A birthday card made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Lemon Flower Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on March 29, 2026March 21, 2026 by Mo Rootes

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.

Colours used to make this card are:

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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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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A pretty floral card made using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and the Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

Lifetime of Love Card

Posted on March 22, 2026March 16, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I have made a pretty floral card using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and the Mixed-Up Patterns designer Series Paper.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the lifetime of love 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”
Mixed-up Patterns dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Old Olive – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White – 3” by 3”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I glued the Old Olive panel onto the Thick Basic White card front, on the wonk! I added the piece of Mixed-up Patterns dsp in line with the card front

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lifetime of Love stamp set used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral card

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a decorated circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I die cut the next size up from the piece of Old Olive card and adhered it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lifetime of Love stamp set used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral card

The daisy image was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the die cut circle and used the Lemon Lolly and Old Olive Blends Pens to add colour to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lifetime of Love stamp set used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral card

I wove a length of Lemon Lolly Twine around the edge of the white circle

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lifetime of Love stamp set used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment, from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set was stamped on the circle with Secret Sea ink. The decorated circle was then mounted onto the Old Olive circle with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lifetime of Love stamp set used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral card

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.

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A gorgeous, floral congratulations card made using the Flowers Fair stamp and the Reason to Celebrate stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Fair Flowers Card

Posted on March 15, 2026March 14, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty congratulations card made using the Flowers Fair background stamp.

Colours used to make this card:

I created the Fair Flowers card using the following supplies:

Flirty Flaming card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Secret Sea – 4” by ¾”
Lemon Lolly – 3¾” by ⅝”
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. I moved it along and stamped again to fill up the piece of card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp and the Reason to Celebrate stamp set used to make gorgeous, floral congratulations card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam and Pecan Pie.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp and the Reason to Celebrate stamp set used to make gorgeous, floral congratulations card

The coloured panel was then adhered to the Secret Sea layer which was then mounted onto the Flirty Flamingo card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp and the Reason to Celebrate stamp set used to make gorgeous, floral congratulations card

The sentiment, from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set was stamped on the strip of Lemon Lolly card with Secret Sea ink. I flagged the ends and glued it to the strip of Secret Sea card and flagged the ends before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp and the Reason to Celebrate stamp set used to make gorgeous, floral congratulations card

A pair of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp and the Reason to Celebrate stamp set used to make gorgeous, floral congratulations card

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A pretty Easter card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and the Reason To Celebrate stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Easter Tulips Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on March 12, 2026March 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop where we are creating with an Easter theme. I have made my Easter tulips card using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Easter tulips card using the following supplies:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Granny Apple Green – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Mixed Up patterns – 5¼” by ⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

I mounted the tulip leaves on the small Stamp Positioner platform, lined it up with the left edge of the smaller panel of Basic White card. I inked the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink. The plate was then moved along and re-inked until a row of tulips leaves appeared.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Reason To Celebrate stamp set to make a pretty Easter card

I repeated this step with the image of the outer tulip petals in alternating Daffodil Delight or Strawberry Slush inks. The Tulip buds were then added with either Lemon Lolly or Bubble Bath ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Reason To Celebrate stamp set to make a pretty Easter card

I used the stem from one of the leafy sprigs from the Friendly Foliage stamp set to join the leaves with the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Reason To Celebrate stamp set to make a pretty Easter card

The piece of Mixed Up Patterns dsp was then adhered below the flowers, and a length of Bubble Bath ribbon was wrapped around. The sentiment, from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set was added below the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Reason To Celebrate stamp set to make a pretty Easter card

The whole panel was then adhered to the Granny Apple Green layer and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Reason To Celebrate stamp set to make a pretty Easter card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A pretty floral, thank you card made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Lovely Arrangements dies from Stampin' Up!

Baby Pink Flowers Card

Posted on March 10, 2026March 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty thank you card made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and a pink colour palette.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the baby pink flowers card using the following supplies:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Berry Burst – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Berry Burst – 3” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using Secret Sea ink, I randomly stamped the two flowers all over the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Lovely Arrangements dies used with to make a pretty floral, thank you card

I used Bubble Bath Blends Pens to add colour to each of the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Lovely Arrangements dies used with to make a pretty floral, thank you card

A length of ⅛” Bubble Bath Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the larger Berry Burst layer. The whole piece was then glued to the Bubble Bath card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Lovely Arrangements dies used with to make a pretty floral, thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink on the small strip of Berry Burst card, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Lovely Arrangements dies used with to make a pretty floral, thank you card

The sentiment was then die cut using the Lovely Arrangements Dies before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Lovely Arrangements dies used with to make a pretty floral, thank you card

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

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A sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers made using the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Help Me Grow Card

Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing a pretty pot of flowers themed card made using the new Help Me Grow stamp set and Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the help me grow card using the following supplies:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Pretty Peacock – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Pretty in Pink, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Garden Green, Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock

I used a Blending Brush to add Lemon Lime Twist ink to the lower right corner of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

Using the Help Me Grow Dies I cut a plant pot from scrap Lost Lagoon card and a pot base from scrap Pretty Peacock card. I used a Blending Brush to add Pretty Peacock ink to the edges of the die cut pot. The pot was added to the inked panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

The sentiment was then stamped in Pretty Peacock ink. The panel was then added to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

Using the same dies, I cut out both sets of leaves, one from scrap Lemon Lime Twist and the other from scrap Garden Green. These were then tucked into the top of the pots and supported with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

The small flowers were cut from Scrap Pretty in Pink and Berry Burst card and were added with glue to the foliage.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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A colourful, floral Easter card made using the Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies from Stampin' Up!

Tulips Easter Card

Posted on March 1, 2026February 21, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is another Easter card made using the pretty Sunshine & Tulips stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the tulips card using the following supplies:

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Berry Burst – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Berry Burst – 2¾” by 2½”
Basic White – 2½” by 2¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using Summer Splash ink, I randomly stamped the tulip leaves over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card

I used the following colour combinations to stamp the flowers – Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink and Calypso Coral and Fresh Freesia and Berry Burst.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Berry Burst layer and a length of retired Daffodil Delight Ribbon wrapped around before it was adhered to the Summer Splash card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card. I then cut it out using the Beautifull Celebrated Dies. A slightly larger label was die cut from the piece of Berry Burst card using the same die set. The two panels were adhered together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card

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Floral Easter Card

Posted on February 27, 2026February 21, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty floral Easter card made using the Layers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Stencils.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral Easter card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Lost Lagoon – 5½” by 1⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I mounted the large floral stamp onto the Stamp Positioner plate and stamped it onto the smaller panel of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and co-ordinating Fragrant Layers Stencils used to make a pretty floral Easter card

Using the Layers of Beauty masks, one at a time, to add colour to the flowers. I used Strawberry Slush ink and a Blending Brush to colour the large roses. The colour was applied lightly with the first mask, slightly more heavily with the second and heavily with the third mask. Each mask adds another layer of colour creating depth and dimension to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and co-ordinating Fragrant Layers Stencils used to make a pretty floral Easter card

The small flowers were coloured in the same way with Lemon Lolly ink. The leaves were then coloured with Lost Lagoon using Blending Brushes each time.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set and co-ordinating Fragrant Layers Stencils used to make a pretty floral Easter card

The word EASTER, from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set was stamped in the lower left corner with Lost Lagoon ink and the word HAPPY added above with Strawberry Slush ink.