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Holy Family Card

Posted on October 13, 2026October 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I made my card today using the pretty Rejoice stamp set, the Lovely Blossoms dsp and a selection of Blends Alcohol Pens.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Holy Family card using the following supplies:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored on the long-side at 4⅛”
Lovely Blossoms dsp – 5¾” by 4”
Early Espresso – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White- 3⅜” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The panel of Lovely Blossoms designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the front of the Cloud Cover card front.

A Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Lovely Blossoms designer series paper

The sentiment was stamped with Early Espresso ink in the lower left-hand corner of the card front.

A Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Lovely Blossoms designer series paper

I stamped the holy family on the small panel of Basic White card using Early Espresso ink. The shelter was then added using the same Early Espresso ink. I added some ‘ground’ using Basic Beige ink.

A Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Lovely Blossoms designer series paper

Using Blends Pens I coloured in the image. Mary was coloured using the Light Darling Duckling for her hair, SU 900 from the Light Blends Combo for her skin, Light and Dark Hydrangea Hue for her outer robe and Light Barely Blush for her tunic and sleeves. Joseph was coloured with Ivory Blends for his skin, Light and Dark Crumb Cake for his robe and Light Barely Blush for his belt and sleeve edges.

A Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Lovely Blossoms designer series paper

Light Cloud Cover added definition to the sheep and Light Darling Duckling to the fire. The decorated panel was then glued to the piece of Early Espresso card which was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

A Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Lovely Blossoms designer series paper

A trio of adhesive-backed Metallic Gems finished the card.

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Winter Houses Card

Posted on September 25, 2026September 12, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a clean and simple Christmas card made using the Welcome Noel stamp set combined with Festive Cheer and Balloon Festoon stamp sets.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the winter houses card using the following supplies:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Early Espresso – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside

Using the group of stars from the Balloon Festoon stamp set I randomly stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front with 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Welcome Noel, Festive Cheer and Balloon Festoon stamp set and some ink blending

I mounted the row of houses from the Welcome Home stamp set onto the Stamp Positioner, inked it up with Pecan Pie ink and stamped it onto the smaller piece of Basic White card. I inked it up again with the same ink and added some Early Espresso ink to the roofs with a Sponge Dauber and stamped over the original image.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Welcome Noel, Festive Cheer and Balloon Festoon stamp set and some ink blending

The stamped panel was then moved up and to the left and repeated the inking and stamping as above.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Welcome Noel, Festive Cheer and Balloon Festoon stamp set and some ink blending

The sentiment, from the Festive Cheer stamp set was stamped with Early Espresso ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Welcome Noel, Festive Cheer and Balloon Festoon stamp set and some ink blending

Using a Blending Brush I added Balmy Blue ink to the top and above and below the rows of houses.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Welcome Noel, Festive Cheer and Balloon Festoon stamp set and some ink blending

I inked one of the stars with Daffodil Delight ink and added it to the sky.

A trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

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A Father's Day card made using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set and the Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

Relaxing Waterside Father’s day card

Posted on June 21, 2026June 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is the card I designed for my son to give my husband on Father’s Day using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set.

Coloured used to make this card are:

I created the relaxing waterside card using the following supplies:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Darling Duckling – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Darling Duckling & Blueberry Bushel

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

I used a Blending Brush to apply Misty Moonlight ink to the negative space, slowly building up the colour. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

The chair was stamped, overlapping the inked circle with Secret Sea ink and coloured it in with Blueberry Bushel Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

Using Darling Duckling ink I stamped the dotty image, from the Help Me Grow stamp set, under the chair and added the small grass image with 1^st and 2^nd generation Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink. I flagged the end of two ¼” strips, one of Darling Duckling and the other of Blueberry Bushel card and added them to the top of the panel. I added the layer to the Darling Duckling panel, offset. The whole piece was mounted onto the Blueberry Bushel card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

A trio of Darling Duckling gems from my stash finished the card.

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4 cards made using the One Sheet Wonder technique and the Greenery Lane, Reason To Celebrate and Fabulous Saying stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Greenery Lane One Sheet Wonder – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on April 11, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing one sheet wonders. I have made my cards using the gorgeous Greenery Lane stamp set.

