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Fair Flowers for an Anniversary

Posted on October 11, 2026October 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today’s anniversary card was made for friends using the gorgeous Flowers Fair stamp set – currently available in the last chance list. My friend loves the colour purple, so it had to be purple flowers all the way.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Fair Flowers for an anniversary card using the following supplies:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored on the long-side at 4⅛”
Secret Sea – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green

I mounted the large Flowers Fair stamp onto my Stamp Positioner, inked it up with Secret Sea ink and stamped it onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

A beautiful anniversary card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Flowers Fair stamp set and Sunset Coast stamp set

Using the following colours, I coloured in the flowers and leaves. Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green.

A beautiful anniversary card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Flowers Fair stamp set and Sunset Coast stamp set

The decorated panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer before being adhered to the Highland Heather card front.

A beautiful anniversary card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Flowers Fair stamp set and Sunset Coast stamp set

The sentiment, from the Sunset Coast stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card with Secret Sea ink, I flagged the ends and glued it to a scrap piece of Granny Apple Green card before adding it to the card front.

A beautiful anniversary card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Flowers Fair stamp set and Sunset Coast stamp set

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

A beautiful anniversary card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Flowers Fair stamp set and Sunset Coast stamp set

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Sunset Coast Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on September 28, 2026September 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a sketch to give us inspiration. I have made my card using the Sunset Coast stamp set and Scenic Coast designer series paper.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the sunset coast card using the following supplies:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Scenic Coast dsp – 5½” by 1⅝”
Scenic Coast dsp – 5½” by 1⅝”
Blueberry Bushel – 3⅜” by 2¾”
Basic White – 3¼” by 2⅝”
Scrap Basic White

I cut banner the ends in both pieces of the Scenic Coast designer series paper and adhered them to one of the larger panels of Basic White card, overlapping and trimmed off the excess. The panel was then adhered to the Blueberry Blue card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Sunset Coast and Banner Sayings stamp set with the Three Banner Punch and the Scenic Coast designer series paper – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I inked up the water image with Balmy Blue ink, randomly added Blueberry Bushel ink with a Sponge Dauber and stamped onto the small panel of Basic White card.

The ‘moon’ was stamped in 2^nd generation Daffodil Delight ink and I added the moon’s reflection using the same ink.

The clouds were stamped with 3^rd generation Balmy Blue ink and added the same ink with a Blending Brush to the sky.

The boats were then stamped with Early Espresso ink. The panel was glued to the small panel of Blueberry Bushel card and mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment on scrap Basic White card with Blueberry Bushel ink. I punched it out with the Three Banner Punch and added it to the card front.

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins finished the card.

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Pumpkins Anniversary Card – Stamping With Friends

Posted on September 9, 2026August 31, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using a product of the month. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Glow of Harvest dsp to make my card.

Colours used in making this card:

I created the pumpkin anniversary card using the following supplies:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Cloud Cover – 5¾” by 4”
Timid Tiger – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Glow of Harvest dsp & Old Olive

I used the Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the large panel of Cloud Cover card and adhered it to the Cloud Cover card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I die cut two arches from the panels of Basic White and Timid Tiger card. The sentiment, from the Sunset Coast stamp set was stamped on the white arch with Old Olive ink. I masked off the words one and a time and stamped the other. The arches were then glued together.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From the Glow of Harvest designer series paper (dsp) I fussy cut three pumpkins. Using Blends Pens I added colour to each pumpkin, Cloud Cover for the smallest, Golden Glow and Timid Tiger for the two larger pumpkins. I added Crumb Cake to the pumpkin stalks with Blends Pens.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The pumpkins were then added to the arched panel, the larger two on Dimensionals. I tucked some leaves, die cut from scrap Old Olive card using the Flowering Meadow dies, around the pumpkins.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I added a couple of die cut leafy sprigs behind the arches and used the Golden Glow Shimmer Pen to add some more colour to the Golden Glow pumpkin.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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

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A highland cow themed anniversary card made using the Wild Bunch stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the mirror technique

Highland Cow Anniversary Card

Posted on July 24, 2026July 8, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I designed this card, using the adorable Highland cows from the Wild Bunch stamp set for my daughter and son in law who are celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary. I used the Stamp Positioner and a Silicon Mat to mirror stamp the highland cow inspired by a video from Amanda Fowler of Inspiring Inkin’

