Today I am sharing a birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the new 2026 – 2028 In Colors, all of which will be available from the 5th May in my online shop.
I created the balloon birthday card using the following supplies:
Crisp Cantaloupe card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Peaceful Pine – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White – 4¼” by 2½” for the inside Scrap Basic White
I began by stamping the group of stars stamp, randomly over the upper ⅔ of the panel of Basic White card measuring 5¼” by 3½” using 2nd generation Golden Glow ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Peaceful Pine panel and then to the Crisp Cantaloupe card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
The small balloon image was stamped on scrap Basic White card using the following colours – Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue and Peaceful Pine.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
I then die cut the stamped balloons using the Balloon Festoon Dies and placed them onto the stamped layer until I was happy with their position. I then moved them one at a time and stamped the balloon string with Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
The balloons were the added them to the card front, some with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and others on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
A label was die cut from the smaller piece of Basic White card and the sentiment stamped onto the label with Peaceful Pine ink. I added the label at the bottom of the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Dots finished the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing some of the product from the upcoming May – August 2026 catalogue. I have chosen to make a card using the pretty Garden Gatherings stamp set and co-ordinating dies.
I created the garden gathering card using the following supplies:
Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Pretty Peacock – 4⅞” by 3⅛” Basic White – 4¾” by 3” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Season of Elegance dsp
Using one of the floral images I randomly stamped around all four sides of the Granny Apple Green card base with Granny Apple Green ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card
I die cut a vase using the Garden Gathering dies from a scrap piece of Season of Elegance designer series paper. I placed it in position on the smaller panel of Basic White card and lightly drew around it with a pencil. This will help me to stamp the flowers so that they will appear to be inside the vase.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card
I stamped two stems with Granny Apple Green ink using the pencil outline of the vase as a guide. The tiny flower clusters were then added with Poppy Parade ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card
The pencil lines were then erased and the die cut vase glued into position. A ‘ground’ image, from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set was then stamped under the vase with Gray Granite ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card
The sentiment was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink, one word at a time using a simple masking technique. The stamped panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer which was added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card
I used a Poppy Parade Blends Pen to colour in 3 of the Moody Palette Glossy Dots and added them to complete the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing birthday cards. Fortuitously, today is the last of my March classes where we have been making birthday cards using the gorgeous Lovely Arrangements stamp set and dies.
Thick Basic White card base – 8” by 5⅞”” scored on the long-side at 2”, 4” and 6” Cloud Cover- 5¾” by 1⅞” x 4 Thick Basic White base – 3” by 6” scored at 3” Secret Sea – 2⅞” by 2 ⅞” x 2 Basic White 2¾” by 2¾” x 2 Scrap Basic White
The 4 pieces of Cloud Cover card were placed in a row, butted up against each other. The leafy sprig was then randomly stamped all over the panels with Cloud Cover ink. The stamped panels were then adhered to the larger Thick White card base, one in each of the sections.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto one of the squares of Basic White card. I added a swirl of Cloud Cover ink using a Blending Brush before gluing the panel to the Secret Sea square and then to the other piece of Thick Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
A little Cloud Cover ink was then added to the remaining Basic White square before it was glued to the remaining Secret Sea square and then to the other side of the Thick Basic White panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
With the larger card base folded up, accordion style I adhered the left-hand side of the decorated panel to the front of the accordion panel, taking care that it would fit in a standard C6 Envelope. I repeated this step to glue the back panel of the pop out portion.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
The flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Secret Sea ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink. These were then cut out using the Lovely Arrangements dies. I added colour to the flowers with Petal Pink Blends Pens. These were then added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
Petal Pink Flowers Card
Granny Apple Green card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Secret Sea – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Lovely Blossoms dsp – 4” by ¾” Cloud Cover – 3¾” by ¾” Cloud Cover – 3” by ⅜” Scrap Basic White
We ran the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card through the Cut & Emboss machine with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Granny Apple Green card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
We die cut a row of circles from the piece of Cloud Cover card measuring 3¾” by ¾” and adhered it to the back of the piece of Lovely Blossoms dsp and then glued it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
The flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Secret Sea ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink. These were then cut out using the Lovely Arrangements dies. I added colour to the flowers with Petal Pink Blends Pens. These were then added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the small strip of Cloud Cover card which was then added to the dsp panel and the flowers and leaves tucked around it.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
Pair of White Flowers Card
Thick Basic White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” Secret Sea – 3 ¾” by 2½” Cloud Cover card – 3” by ⅜” Scrap Basic White
We ran the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card through the Cut & Emboss machine with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Thick Basic White card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
From the piece of Secret Sea card, we die cut the panel of circles and adhered it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
The flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Secret Sea ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink. These were then cut out using the Lovely Arrangements dies. These were then added to the card front. On Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the small strip of Cloud Cover card which was then added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
I hope you like these cards.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a trio of cards for my April 2026 classes
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I created the garden Spring fawn using the following supplies:
Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾” Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White
In the centre of a large scrap panel of Basic White card I die cut a circle using the largest of the circle dies from the Stylish Shapes dies. This was placed over the smaller piece of Basic White card to act as a mask, held in place with washi tape. I used a Blending Brush to apply Basic Beige ink to the negative space, slowly building up the colour. The mask was then removed.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card
The large grassy image was stamped, overlapping, the inked circle with 1st and 2nd generation Garden Green ink The smaller grassy image was then stamped using the same ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card
I added the ground image, from the Blessed Beginnings stamp set with Early Espresso ink. The sentiment was added with the same ink. The panel was then adhered to the Garden Green layer and then to the Basic Beige card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card
The deer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card. I add the colour with Pecan Pie ink and fussy cut the image using sharp scissors. The deer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card
A trio of Sparkle Dot Essentials were added to complete the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects we have been working on recently. This is a card made as a sample for my April classes using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and dies.
