A pretty, pastel themed cake made for someone special using the Cake Fancy stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Pastel Rainbow Cake card

Posted on June 25, 2024June 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I shared a rainbow cake card on the 18^th June and have decided to recreate it using pastel colours and the cake fancy stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pastel rainbow cake card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Smoky Slate card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card in Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used to make a pretty, pastel themed cake for someone special

I stamped the cake stand in the Smoky Slate ink above the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used to make a pretty, pastel themed cake for someone special

The layers of the rainbow cake were then stamped starting with Lemon Lolly, then Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam inks. The stamped panel was then glued to the Smoky Slate layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used to make a pretty, pastel themed cake for someone special

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a selection of flowers in Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia and Pool Party.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used to make a pretty, pastel themed cake for someone special

I laid the flowers out on the stamped panel and stamped the leafy sprig around the flowers in Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used to make a pretty, pastel themed cake for someone special

The flowers were then adhered in place using either Mini Glue Dots or Mini Dimensionals.

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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Pastel colours and the masking technique used to make a row of balloons card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Pastel Balloons card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on July 24, 2023July 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based around 5 suggested options, we could choose to use some or all of the suggestions; these are Subtles colour family, Masking, Standard Horizontal, Ribbon, For You sentiment. I have made my card using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and all 5 options.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pastel balloons card you, will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 1” by ½”

I stamped the medium sized balloon onto a stack of Post It Notes and trimmed them out using Paper Snips, these would act as my masks.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The first balloon was stamped in the centre of the smaller panel in Lost Lagoon ink, I covered it with one of the masks and stamped the next balloon on the right in Petal Pink ink. This balloon was masked off and the next balloon stamped in Lemon Lolly ink. I repeated the masking and stamped the last balloon on the right-hand side in Balmy Blue ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The same masking and stamping were repeated in Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Bubble Bath. Finally, I added an extra one using Highland Heather ink. The balloon strings were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A small piece of Black & White Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the lower right corner and secured on the back with Sellotape.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Color & Contour stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I added the sentiment over the ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot on each side.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The panel was then mounted onto the Lost lagoon card base on Dimensionals. A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

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A pretty, soft pastel card made using the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Spring Flowers

Posted on January 8, 2023December 29, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Spring Flowers card made using the pretty Hand Penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers Dies. I made a similar card back in the early Autumn and wanted to recreate it with some changes.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the hand penned card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Smoky Slate card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I placed one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks onto the smaller panel of Basic White card, holding it in place with a Post It Note. Using a Blending Brush, I added Pale Papaya ink over the mask. The mask was the removed and the pattern revealed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

I stamped the sentiment from the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, in the lower left corner of the inked panel in Highland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

Using Smoky Slate ink, I stamped the larger group of flowers onto scrap Basic White card in. A length of the Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Highland Heather card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the flowers and leaves – Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya, So Saffron and Mint Macaron. The completed piece was mounted over the ribbon to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

A scattering of Pastel Pearls completed the card. I love the Pale Papaya/ Highland Heather combo. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

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A pretty pastel card featuring the Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Medallion card

Posted on September 4, 2022August 19, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the beautiful Pretty Medallion stamp today and have used some soft pastel shades to colour in the image.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty medallion card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 4⅞” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 12.3cms by 9cms
Basic White card – 4” by 1¾”
Fresh Freesia card – 4” by ¼”
Basic White – 5⅞” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I mounted the Pretty Medallion stamp onto a Stamparatus Plate, inked it up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it onto the 12.3cms by 9cms panel of Basic White card. I actually re-inked and stamped 3 times to get a nice rich black. I repeated this with the 5⅞” by ¾” strip of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

The image was coloured with the following Blends Pens – Pool Party, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink and So Saffron. I used the same colours to colour the stamped strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

Using a trimmer, I cut the coloured panel from top to bottom into 3 panels each 3cms wide. These were then glued to the Fresh Freesia layer and added this to the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

The sentiment, from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small strip of Basic White card. I cut it down using scissors and added the thin strip of Fresh Freesia card along the bottom. This was then tucked under the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

I coloured the Pastel Pearls were coloured with a Pool Party Blends Pen and were added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

I love this colour combo. I hope you like it x

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A pretty floral card made for the Just Add Ink #441 challenge using Stampin' Up! products

Just Add Ink #441 Challenge using Wonderful Romance

Posted on January 27, 2019January 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made for the Just Add Ink #441 challenge which this week features a photo. The challenge asked us to use the photo as inspiration when making our own project to share. I chose to use the lovely soft colour palette for my card.

