can be used for so much more than Christmas.

Nothing Sweeter Birthday Card

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”. Using the Sweetly Stitched Framelit dies and my Big Shot I chose the zigzag stitched edgelit and embossed it twice along the bottom of the panel to add some texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Nothing Sweeter for a masculine birthday card

Next I stamped the parcels onto some scrap Whisper White cardstock in Blueberry Bushel, Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green inks. The outer part of the parcel was stamped in full strength, 1st generation ink. The inner parcel was stamped in 2nd generation ink, ie stamped off once to give a lighter shade. The stripes were added in the 1st generation ink. The parcels were then die cut using the Sweetly Stitched dies and the Big Shot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Nothing Sweeter for a masculine birthday card

I wrapped a length of ⅛” Blueberry Bushel Grosgrain Ribbon and wrapped it around the embossed panel above the zigzag stitched lines and tied it in a knot. The layer was added to a Granny Apple Green layer measuring 5½” by 3¾”with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This panel was then added to a Blueberry Bushel card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Nothing Sweeter for a masculine birthday card

The die cut parcels were then added to the card front, the Blueberry Bushel and Bermuda Bay parcels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the Granny Apple Green parcel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Hand Delivered stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto a ⅜ strip of Whisper White which was trimmed to fit and added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

I love the look of this card and the colour combo works so well.

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Wine related masculine cards using the Half Full stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Half Full for May Classes

Posted on May 11, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

For this week’s class I have focused on the Half Full stamp set. This set originally featured in the Autumn/ Winter 2017 catalogue and was carried over and we now know it will be in the new Annual Catalogue which launches on the 1^st June. This wine related set has great images and sentiments which will take you throughout the whole year.