A simple sunset themed card made using the Sunset Coast and Splash & Relax stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Sunset Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on May 9, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are creating using product from the May – September 2026 Catalogue. I am using the Sunset Coast stamp set to make a simple card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the sunset card using the following supplies:

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

I stamped the ‘sea’ with Misty Moonlight ink on the small piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast and Splash & Relax stamp sets used to make a simple sunset themed card

The ‘sky’ was added above with Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast and Splash & Relax stamp sets used to make a simple sunset themed card

I stamped the ‘sun’ and the ‘reflection of the sun’ with Daffodil Delight ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast and Splash & Relax stamp sets used to make a simple sunset themed card

A small boat was then stamped with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast and Splash & Relax stamp sets used to make a simple sunset themed card

The sentiment, from the Splash & Relax stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast and Splash & Relax stamp sets used to make a simple sunset themed card

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins completed the card.

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Beach Themed Card

Posted on May 8, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet beach themed card made using the Splash & Relax stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the beach themed card using the following supplies:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Real Red – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Daffodil Delight & Black

I placed the ‘Water Mask’ onto the smaller Basic White panel and used a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Splash & Relax stamp set and dies used with the Water & Dotted Lines Masks to make a pretty beach themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red ink in the lower left-hand corner of the same panel before gluing it to the Real Red layer and then to the Pool Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Splash & Relax stamp set and dies used with the Water & Dotted Lines Masks to make a pretty beach themed card

On scrap Basic White card I stamped the markings for the lifebuoy ring with Real Red ink and cut it out using the Splash & Relax dies. The beach ball was stamped with Blueberry Bushel and die cut.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Splash & Relax stamp set and dies used with the Water & Dotted Lines Masks to make a pretty beach themed card

The sunglasses were die cut from scrap Basic Black and Daffodil Delight card. The three items were grouped together before being added to the card front with either liquid glue or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Splash & Relax stamp set and dies used with the Water & Dotted Lines Masks to make a pretty beach themed card

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins completed the card.

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A pretty floral card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp set and Copper Embossing Powder from Stampin' Up!

Fragrant Floral Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday where we are sharing projects featuring heat embossing. I have made my card using the Fragrant Layers stamp set and some Copper Embossing Powder.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the lovely fresh freesia card using the following supplies:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Fluid 100 – 5” by 3½”
Basic White – 3” by ¾”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I mounted the large outline, floral image onto the large Stamp Positioner Plate, inked it up with Versamark ink before stamping it a couple of times on the Fluid 100 card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and Copper Embossing Powder used to make a pretty floral card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The panel was then covered with Copper Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and Copper Embossing Powder used to make a pretty floral card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I coloured the flowers using Poppy Parade ink and Water Painters. The flower centres were added with Daffodil Delight ink. The leaves were coloured with Garden Green and to small buds with Highland Heather ink. I set the panel aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and Copper Embossing Powder used to make a pretty floral card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

When the panel was dry, I coloured the background in using Pool Party ink and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and Copper Embossing Powder used to make a pretty floral card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

When dry, I adhered the water coloured panel to the 5⅛” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card and added it to the Garden Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and Copper Embossing Powder used to make a pretty floral card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, which I found in my stamped and not used pile was added to the card front.

A trio of Sparkle Dots finished the card.

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A floral birthday card made using ghost technique and the Fragrant Layers stamp set with White Craft ink from Stampin' Up!

Ghosted Fragrant Flowers Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on May 2, 2026April 21, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are share projects using White Craft ink. I have used the ghosting technique with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

Basic White

Lost Lagoon

Pretty Peacock

I created the ghosted fragrant flowers card using the following supplies:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5” by 3⅜”
Lost Lagoon – 4⅞” by 3”
Basic White – 2¼” by ⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I stamped the solid floral image, randomly all over the panel of Lost Lagoon card using White Craft Ink. I added the triple leaf image to fill in the gaps using the same ink and set the panel aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ghost technique and White Craft ink to make a floral birthday card

I inked the same images with Pretty Peacock ink and stamped over the dried white images, slightly offsetting each image. This gives the ‘ghost’ or ‘shadow’ impression.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ghost technique and White Craft ink to make a floral birthday card