Colours used to make these cards are:

I created the pretty pink floral card using the following supplies:

Basic White card – 10½” by 7”
4 card bases – I chose Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Pretty Peacock & Night of Navy
4 layer – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – I chose Bubble Bath, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 4 for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I began drawing a light pencil line at the half-way mark in both directions on the large piece of Basic White card. This will help guide my stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set used with the Reason To Celebrate and Fabulous Saying stamp sets to make 4 cards using the One Sheet Wonder technique – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using Basic Beige ink, I stamped the large leafy spray along both pencil lines, changing the angle and direction with each stamping.

I then randomly added the smaller leafy sprig with Pretty Peacock ink and filled in the colour with Lost Lagoon. The smaller open leafy sprig was then stamped all over with Night of Navy ink.

The tiny flowers were then added with Bubble Bath and Blackberry Bliss ink.

I cut the panel down to give me 4 pieces measuring 5¼” by 3½” and glued these to the 4 layers. I added Bubble Bath Ribbon around 3 of the panels before adding them to the card bases with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals.

I chose sentiments from the Greenery Lane, Reason To Celebrate and Fabulous Sayings stamp set and stamped them directly onto the panel or onto scrap Basic White card which I die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

A trio of Rainbow Dots finished each of the cards.

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A sweet birthday card made using ink blending and the Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Spring Fawn Card

Posted on April 5, 2026April 3, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I made this sweet birthday card using the Notes of Spring stamp set, Stampin’ Up!’s product of the month for March 2026.

Colours used to make this card are:

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 1^st and 2^nd 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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A pretty garden themed card made using the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Garden Secateurs Card

Posted on April 3, 2026April 1, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable card made using the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies along with the Nested Essentials dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the garden secateurs card using the following supplies:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Old Olive – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Old Olive – 4¼” by 2¼”
Basic White – 3¾” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the pot all over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using 2^nd generation (stamped off once) Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

The stamped panel was then adhered to the Old Olive layer. I wrapped a length of Old Olive Baker’s Twine, sadly retired, around the panel secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

From the smallest piece of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Nested Essentials dies. The sentiment was stamped onto the label with Old Olive ink. I die cut a slightly larger label from the piece of Old Olive card and glued the two labels together. The label was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

The blades of the secateurs were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Gray Granite ink and die cut using the Help Me Grow dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

The floral image was stamped, twice with Calypso Coral ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added the leaves with Old Olive ink and die cut the pair of handles. These were adhered to the secateurs blades with Mini Glue Dots. These were then glued to the card front. A trio of retired Calypso Coral Dots from my stash completed the card.

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Sweet Bunny Card

Posted on March 20, 2026March 16, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet bunny card made using the Notes of Spring stamp set, March’s product of the month along with the Painted Illusions dsp, February’s product of the month.

Colours used in this card are:

I created the sweet bunny card using the following supplies:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5½” or 3¾”
Painted Illusions dsp – 5” by 3½”
Early Espresso – 3⅛” by 2½”
Basic White – 3¼” by 2¾”
Basic White – 1⅞” by ½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Having cut my piece of Painted Illusions dsp I decided I wanted the colours in a different order so cut it apart. The top and bottom pieces are 1⅝” wide and the middle section is 1 ¾”. This leaves a gap between the pieces when they are adhered to the Basic White panel. The whole piece was glued to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

I die cut the label from the 3¼” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card and stamped the outline bunny image on the label with Early Espresso ink. The same image was stamped onto Masking Paper and trimmed out. The bunny was coloured with the infill stamp using Pecan Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

The mask was added over the stamped bunny and the grasses added with Lost Lagoon and Granny Apple Green inks in both 1^st and 2^nd generation ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

I used a Granny Apple Green Blends Pen to ‘ground’ the bunny and added Granny Apple Green ink to the bottom of the label with a Blending Brush. Lost Lagoon ink was added to the top of the label in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

The decorated label was then glued to the Early Espresso panel which was mounted onto the card front on Black Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

The sentiment was stamped along the bottom of the strip of Basic White card with Early Espresso ink. The sentiment was then tucked up underneath the raised panel.

A trio of Moody Palette Dots finished the card.

