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Lovely Blue Floral Card

Posted on August 25, 2026September 2, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a blue floral card today made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and dies and the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder, all on the last chance list.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the blue floral card using the following supplies:

Hydrangea Hue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Lemon Lime Twist – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Artisan Sketched Garden dsp – 3⅝” by ¾”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Misty Moonlight

I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card using the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was adhered to the layer of Lemon Lime Twist card and then to the Hydrangea Hue card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Lovely Arrangements stamp set, the Stine & Vine 3D Embossing Folder and the Artisan Sketched Garden dsp

The strip of Artisan Sketched Garden dsp was glued to the embossed panel.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Lovely Arrangements stamp set, the Stine & Vine 3D Embossing Folder and the Artisan Sketched Garden dsp

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped each of the flowers with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. Two clusters of leaves were then stamped on the scrap Basic White with Lemon Lime Twist ink. I die cut all the images.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Lovely Arrangements stamp set, the Stine & Vine 3D Embossing Folder and the Artisan Sketched Garden dsp

The flowers were coloured using the Hydrangea Hue and Crumb Cake Blends Pens and the Hydrangea Hue Shimmer Pen.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Lovely Arrangements stamp set, the Stine & Vine 3D Embossing Folder and the Artisan Sketched Garden dsp

The large flower was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals. The remaining flower and both clusters of leaves were tucked around the flower.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Lovely Arrangements stamp set, the Stine & Vine 3D Embossing Folder and the Artisan Sketched Garden dsp

Using the Hot Foil System and some of the Silver Hot Foil I foiled the sentiments onto scrap Misty Moonlight card and die cut them out using the co-ordinating dies. The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Butterflies finished the card.

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A side easel birthday card made using the Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Velvet Meadow dsp from Stampin' Up!

Meadow Side Easel Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 8, 2026July 26, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing side easel cards. I have made my version using the Flowering Meadow stamp set, dies and Velvet Meadow dsp.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the meadow side easel card using the following supplies:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Peaceful Pine – 4” by 2⅜”
Velvet Meadow dsp – 3⅞” by 2¼”
Peaceful Pine – 3⅞” by 3”
Velvet Meadow dsp – 3¾” by 2⅞”
Scrap Basic White & Peaceful Pine

Using the Paper Trimmer and with the 5⅞” side of the card base at the top, I cut down at the 2½” mark to the central scoreline. I rotated the card to the right and cut away the 2½” panel leaving a 3⅜” panel. I then scored the remaining panel at 2¼” to form the easel section.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make a side easel birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I adhered the 3⅞” by 2¼” piece of Velvet Meadow dsp to the slightly larger panel of Peaceful Pine card and then to the right-hand side of the Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make a side easel birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the double flowers with Bubble Bath ink and added the flower centres with Berry Burst ink. The cluster of small flowers were stamped twice with Berry Burst ink and added the centres with Peaceful Pine ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make a side easel birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The pom-pom flowers were stamped with Daffodil Delight ink. The three types of stems were stamped with Peaceful Pine ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make a side easel birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut all the images and a couple of leafy sprigs from scrap Peaceful Pine card. The flowers were arranged on the remaining piece of Velvet Meadow dsp using Dimensionals and /or Liquid Adhesive which was then glued to the larger panel of Peaceful Pine card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make a side easel birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment, from the Banner Sayings stamp set on scrap Basic White card with Peaceful Pine ink and punched it out using the Three Banner Punch. I added the sentiment with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make a side easel birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The floral panel was then glued to the bottom flap of the easel portion. I added the second cluster of Berry Burst flowers to add as the stopper for the easel portion of the card.

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A pretty floral card made using the Flourish & Frame Hot Foil stamp set and dies and Relaxing Waterside stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Flowers Behind a Frame Card

Posted on August 7, 2026July 22, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing a pretty card made using the Flourish & Frames stamp set and co-ordinating Hot Foil Dies.

Colours used in making this card are:

I created the flowers behind a frame card using the following supplies:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic Gray – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 2½” by 2”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the large floral image, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Flirty Flamingo card front using Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flourish & Frame Hot Foil stamp set and dies and Relaxing Waterside stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

I stamped the same image on the 4⅞” by 3⅛” piece of Basic White card using Basic Gray ink. I added the smaller rose image and a couple of smaller flowers using the same ink. I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the flowers – Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia and Lemon Lolly. The decorated panel was then glued to the Basic Gray layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flourish & Frame Hot Foil stamp set and dies and Relaxing Waterside stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

Using a Dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Pen I coloured in a length of White Baker’s Twine and wrapped it around the whole panel before it was adhered to the Flirty Flamingo card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flourish & Frame Hot Foil stamp set and dies and Relaxing Waterside stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

I used a label from the Flourish & Frames Hot Foil dies and hot foiled it with Gold Foil. I die cut it with the co-ordinating dies. I

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flourish & Frame Hot Foil stamp set and dies and Relaxing Waterside stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment, from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set was stamped onto the label with Basic Gray ink and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flourish & Frame Hot Foil stamp set and dies and Relaxing Waterside stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Butterflies completed the card.

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A pretty card made using the Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Velvet Meadow dsp from Stampin' Up!

Velvet Meadow Card

Posted on August 2, 2026July 20, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty birthday card made using the Velvet Meadow designer series paper.