The stamped panel was then glued to the smaller Basic White panel and added to the Pretty Peacock card from on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ghost technique and White Craft ink to make a floral birthday card

The sentiment was stamped on the smallest piece of Basic White card with Pretty Peacock ink before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ghost technique and White Craft ink to make a floral birthday card

A trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ghost technique and White Craft ink to make a floral birthday card

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A floral birthday card made using the Flowers Fair stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Masked Floral Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on April 26, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. This floral card was made using the Flowers Fair stamp with masking and ink blending.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Masked Floral card using the following supplies:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using Masking Paper I masked off the top and bottom of the larger panel of Basic White card at a slant. The Masking Paper was left in position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

With the large Flowers Fair stamp mounted on a Stamp Positioner, I stamped the large background stamp on the masked off piece of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

I added Daffodil Delight ink with a Blending Brush to the left side of the masked image, Petunia Pop ink was added to the centre area and finally, Balmy Blue ink to the right-hand edge and the masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Cutest Crew stamp set below the inked area with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

A trio of Sparkle Dots Essentials completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday 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 pretty thank you card made using ink blending and the Greenery Lane stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Leafy Silhouette Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on April 7, 2026April 3, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing a project using Blending Brushes. I have chosen to share a simple stamps, ink and paper card made using the Greenery Lane stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours used to make this card are:

Basic White

Coastal Cabana

Secret Sea

I created the Leafy Silhouette card using the following supplies:

Coastal Cabana 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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and some ink blending used to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and some ink blending used to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The large leafy spray, from the Greenery Lane stamp set was stamped overlapping the inked circle using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and some ink blending used to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped with the same ink in the lower right corner of the decorated panel before the panel was adhered to the Secret Sea layer. The whole piece was added to the Coastal Cabana card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and some ink blending used to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and some ink blending used to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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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 floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

FRagrant Blossoms Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 26, 2026March 21, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a picture/colour challenge. I have made my card using the pretty Fragrant Layers stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the fragrant blossoms card using the following supplies:

Pretty In Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Shaded Spruce – 4⅝” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Shaded Spruce

I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pretty In Pink card front using Pretty In Pink ink.

A pretty floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies trom Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The same image was then stamped again in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using washi tape I masked off the buds at the top and bottom of the infill image, inked the image up with Pretty In Pink ink, removed the washi tape and stamped it down. I masked off the large flowers in the same way, inked up the buds with lemon Lolly ink, removed the tape and stamped the colour down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The flower centres were then stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink and add colour to the leaves using Garden Green or Shaded Spruce ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and the whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink on scrap Basic White card which was die cut using the Spotlight On Nature Dies. Using the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut a slightly larger circle from scrap Shaded Spruce card and adhered it to the back of the white circle. This was then added to the card front/

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers Fair background stamp from Stampin' Up!

Spotlight Floral Card

Posted on March 24, 2026March 19, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is another floral card made using the Flowers Fair stamp. This time I used the spotlight technique.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Spotlight Floral card using the following supplies:

Azure Afternoon card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Timid Tiger – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Timid Tiger – 4 ½” by ⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using a Stamp Positioner, I stamped the large background stamp on the smaller piece of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. the piece of card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair background stamp used with the spotlight technique to make a pretty floral thank you card

I used a 2” Circle Punch to punch out a section of the stamped panel and the piece with the punched-out section was then glued to the Timid Tiger panel and then to the Azure Afternoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair background stamp used with the spotlight technique to make a pretty floral thank you card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the in the punched-out circle – Azure Afternoon, Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger and Granny Apple Green

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair background stamp used with the spotlight technique to make a pretty floral thank you card

I flagged the ends of the thin strip of Timid Tiger card. Using Secret Sea ink, I then stamped the sentiment, from the Help Me Grow stamp set on either end. The strip was then adhered to the card front across the centre of the punched-out circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair background stamp used with the spotlight technique to make a pretty floral thank you card

The die cut circle was then placed back in position, raised up on Dimensionals taking care to line up the image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair background stamp used with the spotlight technique to make a pretty floral thank you card

A trio of 2026 – 2027 in color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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