A batch of Christmas cards made at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack using the gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! - Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Snowy Wonder Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 27, 2024October 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and Welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on. I have chosen to share the cards I designed for my recent Christmas Stamp-a-Stack using the Adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

In their kit each person received the Snowy Wonder stamp set – some also choose to add the Snowy Wonder Dies – 3 ink spots filled with Basic Beige, Balmy Blue and Night of Navy inks, a pack of Gold Textured Adhesive-backed Dots, 20 Basic White Envelopes, 20 card bases and all the layers (embossed if necessary) and die cut labels need to make 20 cards – 2 each of 10 designs plus a little chocolate treat.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Colours used in these cards are:

Card 1 – Penguin in a Circle

Basic Beige card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Basic Beige – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – embossed with Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder
Night of Navy – 4⅛” by 2” x 2
Gold Foil Stitched Circle – 3” by 3” x 2 – die cut using Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White Stitched Circle – 2¾” by 2¾”” x 2 – die cut using Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside
Basic Beige card – 2⅛” by ⅞”x 2

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 2 – Trio of Trees

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” x 2
Basic Beige – 5⅞” by 2¾” x 2
Gold Foil – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Basic White rectangles x 6 – die cut with Perennial Postage Dies
Basic White – 2” by ¾” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 for the inside

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 3 – Snowman Banner

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Basic Beige – 4½” by 1¼” x 2
Night of Navy – 4¼” by 2⅛” x 2
Basic White – 3” by 2” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2- for the inside
Gold Foil

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 4 – Snowman Globe

Thick Basic White card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – Embossed with Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3½” x 2
Night of Navy card – 3¼” by 1½” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige, Night of Navy & Gold Foil card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 5 – Double Decorated Squares

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Balmy Blue card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – Embossed using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder
Basic White stitched squares x 2 – die cut using Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic Beige 4⅛” by ½” x 2
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside x 2
Scrap Basic Beige and Balmy Blue card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 6 – House in the Trees

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Balmy Blue – 3⅛” by 2⅛” x 2
Basic White 3” by 2” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside
Gold Foil
Scrap Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 7 – Snowman

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Basic Beige – 5¼” by 3½” – embossed using Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder
Basic White – 3” by 2” x 2
Balmy Blue stitched circle x 2 – die cut using Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside
Gold Foil
Scrap Basic Beige

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 8 – Penguin Snow Globe

Night of Navy card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Night of Navy – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – Embossed with Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder
Basic White – 2½” by 1” x 2
Gold Foil
Scrap Basic White & Balmy Blue

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 9 – Pair of Penguins

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Night of Navy – 4⅛” by 2½” x 2
Basic White rectangles x 4 – die cut with Perennial Postage Dies
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Stitched Circle 3¼” by 3¼” x 2 – (Stylish Shapes Dies)
Gold Foil – 4⅛” by 3⅜” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside x 2

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Card 10 – House and Tree

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Night of Navy – 3¼” by 2½” x 2
Balmy Blue – 3” by 2¼” x 2
Gold Foil – 4⅛” by ¾” x 2
Basic Beige – 4⅛” by ¼” x 2
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies used to make a batch of Christmas cards at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch from Stampin' Up!

Humble House Christmascard

Posted on October 25, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the humble house Christmas card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Boho Blue card – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Boho Blue card – 2⅞” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was the adhered to the Pecan Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

A length of Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back then adhered to the Boho Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a stitched square. I the lower right-hand corner I stamped the sweet little tree from the Reindeer Fun stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink. The snowflakes were then stamped across the square with Boho Blue ink. The stamped panel was adhered to the square of Boho Blue card. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

I stamped the house of bricks with Boho Blue ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added the roof using Pecan Pie image and then punched out the image using the Humble Home Punch. The punched house was then glued to the raised, stitched, die cut square.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped on the strip of Boho Blue card using Shaded Spruce ink. The sentiment was the tucked under the raised square and adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

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

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A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simple Spotlight card

Posted on October 20, 2024October 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have made a simple spotlight card using the gorgeous Spotlight on Nature stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the simple spotlight card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾” – For the inside

Using the floral image and Calypso Coral ink, I randomly stamped all over the Calypso Coral card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

I used a simple stencil with different size circles and a Blending Brush to blend Peach Pie ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. I used the large Circle, The medium circle and the small circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

Using the same stencil, I added Calypso Coral ink around the rim of each circle to give the illusion of depth.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

The floral spray was then stamped over the circles in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and then mounted onto the Calypso Coral card base,

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

A trio of Iridescent Foil Gems finished the card.