I created the lemon flower card using the following supplies:
Secret Sea card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Cloud Cover – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Cloud Cover – 4” by 3” Lemon Lolly – 3” by 2¾” Basic White – 2⅞” by 2⅝” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White
I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card using the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder and adhered the embossed panel to the slightly larger layer of Cloud Cover card. The whole piece was then glued to the Secret Sea card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder to make a birthday card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
Using the Lovely Arrangement Dies I die cut the panel of circles from the small piece of Cloud Cover card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder to make a birthday card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped onto the piece of Basic White card measuring 2⅞” by 2⅝” with Secret Sea ink, glued it to the small piece of Lemon Lolly card and added it to the die cut panel of circles on the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder to make a birthday card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
I stamped the larger flower and 2 sets of flowers on scrap Basic White card with Secret Sea ink and die cut all three images with the Lovely Arrangements Dies. Colour was added to the flower using Light and Dark Lemon Lolly Blends Pens. The die cut pieces were then added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder to make a birthday card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
A trio of Moody Palette Dots completed the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder to make a birthday card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
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Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been creating recently. I have made a sweet split front birthday card for a friend using the adorable Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch.
I created the split front birthday card using the following supplies:
Lemon Lolly card base – 7” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞” Lemon Lolly – 4⅛” by 1⅜” Basic White – 5¾” by 4” – for the inside Basic White by 4” by 1” Basic White – 4” by 1⅛” Balmy Blue – 5½” by 3¼” Basic White – 5” by 3” Scrap Basic White card
I embossed the two 4” strips of Basic White card using the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder and adhered one to the top of the card front and the other to the strip of Lemon Lolly card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used with the nested Essentials Dies to make a split front card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
I stamped the trio of tulips with Granny Apple Green ink onto the 5¾” by 4” piece of Basic White card and adhered the panel to the inside of the card. I added colour to the flowers with Pretty In Pink ink.
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From the piece of Balmy Blue card, I cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies. Using the same set of dies I also cut a smaller label from the 5” by 3” piece of Basic White card.
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The sentiment, from the Branching Out stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the white label and added a row of grass with Granny Apple Green ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used with the nested Essentials Dies to make a split front card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
I stamped two sheep bodies and 2 sheep heads in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched them out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch. I added colour to the sheep’s bodies with either Pretty In Pink or Lemon Lolly ink. One was added with liquid glue and the other on Dimensionals.
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A trio rainbow dots completed the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing masculine cards. I have made my card using the new BBQ Master stamp set and dies.
I created the BBQ Master card using the following supplies:
Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Secret Sea – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Perennial Lavender dsp – 3½” by 1½” Secret Sea – 3½” by ⅛” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White
The strip of Perennial Lavender dsp was adhered to the bottom of the panel of Basic White card measuring 5¼” by 3½” and added the thin strip of Secret Sea card along the top.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and BBQ Master dies used with the Perennial Lavender dsp to make a masculine birthday card
I stamped the BBQ in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it out using the BBQ Master dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and BBQ Master dies used with the Perennial Lavender dsp to make a masculine birthday card
I inked the flames with Daffodil Delight ink and added Poppy Parade ink to the bottom of the stamp with a Sponge Dauber. This was stamped onto the scrap Basic White card and cut it out using the dies. The flames were glued to the BBQ grill.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and BBQ Master dies used with the Perennial Lavender dsp to make a masculine birthday card
I mounted the two sentiments onto the same block, inked them up with Secret Sea ink and stamped it in the upper right corner of the decorated panel. The whole piece was then glued to the Secret Sea layer before it was adhered to the Crumb Cake card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and BBQ Master dies used with the Perennial Lavender dsp to make a masculine birthday card
The BBQ was the added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and BBQ Master dies used with the Perennial Lavender dsp to make a masculine birthday card
A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots completed the card.
