A flower filled birthday card for a friend made using the Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Purple Floral birthday card

Posted on June 2, 2023May 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty purple floral card made using the gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the purple floral card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Fresh Freesia card – 3” by 3”
Soft Sea Foam card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I began by die cutting stitched circles using the Stylish Shapes Dies from the squares of Basic White and Fresh Freesia card. I placed the white circle onto the smaller panel of Basic White and drew lightly around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The leaf and stem image was then stamped in Granny Apple Green ink. The bushier leaves were then added in to fill out the panel using Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The flowers were then added in Gorgeous Grape and Fresh Freesia ink. The centres were stamped in Daffodil Delight ink. The panel was then glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer and then to the Soft Sea Foam card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The sentiment, from the Beautiful Balloon stamp set, was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the Basic White stitched circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

A scalloped circle was punched out using the Decorative Circle Punch and the stamped circle added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the stitched Fresh Freesia circle using the same glue. I trimmed off the right side using a Paper Trimmer and added the piece to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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The Lazy Days stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Lazy Days card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on April 24, 2023May 2, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some new annual catalogue product. I have made a pretty thank you card using the Lazy Days stamp set.

Colours used in this project:

To recreate the lazy days card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lolly card – 4⅝” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Peebled Path card – ¼” strip

Using Boho Blue ink, I randomly stamped the clouds onto the Boho Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Lazy Days stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies, I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the 4¾” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Lazy Days stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The rocking chair and coffee table were then stamped onto the die cut shape in Peebled Path ink. I used Crumb Cake Blends to colour in the chair and table and added lemonade to the glasses using the new Lemon Lolly Blends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Lazy Days stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I masked off the edges of the die cut rectangle and applied Boho Blue ink to the background of the panel using a Blending Brush. The completed panel was then glued to the Lemon Lolly layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Lazy Days stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I wrapped a piece of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine around the upper left corner of the panel, secured it on the back with Sellotape and added a bow with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Lazy Days stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Peebled Path card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front. A trio of Adhesive Backed Solid Gems completed the card.

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3 cards, including a shadow box card made for April 2023 classes using the Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles Classes

Posted on April 14, 2023April 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my April Classes using the Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies.

Colours used in these projects are:

Shadow Box Card

Thick Basic White card base 5¾” by 4⅛x 2”– scored at ½” & 1” on both log sides
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies we cut a circle in the centre panel one of the Thick Basic White card pieces, slightly nearer the top and centred from side to side between the 1” scorelines. The two pieces were placed one on top of the other and drew around the inside of the negative circle, lightly using a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The large circle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set was inked up, ½ with Granny Apple Green and the other half with Fresh Freesia buy pressing the inkpad directly to the stamp. We stamped it over the pencil circle which was then erased. The sentiment was then stamped onto the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The scorelines were folded and burnished, the 1” scoreline inwards and the ½” scoreline outwards. A strip of Tear ‘n Tape applied to the outer two sections of the back panel. The front was then adhered to the back, one side at a time.

A selection of foliage and flowers were stamped onto the scrap Basic White panel and die cut using the Sending Dies. We then arranged the flowers around the aperture.

Circle Daisy Card

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green – 5⅛” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Fresh Freesia – 3¾” by ¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The circle image was inked up in the same way as for the previous card using the same Granny Apple Green and Fresh Freesia inks and stamped towards to top of the smaller Basic White panels.

The leafy sprig was stamped twice, once facing upwards and once facing downwards in Granny Apple Green ink. The flowers were added in Gorgeous Grape ink with centres of Daffodil Delight ink. The stamped panel was then added, off set, to the Granny Apple Green panel with liquid glue.

We stamped the smaller flower in Fresh Freesia ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front and added the decorated panel overtop on Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the one happy family was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Fresh Freesia and added it, trimming the ends, across the card front.

Double Flower card

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The rectangle image was stamped as before onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. The leafy sprig added to one side in Granny Apple Green ink.

The duo of flowers were added in Gorgeous Grape ink with Daffodil Delight centres. The sentiment was added below in Gorgeous Grape ink.

A strip of Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon was added to the bottom of the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was the glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer. It was the mounted onto the Granny Apple Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

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A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 27, 2022October 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a picture/colour challenge. I used the Sending Smiles stamp set to make a pretty floral card using the colours we were given.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sending smiles card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner

Merry Merlot card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner

Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner

2022 – 2024 In Color dsp – 3¾” by 1”

Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”– rounded upper left corner

Merry Merlot card – ¼” strip

Using Mossy Meadow ink, I stamped the stems and leaves onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The flowers were added in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Merry Merlot and Tahitian Tide. The flower centres were stamped in either Crumb Cake or Merry Merlot ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I added the strip of Tahitian Tide dsp at the bottom of the panel and wrapped a length of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The decorated piece was the adhered to the Merry Merlot panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Merry Merlot card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using a Heat Tool. I trimmed the cardstock down and added it to the panel with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The whole panel was mounted on the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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A pretty pastel bouquet card made using the Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Pastel Bouquet for the Kylie Bertucci Blog Hop

Posted on July 11, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop where we are sharing cards made for our customers. I have chosen to make a Pastel Bouquet card using the Sending Smiles stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pastel bouquet card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Pear Pizzazz card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Soft Suede ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped a selection of leaves and stems in Pear Pizzazz ink on to scrap Basic White card.