Making the card

I decided to use the gorgeous new stamp set called Wonderful Romance with the co-ordinating Wonderful Floral dies to make my project.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Wonderful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Floral dies used for the Just Add Ink #441 Challenge

I began by taking a scrap panel of Watercolor Paper which I placed onto my Stamparatus. Because the surface of Watercolor Paper is textured it is often difficult to get a good stamped image and using the Stamparatus allows me to stamp repeatedly in the same position, building up the layers of ink until I have achieved the depth of colour I am looking for. I placed the largest floral image face down onto the Watercolor Paper, closed the ‘door’ and picked up the stamp. I inked up the stamp using StaZon black ink for this project as I knew I would be watercoloring the image.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Wonderful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Floral dies used for the Just Add Ink #441 Challenge

Taking inspiration from the photograph I chose to use Mint Macaron, Petal Pink, Highland Heather and Crumb Cake inks and used my Aquapainter to add colour to the image. I love watercolouring; by layering the ink a little at a time you can achieve great texture and dimension. When the Watercolor Paper was dry I ran it through my Bis Shot with the co-ordinating Wonderful Floral Dies. I also die cut the sweet label from the same set of dies and stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set in the same way using my Stamparatus to get a good dark impression. I added the tiny flower from the stamp set and used Highland Heather and my Aquaipainter to colour it in.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Wonderful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Floral dies used for the Just Add Ink #441 Challenge

Taking a 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Petal Pink cardstock and the new Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder I ran it through my Big Shot. I added the embossed panel to a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock measuring 5½” by 3¾” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This panel was then added with the same adhesive to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Wonderful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Floral dies used for the Just Add Ink #441 Challenge

I laid the die cut floral piece over the sentiment panel and adhered them together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the whole piece to the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added some of the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls to the flower centres to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Wonderful Romance stamp set and Wonderful Floral dies used for the Just Add Ink #441 Challenge

I stamped the smaller leaf image in Mint Macaron ink inside the card and on the envelope.

Such a pretty card, I really hope you like it.

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ovely pastel colours used with the Vibrant Vases stamp set for the GDP #173 challenge

Vibrant Vases for the GDP #173 Colour Challenge

Posted on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been playing along with the Global Design Project (GDP#173) colour challenge which this week features Soft Sea Foam, So Saffron and Petal Pink, all from the Subtles collection of colours. I used the gorgeous Vibrant Vases stamp set to make my card.

Making the card

I began with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 3 ¾” by 3”. I inked up the solid vase with So Saffron ink, stamped off once onto my Grid Paper then stamped onto the Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the detailed vase image over the top in full strength So Saffron ink. I love the added dimension you get when you stamp off the solid image.

Lovely pastel colours used with the Vibrant Vases stamp set for the GDP #173 challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com -Vibrant Vases stamp set used for the Global Design Project Colour Challenge #173

I inked up the outline image of the roses in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it on top of the vase image. The roses were then coloured in with the Petal Pink and the leaves added in Soft Sea Foam.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Vibrant Vases stamp set used for the Global Design Project Colour Challenge #173

I die cut the stamped vase image using my Big Shot and the lovely new Stitched Rectangles dies. I chose my sentiment from the vibrant vases stamp set, masked off the word ‘always’ and then inked up the ‘you are loved’ in So Saffron ink and stamped the image at the top of the stitched rectangle. The whole stamped piece was then added to a panel of Petal Pink cardstock measuring 3⅝” by 2¾” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Vibrant Vases stamp set used for the Global Design Project Colour Challenge #173

Taking the small bokeh dot image from the Beauty Abounds stamp set I stamped the dots in a wavy line across the front of a Thick Whisper White card base in all 3 colours. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Stampin Dimensionals and a scattering of Iridescent Sequins added to give a little sparkle.