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A masculine birthday card made using the Gears & Textures and Tractor & Co stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Birthday Gears Card

Posted on January 9, 2026January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the Gears & Textures stamp set and dies and have used it again to make a masculine birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birthday gears card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gold Foil – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White -5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Cloud Cover, Pretty Peacock & Pretty Peacock

Using Pretty Peacock ink I stamped the chain image, twice across the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Tractor & Co stamp sets used to make a masculine birthday card

The stripy image was added, twice using Cloud Cover ink and the ink. Using Lost lagoon ink I stamped the oily splatter and the small triple stripped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Tractor & Co stamp sets used to make a masculine birthday card

The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Tractor & Co stamp sets used to make a masculine birthday card

From scrap Cloud Cover, Pretty Peacock and Gold Foil I die cut a selection of gears and cogs. I glued some together and added them to the decorated panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Tractor & Co stamp sets used to make a masculine birthday card

The decorated panel was glued to the Gold Foil panel and then to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Tractor & Co stamp sets used to make a masculine birthday card

A Moody Palette Glossy Dot was added to the centre of each of the gears to finish the card.

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A pretty Autumnal thank you card made using the Prairie Grass stamp set and the Lights of Aurora designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Prairie Grass Card

Posted on October 2, 2025September 20, 2025 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today was inspired by a card created by Melody Hyde and was made using the Prairie Grass stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the prairie grass card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Lights of Aurora dsp – 5” by 1¼”
Gold Foil – 5” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5” by ⅜”

I drew a light, slanted pencil line along the bottom of the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

The large grass image was then stamped 2 or 3 times in Secret Sea ink overlapping the drawn line at the bottom. Using Pecan Pie ink, I stamped the image 2 or 3 times over the Secret Sea images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

A piece of the Lights of Aurora dsp was adhered to the bottom along the length of the drawn line. The excess was trimmed off with Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

Using Secret Sea ink I stamped the sentiment, from the Blooming Phrases stamp set, onto the thin strip of Basic White card and added it to the stamped panel, trimming off the excess.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

A strip of gold foil was added above the sentiment and the panel was glued to the Secret Sea layer. A length of Gold Trim was then wrapped around the whole piece before it was glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

A bow and a trio of Iridescent Foil Gems completed the card.

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An orange themed card made using the gorgeous Tractor & Co stamp set from Stampin' Up! used for a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge

Abundance of Pumpkins Card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 13, 2025September 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I have chosen a diagonal line featuring ‘orange, layers and torn’. Now orange is a colour I rarely use so this challenge was way out of my comfort zone. I made my card using the adorable Tractor & Co bundle to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the abundance of pumpkins card, you will need:

Cajun Craze card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Timid Tiger card – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 1¼”
Pumpkin Pie Card – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I tore the long edges of the 5⅞” by 2¼” piece of Timid Tiger and the 5⅞” by 1¼” piece of Basic White card. Using a Sponge Dauber I added Cajun Craze ink to the torn edge of the Timid Tiger piece and then adhered the two pieces together. The whole piece was trimmed down to 5¾” before it was glued to the Cajun Craze card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Tractor & Co stamp set used for a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge to create an orange themed card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped two trailers using Cajun Craze ink. Four small wheels were then stamped in Secret Sea ink, and everything was then die cut using the Tractor & Co Dies. The wheels were glued to the trailers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Tractor & Co stamp set used for a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge to create an orange themed card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The pumpkin image was inked up with Pumpkin Pie ink and Cajun Craze ink added to the bottom with a Sponge Dauber before the image was stamped on scrap Basic White card, this step was repeated. The pumpkins were then die cut and added behind the trailers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Tractor & Co stamp set used for a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge to create an orange themed card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I added Smoky Slate ink to the small panel of Basic White card to give the illusion of ground. Blueberry Bushel ink was added to the sky with a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Tractor & Co stamp set used for a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge to create an orange themed card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The trailers full of pumpkins were the mounted onto the inked panel on Dimensionals. The whole panel was the glued to the Pumpkin Pie layer and the whole panel was then added to the card front with liquid glue on the bottom and Dimensionals on the top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Tractor & Co stamp set used for a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge to create an orange themed card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment, from the Spring Corners stamp set, was stamped in Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card. I trimmed the sentiment down and added it to the card front.

Sparkle Gems were added to each wheel to finish the card.

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