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Three Christmas cards designed for my October 2024 Classes using the gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Yuletide Village Classes

Posted on October 11, 2024October 10, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my October 2024 classes using the gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set.

Colours in these cards are:

Church card

Pebbled Path card – 8¾” by 4⅛”– scored at 5⅞”
Balmy Blue – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Silver Foil – Deckled Circle
Basic White – 3¼” by 3¼” – used to die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Balmy Blue – 2” by ⅜”

Using Pebbled Path ink, we stamped the pair of houses across the 5⅞” by 2¼” piece od Basic White card. The Balmy Blue strips were added to the top and bottom of the strip before it was glued to the Pebbled Path card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The church was stamped onto the stitched circle with Pebbled Path ink. We coloured the wreath in with Shaded Spruce and Real Red Blends Pens. The stitched circle was then glued to the die cut Silver Foil circle and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the small strip of Balmy Blue card. We masked off the words we didn’t want before inking and stamping. We trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

Snow Globe Twisted Easel card

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” and in ½ from the upper right to lower left scoreline
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Balmy Blue – 5¼” by 3½” – Embossed using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder
Basic White – 3¾” by 3½” – Used to die cut Snow Globe using Snowy Wonder Dies
Pebbled Path – 3” by 1½” – Used to die cut Snow Globe base using Snowy Wonder Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Pebbled Path & Balmy Blue

The embossed panel of Balmy Blue card was glued to the panel of Basic White card measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”. This was then glued to the bottom panel of the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

We stamped the pair of houses onto the die cut snow globe with Pebbled Path ink and coloured them using a variety of Blends Pens. The snow globe was then attached to the snow globe base with Dimensionals and the whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was masked off before inking and stamping onto the Balmy Blue scrap. This was then cut down before being added to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The stopper for the easel card was made using a sentiment from the Peaceful Season stamp set which was stamped on scrap Basic White card with shaded Spruce ink and punched out using circle punches. It was backed with a slightly larger Scalloped Circle and added to the inside of the card on Dimensionals.

A Silver ribbon bow finished the card.

Yuletide Village

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

We stamped the pair of houses, the single house plus a couple of trees onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. A selection of Blends Pens were used to colour in the images.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped under the houses using Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

The whole panel was glued to the Balmy Glue layer and then to the Smoky Slate card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set used to make three Christmas cards for my October 2024 Classes

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A pretty father and children themed thank you card made using the Beside Me stamp set and the Full of Life dsp from Stampin' Up!

Beside Me card

Posted on October 6, 2024September 29, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a vibrant thank you card made using the Beside Me stamp set and Full of Life dsp.

Main colours in this card are:

To recreate the beside me card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Full of Life dsp – 5 ½” by 3”
Basic Black card – 5 ¾” by ¼” x 2
Basic Black card – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3⅛” by 3⅛”
Scrap Basic Black card

I flagged the bottom of the piece of Full of Life dsp and adhered one of the ¼” strip of Basic Black card to either side of the dsp. The panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beside Me stamp set and the Full of Life dsp used to make a pretty father and children themed thank you card.

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a square from the 3⅛” by 3⅛” square of Basic White card. The image of the man and two children was then stamped onto the die cut stitched square using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beside Me stamp set and the Full of Life dsp used to make a pretty father and children themed thank you card.

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Fresh Freesia, Flirty Flamingo, Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight, Shy Shamrock, Natural 400, 500 & 900.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beside Me stamp set and the Full of Life dsp used to make a pretty father and children themed thank you card.

The coloured panel was then glued to the square of Basic Black card and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beside Me stamp set and the Full of Life dsp used to make a pretty father and children themed thank you card.

