A pop out accordion fun fold card made using the Ocean Friends stamp set and dies used with the Friends of the Ocean dsp from Stampin' Up!

Ocean Friends Pop Out Accordion Fun Fold Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on March 30, 2025March 23, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing a pretty pop out accordion fun fold card made using the Ocean Friends stamp set and dies along with the Friends of the Ocean dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ocean friends, pop out accordion fun fold card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8” by 5⅞” – scored on the long-side at 2”, 4” and 6”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 1⅞” x 5
Friends of the Ocean dsp – 5½” by 1¾” x 4
Basic white card – 7” by 3½” – scored at 3½”
Scrap Shy Shamrock

Glue the panels of Friends of the Ocean dsp to four of the panels of Basic White card measuring 5⅝” by 1⅞”. These panels were then glued to the Berry Burst card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ocean Friends stamp set and dies used with the Friends of the Ocean dsp to make a pop out accordion fun fold card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The remaining Basic White panel was adhered to the back to give a space for me to write my message.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ocean Friends stamp set and dies used with the Friends of the Ocean dsp to make a pop out accordion fun fold card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Stamp the sentiment in Berry Burst ink onto the 7” by 3 ½” front pop out panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ocean Friends stamp set and dies used with the Friends of the Ocean dsp to make a pop out accordion fun fold card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the Ocean Friends dies, I die cut two crab images from the Friends of the Ocean dsp. I also die cut the seaweed from scrap Shy Shamrock card. The die cut seaweed was divided in two and adhered on either side of the 7” by 3 ½” piece of Basic White card, either side of the scoreline.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ocean Friends stamp set and dies used with the Friends of the Ocean dsp to make a pop out accordion fun fold card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I used Coastal Cabana ink to add bubbles to the decorated pop out panel and added a crab to either side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ocean Friends stamp set and dies used with the Friends of the Ocean dsp to make a pop out accordion fun fold card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A scattering of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ocean Friends stamp set and dies used with the Friends of the Ocean dsp to make a pop out accordion fun fold card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A pretty Christmas card made for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Encircled Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on March 29, 2025March 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the March 2025 Christmas Stampathon where we have a colour challenge to inspire us. I have used the Encircled in Nature stamp set, which is currently on our last chance list, to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the encircled cards, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” x 4
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside x 4
Scrap Basic White card

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the wreath from the Encircled in Nature stamp set onto the 5¼” by 3½” panels of Basic White card. The leafy sprigs were stamped at the bottom of the wreath using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

Fresh Freesia was added to the centre of each wreath using a Blending Brush. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of Navy panels and then to the Fresh Freesia card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The pair of flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Versamark ink. I covered the images with Silver Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The flowers and leaves were coloured using Fresh Freesia and Night of Navy Blends Pens. They were then die cut using the Encircled in Nature Dies and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The sentiment, from the Humble House stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink inside the wreath. I also added a trio of dotty images from the Thankful Garden stamp set around the die cut pieces in Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

A trio of silver Drusy Dots finished the cards.

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A yellow hydrangea themed thank you card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies from Stampin' Up!

Yellow Hydrangea Card

Posted on March 28, 2025March 19, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a gorgeous yellow hydrangea flower card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the yellow hydrangea flower card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5⅛” by 1¼”
Old Olive card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Old Olive card

The piece of Beautiful Bokeh dsp was adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. This was then adhered to the large Old Olive layer and then to the Daffodil Delight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

I stamped the gorgeous hydrangea image, from the Thankful Garden stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it with the Thankful Garden Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

Using the Thankful Garden Masks I coloured in the image. For the flower I used Daffodil Delight ink with the first and second masks and Crushed Curry with the third mask. The leaves were coloured with Old Olive ink using both Masks. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

From scrap Old Olive card I die cut a leafy spray and tucked it under the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

The sentiment, from the My Small Business stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Old Olive card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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A sketch challenge used to make a thank you card using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Garden Patch card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 27, 2025March 19, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire our creativity. I have made my card using the Storybook Garden Patch to make my card.

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the garden patch card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Country Woods dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Bright and Beautiful Dsp – 3¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card and Bright & Beautiful dsp

The panel of Country Woods designer series paper was glued to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” piece of Basic White card and then the whole piece was glued to the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a square from the 3” by 3” piece of Basic White card and 2 smaller squares from the panel of Bright & Beautiful dsp. All 3 square were adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Thankful Garden stamp set was stamped on one of the dsp squares using Copper Clay ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the stack of pots using Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut them using the Storybook Garden Dies. The pots were coloured using the light and dark Copper Clay Blends Pens. The pea plant was stamped using the Pebbled Path ink and these were coloured using the Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green Blends Pens. The peas were then glued to the back of the pots which were then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A couple of leafy sprigs were die cut from scrap Bright and Beautiful dsp. These were tucked behind the stack of pots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots completed the card.