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Balmy Blue card base – 11” by 4⅛” scored on the long-side at 2⅛, 4¼” and 5½” Balmy Blue – 4⅛” by 3⅜” – front panel mat Basic White 4” by 3¼” – front panel Basic White – 4⅛” by 4” – inside panel Basic White – 4” by 1⅛” – side panel Lemon Lolly– 2½” by ⅜” x 2 Basic White – 3½” by 2¾” – label cut using Nested Essentials dies Scrap Basic White
Fold and burnish the centre scoreline in the usual way then fold the other two scorelines backwards. Add glue to the 1¼” section beside the central scoreline and press the glued piece to the inside of the card to form the book fold.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Glue the separate piece of Balmy Blue card, lined up with the free edge of the top flap to form the Z fold portion.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Stamp the trio of tulips in Granny Apple Green ink at the bottom of the 1⅛” strip of Basic White card and at the bottom right of the 4⅛” by 4” panel of Basic White card. We coloured the flowers and leaves using the following Blends Pens – Light Lemon Lolly, Light Pretty In pink, Light Fresh freesia and Granny Apple Green. The thin strip was adhered to the 1 ¼” section and the larger panel to the inside.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Using the infill stamp for the sheep’s body we randomly stamped all over the 4” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card with 2nd generation Balmy Blue ink. This panel was the adhered to the Z fold front panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The sentiment, from the Branching out stamp set was stamped in memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut label.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
A row of grass was stamped across the bottom of the die cut label with Granny Apple Green in. We added the trio of tulips to the right with the same ink and coloured them in the same way. The strips of Lemon Lolly card were added, one either side of the die cut label and the whole piece was then glued to the Z fold card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The outline sheep’s body and the sheep’s head were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We also stamped the small bow with the same ink. The body of the sheep was added in Pretty In Pink ink and the bow coloured in with Lemon Lolly. The body and head were added to the card front on Dimensionals and the bow tucked into place.
Easter Blessings Card
Fresh Freesia card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Granny Apple Green – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White – 3½” by 2¼” Granny Apple Green – 3½” by ⅜” Granny Apple Green – 1½” by ½” Scrap Basic White & Black
We embossed the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Granny Apple Green layer. The whole piece was glued to the Fresh freesia card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The row of grass was repeatedly stamped along the bottom of the 3½” by 2¼” with Granny Apple Green ink.
The jumping sheep was stamped directly onto the strip using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We added colour to the body using Fresh Freesia ink. The longer Granny Apple Green strip was then glued to the top of the panel before it was adhered to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The sentiment, from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set was stamped on the smaller piece of Granny Apple Green card with Black ink and tucked under the panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
On scrap Basic White card, We stamped the outline sheep and the sheep’s head with the same black ink. Colour was added to the sheep with Lemon Lolly ink before punching both images out.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
We stamped the head again in Versamark ink on scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat tool before punching it out.
The Lemon Lolly sheep and white head were added to the card front on Dimensionals and the black head added directly with glue.
Trio of Sheep Card
Pretty In Pink – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” Scrap Basic White & Black
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card with Granny Apple Green ink. The row of grass was then stamped just above it. We added a pair of tulips and coloured them in with Blends Pens.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The outline sheep’s body was stamped to the left and right of the panel with Black ink and another body stamped on scrap Basic White card. Colour was added with Lemon Lolly, Pretty In Pink and Balmy Blue ink. The whole piece was adhered to the Basic Black panel and then to the Pretty In Pink card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Three heads were stamped, 2 on scrap Basic White and one, in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. We added white embossing powder to the black card and set it with my Heat Tool. All the images were the punched out and added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
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Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my March Stamp-A-Stack using the gorgeous Petals of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating dies. I designed 10 cards, and the ladies make 2 of each design.
Each attendee’s pack contained the Petals of Beauty stamp set and dies. A pack of 2024 – 2026 In Color Flat Pearls, 5 ink spots filled with Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Petunia Pop, Timid Tiger, Night of Navy inks, 20 Envelopes, 20 card bases and all the layers, embossed and die cut pieces to create the cards.