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beside Me stamp set and the Full of Life dsp used to make a pretty father and children themed thank you card.

A trio of retired Classic Matte Dots 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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The partial die cutting technique used with the Fluffiest Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up! to make a card - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Honey Bear card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on October 1, 2024September 26, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Tuesday Technique Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using partial die cutting. I have used the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set and Dies to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the honey bear card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Scrap Mossy Meadow card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp to the front of the Thick Basic White card front.

The adorable bear was stamped onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card using Early Espresso ink. I placed the die over the image holding it in place with a little washi tape from my stash to prevent it moving.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fluffiest Friends stamp set and dies used to make a card using the partial die cutting technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I placed the top cutting plate from my Cut & Emboss Machine at the top of the image, level and about half-way down the honey jar and ran it through the Cut & Emboss Machine. Doing it this way only cuts the top half of the image.

slid a circle die from the Stylish Shapes Dies behind the die cut part of the image and die cut it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fluffiest Friends stamp set and dies used to make a card using the partial die cutting technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The bear was coloured using the following Blends Pens – Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock and Wild Wheat. The coloured panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

From scrap Mossy Meadow card I die cut some grass and leaves and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fluffiest Friends stamp set and dies used to make a card using the partial die cutting technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Mossy Meadow 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 and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fluffiest Friends stamp set and dies used to make a card using the partial die cutting technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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A beautiful birthday card made using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and Dies and the Meandering Meadows dsp from Stampin' Up!

Large Butterfly card

Posted on September 20, 2024September 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a beautiful large butterfly birthday card made for a friend using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set.

The colours used in this card are:

To recreate the large butterfly card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Meandering Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – ⅜” strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of Meandering Meadow designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the layer of Misty Moonlight card and then to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card. The whole piece was then glued to the Highland Heather card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and Dies used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a beautiful birthday card

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I glued the die cut circle to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and Dies used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a beautiful birthday card

The large butterfly was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and coloured using the Highland Heather and Misty Moonlight Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and Dies used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a beautiful birthday card

I shaped the wings of the butterfly using my Bone Folder and added it to the die cut circle with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and Dies used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a beautiful birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I trimmed it down, flagged the ends and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and Dies used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a beautiful birthday card

A trio of Tinsel Gems – from the 3 pack, completed the card.

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The Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folderfrom Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card

Embossed Yellow Flowers card

Posted on August 18, 2024August 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a softly, pretty water coloured floral card made using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder and Set2 of the Watercolor Pencils.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the berry burst layered florals card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight 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” – for the inside
Scrap Daffodil Delight card

Using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the 5¼” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

Using the Crushed Curry watercolor pencil, I scribbled colour onto the petals of the smaller flowers. The centres of the flowers were coloured using the Flirty Flamingo watercolor pencil. I used a Blender Pen to soften and smooth out the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

The embossed panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and a length of Black & White Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the daffodil Delight card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

The sentiment, from the Textured Florals stamp set was stamped onto scrap Daffodil Delight card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then die cut out using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used Dimensionals to add it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty embossed yellow flowers birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder

A ribbon bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot to finish the card.

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Cards made for the 'Into The Forest' themed Christmas Stampathon using the Fragrant Forest background stamp from Stampin' Up!

Fragrant Forest card – June Christmas Stampathon

Posted on July 8, 2024July 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the June 2024 Christmas Stampathon. This month our theme is ‘Into The Woods’. I have made my cards using the Fragrant Forest background stamp.

Colours used in these projects are:

Basic White

Pool Party

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the fragrant forest cards, you will need:

Pool Party card base 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Shaded Spruce card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using the retired Birch Trees Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and adhered it to the rectangle of Shaded Spruce card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

I wrapped a length of retired green twine around the panel twice, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

The Fragrant Forest stamp was inked up with Shaded Spruce ink and stamped down onto scrap Basic White card. I then cut out the section I wanted using the largest stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Using a Blending Brush, I added Pool Party ink to the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

I die cut a slightly larger deckled circle from the square of Shaded Spruce card. The stamped circle was glued to the deckled circle before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto scrap Basic White card. I cut the sentiment down, flagged one end and added it to the card front.