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Celebration Balloons Card – Color Inkspiration Challenge

Posted on October 16, 2026October 15, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I have made today’s card for the Colour Inkspirations Challenge using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the celebration balloon card using the following supplies:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored on the long-side at 4⅛”
Basic White – 4½” by 3½”
Crushed Curry dsp- 4½” by 1” x 2
Lost lagoon – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Crushed Curry, Azure Afternoon, Lost Lagoon and Crumb Cake

I used the confetti image to add texture to the upper left and lower right of the Crumb Cake card front using Crumb Cake ink. The strip of Lost Lagoon card was then glued across the centre of the card front.

A pretty card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies with the Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies to make a card for the Color Inkspirations Challenge

From the 4½” by 3½” piece of Basic White card I die cut a scalloped rectangle. Using a Blending Brush I added Azure Afternoon to the centre of the die cut rectangle and randomly stamped the confetti image using 2^nd generation Azure Afternoon ink.

A pretty card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies with the Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies to make a card for the Color Inkspirations Challenge

I die cut the short side of the scalloped rectangle from the strips of Crushed Curry ink and glued them to the top and bottom of the White rectangle. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front using Mini Glue Dots.

A pretty card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies with the Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies to make a card for the Color Inkspirations Challenge

From scrap Crushed Curry, Azure Afternoon and Lost Lagoon card I die cut the smallest balloon. From scrap Crumb Cake card I die cut three balloon strings. I stamped some of the decorative images onto the balloons in co-ordinating inks and added the strings to each balloon before adhering them to the inked rectangle.

A pretty card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies with the Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies to make a card for the Color Inkspirations Challenge

The sentiment was stamped on scrap Azure Afternoon card with Azure Afternoon ink before being cut apart and added to the panel. Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine bows were added to two of the balloons and a trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Dots finished the card.

A pretty card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies with the Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies to make a card for the Color Inkspirations Challenge

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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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Christmas Houses Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 19, 2026September 10, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects using the ink blending technique. I have used the Welcome Noel stamp set to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the winter houses card using the following supplies:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside

Using Blending Brushes I added Pool Party ink across the centre of the 5⅛” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

I added Lost Lagoon ink below the Pool Party and Fresh Freesia ink above the Pool Party ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The row of houses was stamped onto the ink blended area; I stamped again to bring the row of houses across the layer. I also stamped the row of houses again below. I inked up the top of the small tree and added it in two or three places.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The star from the Balloon Festoon stamp set was stamped with Secret Sea ink and the sentiment from the Rejoice stamp set was then added along the bottom using the same ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

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A bright balloon birthday card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Bright Balloon Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on July 7, 2026June 29, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing background techniques. I have used the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the meadow easel card using the following supplies:

Thick Basic White card base – 5⅞” by 5⅛ scored on the short-side at 4⅛”
Coastal Cabana – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Coastal Cabana – 4¼” by 2½”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Scrap Pool Party & Coastal Cabana

I love taking a single image from a stamp set and using it to create a background for my focal image.

I took the long streamer image and stamped it in alternating Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Coastal Cabana ink. I rotated the image to vary the stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make bright balloon birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then adhered to the larger Coastal Cabana card. A length of retired Daffodil Delight ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

I stamped the confetti image multiple times in 2^nd generation Daffodil Delight ink in the upper left corner of the smaller piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make bright balloon birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cutest Crew stamp set was stamped on the same panel with Melon Mambo ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the smaller panel of Coastal Cabana card which was added to the card front using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make bright balloon birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The star image was stamped, several times in Coastal Cabana ink on a scrap of Pool Party card. The balloon was then die cut from this stamped piece. I also die cut a balloon strip from scrap Coastal Cabana card and adhered the two together. The balloon was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make bright balloon birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio of pink sequins finished the card.

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A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

Berry Botanical Balloons Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on May 23, 2026May 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on. I am sharing my first play with the gorgeous Berry Botanical Vellum, our June product of the month. I have used it with the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this project are:

I created the Berry Botanical Balloons card using the following supplies:

Strawberry Slush card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞” on the short side
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Strawberry Slush – 2” by 1½”
Misty Moonlight – 2½” by ½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Berry Botanical Vellum, Basic White, Strawberry Slush and Misty Moonlight

Using the So Swirly Embossing Folder I embossed the 2” by 1½” piece of Basic White card and adhered it to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Strawberry Slush card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used the Balloon Festoon dies to die cut the second smallest balloon from the scrap of Berry Botanical Vellum. I die cut the same balloon from scrap Basic White card and adhered them together with a little Seal.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut the smallest balloon from scrap Strawberry Slush card. Using Strawberry Slush ink, I randomly stamped the group of stars onto the die cut balloon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

From scrap Misty Moonlight card, I die cut the pair of balloon strings and added them to the bottom of each balloon with a rolled up Mini Glue Dot. The large balloon was added to the card front on Dimensionals and tucked the smaller balloon under the right side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings was stamped in Versamark ink on the strip of Misty Moonlight card. I covered it with White Embossing Folder and set it using a Heat Tool. I punched it out using the Three Banner Punch and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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

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Artisan Vases card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on May 14, 2026May 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are using the new 2026 – 2028 In Colors. I have made my card using the lovely Artisan Sketched Garden dsp to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the artisan vases card using the following supplies:

Hydrangea Hue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5¼” by 4”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Basic Black – 4⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾ “- for the inside
Scrap Artisan Sketched Garden dsp

I ran the strip of Basic White card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder and glued it to the Hydrangea Hue card front. I added the strip of Basic Black card above it.

A pretty floral themed card made using the Artisan Sketched Garden dsp used and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artisan Sketched Garden dsp used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty floral themed card

I die cut an arch from the 5¼” by 4” panel of Basic White card using the Everyday Arches dies. And mounted it onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artisan Sketched Garden dsp used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty floral themed card

From a sheet of Artisan Sketched Garden dsp I fussy cut three of the vases of flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artisan Sketched Garden dsp used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty floral themed card

I used the following colours to colour in the images – Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue and Peaceful Pine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artisan Sketched Garden dsp used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty floral themed card

I arranged the vases on the die cut panel and finished the card with a trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Butterflies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artisan Sketched Garden dsp used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty floral themed card

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A card made for a sketch challenge using the Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

Embossed Sketch Challenge Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on April 24, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a sketch to create a card. I have used embossing folders as the focus of my design today.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Embossed Sketch card using the following supplies:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅝” by 3⅞
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Secret Sea – 4⅝” by ⅞” x 3
Berry Burst – 4½” by ¾”
Pool Party – 4½” by ¾”
Fresh Freesia – 4½” by ¾”
Basic White – 2¼” by 2¼”

I began by embossing the 3 strips of coloured card – The Berry Burst strip was embossed with the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder, The Pool Party strip with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder and the Fresh Freesia strip with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder, at an angle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Each embossed strip was then glued to the strips of Secret Sea card. These were mounted onto one of the Basic White layer with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I added the larger layer of Secret Sea to the back of the panel and wrapped the whole panel with Black Baker’s Twine. The panel was then adhered to the Pool Party card front.

The sentiment, from the Balloon Festoon stamp set was stamped on the square of Basic White card with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was then punched out using a 2” Circle Punch before being mounted onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

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A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the 2026 - 2028 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

Balloon Birthday Card

Posted on April 21, 2026May 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

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 5^th May in my online shop.

Colours used to make this card are:

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 2^nd 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.