Colours used when making this card are:

I created the velvet meadow card using the following supplies:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Cloud Cover – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Velvet Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Cloud Cover – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Basic White – 4” by 2¼”
Peaceful Pine – 2½” by ¾”
Scrap Velvet Meadow dsp

The large dsp panel was glued to the larger Cloud Cover layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make to make a pretty card

A length of Peaceful Pine Bordered Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make to make a pretty card

From scrap Velvet Meadow dsp I die cut a couple of pairs of pink flowers and placed them on the small white piece of card to get an idea of position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make to make a pretty card

I moved the flowers aside and stamped the double stem, bases for the pom-pom flowers and a couple of sprigs with Peaceful Pine ink. The pom-pom flowers were then added in Cloud Cover ink. The stamped piece was then glued to the smaller piece of Cloud Cover card before the whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make to make a pretty card

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on the small piece of Peaceful Pine card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. I punched it out with the Three Banner Punch before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowering Meadow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Velvet Meadow dsp to make to make a pretty card

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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A pretty floral card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies, the Everyday Arches dies and the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Vases of Flowers Card

Posted on July 14, 2026July 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today’s birthday card was made using pieces left over from my June Garden Gatherings classes.

Colours used in making this card are:

I created the vases of flowers card using the following supplies:

Daffodil Delight 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
Berry Burst – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White – 4½” by 3¼”
Cloud Cover – 2 ¼” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White and Vellum

I embossed one of the larger panels of Basic White using the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered it to the piece of Secret Sea and then to the Daffodil Delight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies and the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder used to make a pretty floral card

The On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the stems with Peaceful Pine, 2 of the tiny flower stems and 1 of the larger flower stems. The flowers were added to the stems with Daffodil Delight or Berry Burst ink. The flowers sprays were then die cut using the Garden Gatherings dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies and the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder used to make a pretty floral card

Both vases were stamped on scrap pieces of Vellum with Versamark ink before being covered with White Embossing Powder and set using a Heat Tool. The vases were then die cut.

Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies and the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder used to make a pretty floral card

I Used a Cloud Cover Blends Pen to colour in the bottom of the vases to give the effect of water. The flower sprays were then added to the back of the vases with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies and the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder used to make a pretty floral card

The arches were adhered together and the flower filled vases were added to the arches on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies and the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder used to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Peaceful Pine ink on the strip of Cloud Cover and added it to the card front. A trio of Daffodil Delight Dots from my stash finished the card.

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A sweet Koala themed birthday card made using the Wild Bunch stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Product of the Month Blog Hop

Birthday Koala Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on July 8, 2026June 26, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring a product of the month. I have made my card using the Wild Bunch stamp set.

Colours used when creating this card are:

I created the birthday koala card using the following supplies:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Poppy Parade – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White – 2¾” by 1”
Poppy Parade – 2¾” by ⅛”
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the sweet koala with Basic Gray ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used to make a sweet Koala themed birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The image was coloured using the Barely Blush, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate and Basic Black. The panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade layer before being added to the Gray Granite card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used to make a sweet Koala themed birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The party hat was stamped on scrap Basic White card. I coloured the pom-pom and added stripes with a Poppy Parade Blends Pen and fussy cut the hat out. I glued it to the head of the koala.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used to make a sweet Koala themed birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the strip of Basic White card and punched out using the Three Banner Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used to make a sweet Koala themed birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The strip of Poppy Parade card was glued to the back of the sentiment label and the whole piece glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used to make a sweet Koala themed birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed Peppermints completed the card.

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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 paper pieced card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Paper Pieced Flowers – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on June 2, 2026May 24, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are showcasing the paper piecing technique. This is one of my favourite techniques which is odd as I am not a big fan of fussy cutting, but it is so effective. I have used the Flowers Fair stamp set and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Paper Pieced Flowers card using the following supplies:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼“by 3½”
Secret Sea – 2⅜” by ⅜
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Kintsugi Inspirations dsp

I mounted the large Flowers Fair stamp onto the plate of the Stampin’ Positioner, inked it up with Secret Sea ink and stamped it onto the 5¼“by 3½” panel of Basic White card. I also stamped the image onto the Stampin’ Positioner gird paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used the Soft Sea Foam Blends Pens to colour in all the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I selected the two patterns of Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper from my scraps. Taking one Cloud Cover pattern I cut it into smaller pieces, placed them over the relevant flowers, inked up the stamp and stamped down onto the scraps. The flowers were then fussy cut.

I repeated this step with the Petal Pink dsp and the smaller flowers and fussy cut them out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The fussy cut flowers were then placed over the identical flowers on the stamped panel. I lifted some of the larger ones on Dimensionals, the rest were glued into position. The smaller flowers were then added with Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used the Light Secret Sea Blends Pen to colour in the centres of the smaller petal pink flowers before the whole panel was adhered to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the BBQ Master stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A White Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots 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.

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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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A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Gardening Card

Posted on May 10, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is another pretty card featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the gardening card using the following supplies:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Lemon Lime Twist – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Painted Illusions dsp, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate, Misty Moonlight

I used a Blending Brush to add Misty Moonlight ink to the smaller Basic White panel before stamping the ‘ground’ image several times towards the bottom of the inked area. The whole panel was then adhered to the Lemon Lime Twist layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings stamp set was stamped at the bottom in Night of Navy ink. The whole panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

Using the Help Me Grow dies I die cut the following – plant pot from Misty Moonlight card, plants from Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green card, tool handles from Painted Illusions dsp and the tools from Smoky Slate card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

I used a Sponge Dauber to add Night of Navy ink to one side of the Misty Moonlight plant pot and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. I tucked the plant into the top of the plant pot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

The handles were attached to the tool heads before being mounted onto the card front or Dimensionals and/or glue. The Granny Apple Green foliage was added to complete the picture.