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A clean and simple card made using the Along These Lines stamp set and the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

Along These Lines Card

Posted on March 25, 2025May 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a clean and simple card made using the new ‘Along These Lines’ stamp set which will be available in the new Annual Catalogue from the 8^th April.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the along these lines card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 1⅝”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4⅛” by 1½”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¾”

The two pieces of Beautiful Bokeh dsp were glued together then glued to the Basic Black layer. The whole piece was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

From the 3½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card I die cut a rectangle using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

I stamped the pretty cake image onto the die cut rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set below using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

The image was coloured using the Light Daffodil Delight and Light Berry Burst Blends Pens. The decorated rectangle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

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A notecard wallet and 4 co-ordinating cards made using the Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Unbounded Beauty Notecard Wallet – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 22, 2025May 8, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing notecard gift sets. I have used the lovely Unbounded Beauty designer series paper (dsp) and a new stamp set called Layered Thoughts stamp set, which will be available in the new Annual Catalogue next month to make my notecard and holder. I was inspired by this video on YouTube video by Julie Davison

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the notecard holder, you will need:

Unbounded Beauty dsp – 12” by 12” – scored at 1¾” and 5¾” then rotated 180° and score again at 1¾” & 5¾”. Rotate 90° and score at 2½” and 8¼”.

Fold and burnish on all the scorelines. Fold the two 1¾” side panels to the back so that the reverse of the paper is showing and fold down each corner. Fold the two centre scorelines inward to form the spine of the notecard wallet.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Fold the remaining two scorelines inward to form the top and the bottom of the wallet and tuck the larger panel under the folded down corner to form the wallet.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Add a strip of Tear & Tape across the back and secure the White Diagonal Stripped Ribbon in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Notecards

4 Notecards and Envelopes
Unbounded Beauty dsp – 5” by 1” x 4
Unbounded Beauty dsp – 5” by ¼” x 4

I glued the 1” strip of dsp and ¼” strip of dsp, one on top of the other on each card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Layered Thoughts stamp set was then stamped on each card in Petunia Pop and Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A 2024 – 2026 In Colour Shimmer Gem finished each card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Two cards and envelopes were then placed into each pocket of the notecard wallet and the ribbon tied closed.

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A floral Easter card made using the Mixed Media stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Easter Flowers card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on March 22, 2025March 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Spring or Easter cards. I have made my Easter flowers card using the pretty Mixed Floral stamp set and Dies to make my card today.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Easter flowers card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Sea Foam card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3½”
Old Olive card – 4” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

Using Fresh Freesia ink, I stamped the daisy image in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut a Fresh Freesia arch using the Everyday Arches Dies from the panel of Fresh Freesia card and glued it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Both ends of the Old Olive strip were flagged using sharp Scissors and the strip was added to the Soft Sea Foam arch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

From the 4½” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, I die cut an Arch using the same dies. On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the daisy image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image was coloured using the Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive Blends Pens. The coloured image was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Versamark Ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat tool before adding it to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems from the 3 pack finished the card.

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A monochromatic birthday card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Five-panel Thankful Garden card

Posted on March 21, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a clean and simple, monochromatic card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Blueberry Bushel

To recreate the five-panel thankful garden card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Blueberry Bushel – 3¼” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by 1¼”

The large hydrangea image was stamped randomly all over the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

The panel was the cut into five 1” strips. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I adhered the five strips to the larger panel of Blueberry Bushel card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

I wrapped a length of retired Blueberry Bushel ink around the decorated panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

From the small pieces of Blueberry Bushel and Basic White card I die cut to arches from the Everyday Arches Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped onto the Basic White die cut arch in Blueberry Bushel ink. The two die cut arches were then glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

A trio of Tinsel Gems and a ribbon bow completed the card.

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A monochromatic thinking of you card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Monochromatic Wooded Acres card

Posted on March 18, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty monochromatic card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set

Colours in this project are:

Basic White

Basic Black

To recreate the monochromatic wooded acres card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic Black card – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4½” by 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 2 by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using the Textured Notes Dies I die cut a decorated rectangle from the 4½” by 4⅛” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

I masked the edges of the die cut rectangle using Post It Notes and stamped the row of pine trees down the length of the rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

The stamped rectangle was glued to the Basic Black layer and then to the 4¾” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. The whole piece was mounted onto the Basic Black card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

The sentiment, from the Delicate Forest stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

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A special birthday card made using the Wildflower Birthday dsp and Birthday Celebrations dies from Stampin' Up!

Special Wildflower Birthday card

Posted on March 16, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Three of my aunts are celebrating their 80^th birthdays soon and I have decided to get ahead with my card making and have made a special birthday card using the Birthday Celebration stamp set and dies along with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper (dsp).

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the special birthday card, you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Wildflower Birthday dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 for the inside
Scrap Gold Foil

The piece of Wildflower Birthday dsp was glued to the – 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. This was then glued to the Blueberry Bushel card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

I added the die cut bouquet of flowers from the Wildflower Birthday dsp to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

The numbers were die cut from scrap Gold Foil using the Birthday Celebrations dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

I placed the numbers on the card front without sticking them down and stamped the in Blueberry Bushel onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

The number were then glued into position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

A scattering of Party Dots finished the card.

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