I have to say that these are not colours I would normally have chosen but I really love this card. I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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Gorgeous flowers and vases for a hello card

Varied Vases for a sweet ‘Hello’ card

Posted on May 4, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

One of the first items I added to my pre-order basket was the gorgeous Varied Vases stamp set and its co-ordinating Vases builder Punch. I was so happy to see another stamp set and co-ordinating punch as the ladies in my classes love this combination. For today’s project I have only used the stamp set.

I took a 4⅛” by 2¼” piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped the vases in groups across the panel in Pool Party, Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Calypso Coral ink. I overlapped some of the vases to add interest.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I inked up the gorgeous floral stem in Early Espresso ink being careful to only partly ink up the stem as in this case I didn’t want to ‘see’ them in the vase. I coloured the flowers in with Calypso Coral ink but managed to get a small halo by rocking the stamp………don’t you hate doing that. To cover it up I re-inked the stem and stamped again adding the flower colour more carefully this time.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

At the other end of the strip I stamped 2 partial stems in Early Espresso ink and added 2 of the ‘tulip’ style flowers with the Early Espresso and coloured them in with So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Calypso Coral ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out with my scissors adding a flagged end before gluing it with Tombow Liquid Adhesive to the right side of the panel.

The stamped panel was adhered to a Calypso Coral strip 4⅛” by ½”. The scalloped border was stamped in Calypso Coral ink about half way up a Thick Whisper White card base and the completed panel was added on top with Stampin Dimensionals. A few Basic Rhinestones were added to finish the card off.

Such a simple, pretty card. Hope you like it

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Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Varied Vases
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Calypso Coral & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Pool Party, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Calypso Coral & Early Espresso
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Block
A, A, B, B, B, C, C & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Basic Rhinestones, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Lovely floral card featuring Sale-a-Bration product by Stampin' Up!

Eclectic Expression Flowers – Stamp ‘N Hop

Posted on March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Welcome, this month for the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop (try saying that fast when you are tired) we are focusing on the gorgeous items in the 2^nd Sale-a-Bration release. Don’t you just love the chance to earn more amazing free goodies, I know I do.

I have chosen to use the Eclectic Expression stamp set for today’s blog hop. I have to admit this stamp set was not the first item I saw when I opened the brochure. It isn’t as flashy and obvious as the other options but I have come to love these more abstract sets. With a set like this I usually stamp everything out just to see what the images look like and how they relate to each other and here is what I came up with.

Method in my madness

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2¼” and stamped the small spotted circle randomly leaving large gaps between each circle. I initially stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink but ended up changing this to Tranquil Tide. Taking the smaller of the ‘splotchy’ images I stamped around 2 of the spotty circles to form flower petals, slightly overlapping looks better. I repeat this using Daffodil Delight ink then Peakaboo Peach ink rotating the stamp to give the flowers a different look. Having decided I didn’t like the Pear Pizzazz I stamped the spotty circle again in Tranquil Tide ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched them out using the ½” Circle Punch. I added these to the centre of each flower using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eclectic Expression by Stampin’ Up!

I mounted the stamped panel onto a layer of Calypso Coral cardstock 5⅞” by 2 ½” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I planned to add this panel to a Thick Whisper White card base but felt there was something missing. After a bit of faffing I took a strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock 5⅞” by ½”, punched it out using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and added it to the right side using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the whole panel to the Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eclectic Expression by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Badges & Banners Stamp set in Tranquil Tide ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Duet Banner Punch. I used the same punch to punch a piece of Tranquil Tide cardstock which I added to the back to give a shadow effect. I added this to the card front using Tombow on the right and a Stampin’ Dimensional on the left. A scattering of Iridescent Sequins finished added a little sparkle to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eclectic Expression by Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like my card share today. Please hop on and see what the lovely Britney Vanderlaan has to share today. Or hop back to see what Melissa Tennison shared.

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Britney Vanderlaan

Tracie Evans Langley

Eva Pottsova (Crafting With Angels)

Kirsten Aitchison

Mikaela Titheridge

Andre Gordon

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Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Eclectic Expressions & Badges & Banners
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Tranquil Tide & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Daffodil Delight, Peakaboo Peach, Calypso Coral & Tranquil Tide
Punches
Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, Duet Banner Punch & ½” Circle Punch
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A, B & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Iridescent Sequins & Whisper White Envelope