Card 1 – Collage Birthday Wishes
Petunia Pop card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Basic White – 5” by 3¼” x 2 Night of Navy – 4½” by ½” x 2 Basic White – 4½” by ½” x 2 Basic White label x 2 – die cut with Nested Essentials Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Stamp the large solid floral image, randomly all over the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White with Pool Party ink. Stamp the small outline floral image, randomly all over with Night of Navy ink. Add the flower centres to the Night of Navy flowers with Petunia Pop ink. Glue the Night of Navy strip to the left side, add the White strip and glue to card front. Stamp sentiment in Night of Navy onto die cut rectangle – add to card front on Dimensionals
Card 2 – Faux Silk
Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Night of Navy – 5¼” by 3½” x 2 Basic White – 5” by 3¼” x 2 Adhesive Sheet – 5” by 3¼” x 2 White Tissue Paper – minimum of 5½” by 3¾” x 2 Basic White label x 2 die cut with Nested Essentials dies Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2- for the inside
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Stamp the outline of the small floral image, randomly all over the 5¼” by 3½ piece of Basic White with Pool Party ink. Stamp the large outline floral image, randomly all over with Night of Navy ink. Add the flower centres to all flowers with Petunia Pop ink. Apply Adhesive Sheet to the front of the stamped panel. Screw up the piece of tissue paper, open out but DON’T smooth out fully. Use to cover the exposed adhesive sheet pressing down the wrinkles and rubbing over the image.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Fold excess tissue paper to the back and glue down. Glue to the Night of Navy layer and then to card base. Stamp the sentiment onto die cut label with Night of Navy ink add to card front on Dimensionals.
Card 3 – Flowers on Embossed Background
Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” x 2 Petunia Pop – 5⅛” by 3⅜” x 2 Basic White – 5” by 3¼” x 2 – embossed Basic White – 1⅞” by ⅜” x 2 Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2- for the inside Scrap Basic White
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Glue the embossed panel to the Petunia Pop layer and then to the Soft Sea Foam card base. Stamp the outline of the large flower with Petunia Pop ink onto scrap Basic White card then stamp the solid flower in Petunia Pop ink – stamped off once over top. Add the flower centre with Navy ink. Stamp the outline small flower with Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. Add the solid flower over top in Night of Navy – stamped off once or twice, you choose. Add the flower centres with Petunia Pop ink. Stamp leafy spray in Soft Sea Foam ink on scrap Basic White card. Die cut all the images.
Glue blue flower and leafy spray to card front and add pink flower on Dimensionals. Stamp the sentiment in Petunia Pop ink on the strip of white and add to card front.
Card 4 – Floral Birthday
Timid Tiger card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Night of Navy – 5⅛” by 3⅜” x 2 Basic White – 5” by 3¼” x 2 Basic White label – die cut with Nested Essentials x 2 Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”” x 2 for the inside
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Stamp the Outline large Flower with Timid Tiger ink on the smaller White card panel
Stamp the solid large flower in Timid Tiger ink – stamped off once. Add the flower centre with Navy ink. Stamp the outline small flower with Petunia Pop ink, add the solid small flower in Petunia Pop ink – stamped off once and add flower centre with Navy ink.
Stamp the leafy sprig against each flower with Soft Sea Foam ink. Add the trio of small flowers randomly with Night of Navy ink. Glue the stamped panel to the Night of Navy layer then to the card front. Stamp the sentiment on the label with Night of Navy ink. Add on Dimensionals.
Card 5 – Double Orange Flowers
Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – x 4 – 2 for the inside Timid Tiger – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – x 2 Basic White – 5” by 3¼” Soft Sea Foam – 3¾” by 2” Vellum – 4” by 1¾” Scrap Basic White
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Stamp the Cluster of small flowers down the left-hand edge of the smaller Basic White panel with Soft Sea Foam ink. Stamp the sentiment in the bottom right corner in Petunia Pop ink.
Glue the panel to the Timid Tiger Layer and then to the Petunia Pop card front.
Stamp the leaf in Soft Sea Foam ink on the Soft Sea Foam card and add the panel to the card front on Dimensionals. Die cut the Vellum Leaf and tuck behind.
Stamp the Outline large & small Flower with Timid Tiger ink on the scrap White card and add the solid flowers in Timid Tiger ink – stamped off once. Add the flower centres with Petunia Pop ink. Die cut the flowers and add to the card front.