The flowers were stamped in Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink and So Saffron ink and I added the flower centres in Soft Suede ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pastel bouquet for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

All these pieces were die cut using the Cut & Emboss Machine and the Sending Dies. I used a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to attach the flowers to the stems. I then began to lay out the blossoms on the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pastel bouquet for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

When I was happy with the placement, I stuck them down using liquid glue for the lower layers and Dimensionals for the top blooms. The decorated panel was added to the Pear Pizzazz layer with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pastel bouquet for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I stamped one of the blossoms in the upper left and lower right corners of the Petal Pink card base using Petal Pink ink before I added the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pastel bouquet for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using a Heat Tool. It was added on Dimensionals. A double bow of Linen Thread and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pastel bouquet for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

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Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty floral card using Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron ink

Mint Sorbet card

Posted on July 8, 2022June 17, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have made another pretty mint sorbet thank you card using the Sending Smile stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the mint sorbet card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Polished Pink card – 4⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾“– rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Soft Suede ¼” strip

Using Mint Macaron ink, I randomly stamped all over the Mint Macaron card base.

The Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty floral card using Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card using Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron ink

The same Mint Macaron ink was used to stamp the foliage onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card using Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron ink

I stamped the pretty flowers in Polished Pink ink and added the flower centres in Soft Suede ink. The decorated panel was then adhered to the Polished Pink panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card using Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron ink

The sentiment was stamped onto the strip of Soft Suede card in Versamark ink. The ink was covered with White Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card using Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron ink

A scattering of Basic Rhinestones were coloured using a Polished Pink Blends Pen before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card using Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron in

Such a softly pretty card. I hope you like it.

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A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop!

Striped Floral card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on July 2, 2022June 18, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using strips of cardstock and/or dsp. I have made a striped floral card using the Meadow Dies and the gorgeous Design A Daydream dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the striped floral card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3 “
Window Sheet – 4½” by 3”
Design A Daydream dsp – strips ¼”, ⅜” or ½” wide
Basic White card – 5½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black card

I used Seal + to glue my strips of Design A Daydream dsp, diagonally down the panel of Window Sheet leaving a small gap between each piece.

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 small panel of Basic White was adhered to the centre of the Blushing Bride card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the Window Sheet panel added over top on Dimensionals carefully placed under the dsp strips so they would not be seen.

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

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Meadow Dies, I die cut one of the flowers from scrap Basic Black card and added it to the striped layer 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 sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. It was added to the card front 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

A trio of Matte Black Dots completed the card. I hope you like it.

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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A pretty floral card made using the Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up! and the 2022 - 2024 In Colors

Sending Smiles card

Posted on June 19, 2022June 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I made a card today using the pretty Sending Smiles stamp set and the new 2022 – 2024 in colors.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sending smiles card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Starr 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” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner

I began by stamping the larger sentiment in Orchid Oasis ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. The smaller sentiment was added underneath in Tahitian Tide ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet floral card

I stamped the foliage using Parakeet Party ink and began adding the flowers in Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet floral card

The flower centres were stamped in Starry Sky ink. I was aiming for a wildflower meadow look with these pretty florals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet floral card

The stamped panel was the glued to the Starry Sky layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and I mounted the whole piece onto the Tahitian Tide card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet floral card

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet floral card

I hope you like it.

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The new 2022- 2024 In Colors and Shaded Sumer stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card.

Shaded Summer In Color card

Posted on April 29, 2022May 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a delicate floral card made using the Shaded Summer stamp set and the new 2022 – 2024 In Colors which will be available in the new Annual Catalogue on the 3^rd May.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the shaded summer card, you will need:

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Parakeet Party card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White ¼” strip

I stamped the large floral image in Orchid Oasis ink onto the Orchid Oasis card base but only in the upper left and lower right corners.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shaded Summer stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the new 2022 – 2024 In Color to make a sweet floral thank you card

Using the 2022 – 2024 In Color Markers to colour in the same image, huffed on it to remoisten the ink and stamped the image onto the small Basic White panel. So pretty….

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shaded Summer stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the new 2022 – 2024 In Color to make a sweet floral thank you card

The stamped panel was glued to the Parakeet Party panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shaded Summer stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the new 2022 – 2024 In Color to make a sweet floral thank you card

I wrapped pieces of Orchid Oasis Metallic Woven Ribbon around the upper left and lower right corners, securing on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added to the Orchid Oasis card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shaded Summer stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the new 2022 – 2024 In Color to make a sweet floral thank you card

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Basic White. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.