A colourful thank you card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Tropical Chic for a colour challenge

Posted on April 5, 2019April 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge using the Tropical Chic stamp set. The time it is a colour challenge and the colours are not ones I would normally put together. Here is what I came up with;

I am delighted to say this card was chosen as one of the weekly winners.

Making the Tropical Chic card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White card base – rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Grapefruit Grove – ¾” by ¼”
Scraps of Whisper White

I began by inking up the large fern leaf from the Tropical Chic stamp set in Granny Apple Green ink and randomly stamping the image onto the panel of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

I inked up the palm leaf in Gorgeous Grape ink and again stamped it randomly onto the same panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

The flowers were stamped in Grapefruit Grove ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut them out using my Big Shot and the Tropical Thinlits dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

The sentiment was stamped in the Gorgeous Grape ink and the flowers added on Dimensionals. The stamped layer was added to the panel of Gorgeous Grape with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then attached to the Thick Whisper White card base using the same glue. I added a few of the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

I stamped both leaves and a flower onto the inside of the card and the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

I was a bit dubious about this colour combo but have to say I have been converted. I really like this 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 lovely teapot themed Mother's day card

Tea Together for Mother’s day

Posted on March 31, 2019March 25, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the sweet card I made for my lovely Mum for Mother’s Day using the gorgeous Tea Together stamp set and Tea Time framelit dies. My Mum loves a cup of tea so this stamp set was perfect for her card.

Making the card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Tea Together stamp set and Tea Time dies for a sweet Mother’s day card

I started by stamping the teapot in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock and die cutting it out using my Big Shot and the Tea Time dies. I used my Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green markers to ink up the small flower die in the set and stamped it on the bottom right of the tea pot. Using your markers to ink up stamps is a great way to easily add multiple colours to an image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Tea Together stamp set and Tea Time dies for a sweet Mother’s day card

I used the Stampin’ Blends in the following colours to colour in the lid and the base of the teapot and the small flower image. The colours used were Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and the colour lifter.

I chose a piece of Tropical Chic dsp and cut it to 3⅝” by 2”. I added the dsp to a panel of Whisper White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I die cut the ring shaped doily using the Doily Builder dies and added it with the Multipurpose glue to the Whisper White/dsp layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Tea Together stamp set and Tea Time dies for a sweet Mother’s day card

The die cut teapot was then added to the panel on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green in the upper left hand corner of the panel and the corner was rounded using the Detailed Trio Punch.

The panel was glued to a layer of Granny Apple Green cardstock measuring 5½” by 3¾” with Multipurpose glue before being added to a Flirty Flamingo card base. I added a Share What You Love Artisan Pearl to the flower centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Tea Together stamp set and Tea Time dies for a sweet Mother’s day card

I added a Whisper White panel to the inside of the card and decorated it with the small stamped flower. I added the same flower to a Whisper White Envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Tea Together stamp set and Tea Time dies for a sweet Mother’s day card

I really love the simplicity of this card. I am sure my lovely Mum will love it.

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

Mo x

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Monochromatic Tropical Chic

Posted on October 30, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I really wanted to make a card using a monochromatic colour scheme and pulled out the Tropical Chic stamp set to make this card. I love this stamp set but it hasn’t had much love lately.

Making the Monochromatic Tropical Chic card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Monochromatic Tropical Chic thank you card

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and stamped 3 of the leaf images from the stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink, Gray Granite ink or Smoky Slate ink. I concentrated the images down the left hand side of the panel overlapping to add some dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Monochromatic Tropical Chic thank you card

I wrapped a piece of Black Shimmer Ribbon around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The layer was then added to a panel of Basic Black cardstock measuring 5 ½” by 3 ¾” using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. This was then added to a Gray Granite card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Monochromatic Tropical Chic thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Layering Oval Dies and my Big Shot. I then die cut a scalloped oval from the same die cut and glued the two layers together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This was then added over the ribbon on Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish the card I added some Faceted Dots.

I really like the monochromatic look of this card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

Supplies Used

Tropical Chic stamp set and Tropical dies used for a special double Z fold card

Tropical Chic Double Z Fold Card

Posted on July 27, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a double Z fold card made for another of my oldest and loveliest friends. We have been friends for over 40 years!

Making this gorgeous card

I started by cutting a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock 11” by 5½” and another piece 9¼” by 4¼”. Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool I scored both pieces at 2¾” and 5½” on the long sides. I chose 2 of the gorgeous pieces of the Tropical Escape dsp. I cut 1 panel at 5¼” by 5¼” and 2 panels at 5¼” by 2½” and adhered the pieces to the larger Thick Whisper White card base. This dsp is stunning and I love the green and pink colour combination.