Card 6 – Inter-layered Leaves
Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Soft Sea Foam – 5⅛” by 3⅜” x 2 Basic White – 5” by 3¼” x 2 – Embossed using Timeworn Type Embossing Folder Basic White labels x 2 – die cut with Nested Essentials Dies Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party & Night of Navy 8¼” by 3½” piece of each
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Die cut 2 leafy sprigs in each of the three colours. Glue the leafy sprigs onto the embossed panels and trim off the excess. Glue the panel to the Soft Sea Foam layer and then to the Night of Navy card base. Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto the die cut label and add to card front on Dimensionals.
Card 7 – Petunia Petals Flowers
Timid Tiger card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Petunia Pop – 5⅞” by 2” x 2 Basic White – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 4 Basic White – Circles x 2 – die cut using the Spotlight on Nature Dies Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside Scrap Basic White
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Stamp the cluster of small flowers in a row, ½” from the top and bottom of the Timid Tiger card front. Stamp the large solid flower in Petunia Pop ink onto the Petunia Pop card. Glue a strip of White on either side and glue to the Timid Tiger card front. Stamp the sentiment with Night of Navy ink onto the die cut circle and add to the card front on Dimensionals.
Stamp the Outline large & small Flower with Petunia Pop ink on the scrap White card, add the solid flowers in Timid Tiger ink – stamped off once. Add the flower centres with Night of Navy ink. Stamp the solid leaf image in stamped off Soft Sea Foam on scrap White card and add the ‘veining’ in full strength Soft Sea Foam. Die cut the flowers and leaves and add to the card front.
Card 8 – Paper-Pieced Leaves
1 Night of Navy and 1 Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
1 Night of Navy and 1 Pool Party layer – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼” x 2
Night of Navy and Pool Party – 4⅜” by 1¾” x 2 with Adhesive Sheet applied to the back
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – for the inside
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Die cut the leafy spray from the smaller pieces of Pool Party and Night of Navy card with adhesive on the back. Adhere the outline leafy spray, one on each piece of 5” by 3¼” Basic White card. Piece the leaf shapes into the spaces of both cards. Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy ink. Adhere the white panels to the Navy or Pool Party layers then to the opposite colour card base.
Card 9 – Double Petunia Pop Flowers
Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Soft Sea Foam – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – embossed with Timeworn Type Embossing Folder and cut in half at an angle Night of Navy – 5⅞” by ⅛” x 2 Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 4 – 2 for the inside Scrap Basic White & Night of Navy
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Adhere the embossed panel to one of the Basic White pieces, add the strip of Night of Navy card along the top edge and glue the whole panel to the Soft Sea Foam card base.
Stamp the Outline large & small Flower with Petunia Pop ink on the scrap White card, add the solid image in Petunia Pop ink – stamped off once. Add the flower centres with Night of Navy ink. Stamp the solid leaf image in Soft Sea Foam on scrap White card. Die cut the flowers and leaves and 2 veining pieces in Night of Navy. Add the flowers to the card front and tuck the leaves and veining behind. Stamp the sentiment in Navy ink.
Card 10 – Outline Flowers
Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2 Timid Tiger – 5⅛” by 3⅜” x 2 Basic White – 5” by 3¼” x 2 Petunia Pop – 5” by ⅜” x 4 Basic White – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2 – for the inside Basic White – 7¼” by 3” – with Adhesive Sheet Scrap Basic White with Adhesive Sheet Scrap Basic White
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Stamp the outline large & small flowers, randomly on the 7” by 3” Basic White panel. The large in Petunia Pop and the small in Timid Tiger – see picture below.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
Die cut the outline of 2 large and 2 small flowers from the stamped panel. From scrap Basic White die cut 2 outline flowers. Adhere them together and add the patterned piece on top. Repeat this with the smaller flowers. Randomly stamp the cluster of small flowers in Pool Party ink onto the smaller panel of White. Glue stamped panel to the Timid Tiger layer.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and Petals of Beauty dies used with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to make a 10 cards for my March 2026 Stamp-a-Stack
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I created the BBQ Master card using the following supplies:
Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Secret Sea – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Basic White – 5” by 3¼” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White
I stamped the oven glove in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front using Balmy Blue ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
Using Blending Brushes, I applied Granny Apple Green and Balmy Blue ink to the smaller Basic White panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
I stamped the BBQ with Secret Sea ink over the blended area. I coloured in the inside of the lid with Balmy Blue ink and the ‘fire’ with Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
The sentiment was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. I stamped each word separately, masking off the unwanted word each time. I then die cut the sentiment using a banner from the Nested Essentials Dies. Before adding it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
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I would love to be your demonstrator if you don’t already have one and live in the UK. I would also be delighted to send you a catalogue if you do not have a demonstrator. I would be happy to place an order for you, or you can order directly by clicking on the “shop online” button.
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