Colours used in making this card are:

I created the highland cow anniversary card using the following supplies:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Early Espresso – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Early Espresso – 2 ¾” by ⅜”

I placed the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card onto the Stamp Positioner and marked the centre point with a pencil. I lined the Highland cow up with its right ear against the centre line and picked the stamp up with the clear positioner plate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used with the mirror technique to make a highland cow themed anniversary card

The card stock panel was removed and the Silicon mat replaced it on the Positioner. I inked up the stamp with Early Espresso ink and stamped it onto the Silicon Mat; I repeated this to make sure the image was well inked.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used with the mirror technique to make a highland cow themed anniversary card

I carefully placed the panel of Basic White card onto the Silicon mat and when it was in position I stamped again without re-inking. This makes sure there is good contact with the inked image on the Silicon Mat. The white panel was then lifted up and the Silicon Mat removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used with the mirror technique to make a highland cow themed anniversary card

The Basic White panel was then turned over to reveal the mirror image of he cow before it was placed down into the original position. I inked up the image again and stamped it onto the panel and hey presto there are two cows.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used with the mirror technique to make a highland cow themed anniversary card

The cows were then coloured using the following Blends Pens – SU 700, Petal Pink, Golden Glow, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake & Pecan Pie. I added a Balmy Blue ink to the background using a Blending Brush. The whole panel was adhered to the Ealy Espresso layer and then to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wild Bunch stamp set used with the mirror technique to make a highland cow themed anniversary card

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front along with a trio of Drusy Adhesive-backed Embellishments.

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A clean and simple scenic card made using the The Untouched Landscapes stamp set and Water and Dotted Lines Masks from Stampin' Up!

Untouched Landscapes Card

Posted on June 16, 2026June 8, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is the card made using my first play with the Untouched Landscapes Stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the untouched landscapes card using the following supplies:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Old Olive – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White – 4⅜” by 3⅛”
Basic White -5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I used the Dotted Lines Mask and a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink to the Balmy Blue card front and set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Untouched Landscapes stamp set and the Water and Dotted Lines Masks to make a clean and simple scenic card

I mounted the ‘mountain image’ onto my Stamp Positioner, inked it up with Gray Granite ink and stamped it onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. I added a little Secret Sea ink to parts of the same image and stamped it down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Untouched Landscapes stamp set and the Water and Dotted Lines Masks to make a clean and simple scenic card

Next, I mounted the ‘sky image’ onto the Stamp Positioner Plate, inked it up with Balmy Blue ink and added it above the mountains. The ‘tree/greenery image’ was inked with Old Olive and added below the mountains.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Untouched Landscapes stamp set and the Water and Dotted Lines Masks to make a clean and simple scenic card

I inked up the ‘water image’ with Lost Lagoon ink, stamped it off and then added it below the other images before gluing the panel to the Old Olive layer before it was added to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Untouched Landscapes stamp set and the Water and Dotted Lines Masks to make a clean and simple scenic card

The sentiment, from the Sunset Coast stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card with Old Olive ink. I die cut it using the Nested Essentials Dies. I ran it through twice to get a smaller label. I added it to the card front.

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.

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A cycle themed birthday card made using the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit and the Sunset Coast stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Happy Retirement Card

Posted on June 7, 2026May 24, 2026 by Mo Rootes

In the UK, due to customs delays we must wait a little longer for our Paper Pumpkin kits to arrive. So today I got out the leftovers from April’s kit and added my own twist to a card by Creative Celsey which I found on Pinterest.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the happy retirement card using the following supplies:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Piece of card 2 – 4⅛” by 3¼”
Piece of card front 3 – 4¼” by 3⅛”
Piece of card 2 – 4” by ½”

I placed the Water Mask onto the front of the Balmy Blue card front and used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink through the stencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit used with the Sunset Coast stamp set to make a cycle themed birthday card

I cut down the Misty Moonlight panel to 4⅛” by 3¼” and tore down both edges to expose the white core. The torn piece was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit used with the Sunset Coast stamp set to make a cycle themed birthday card

The wood grain card base was cut down to 4¼” by 3⅛”. I stamped the rushes with Garden Green ink across the panel and added the piece to the card front. I also stamped the trio of birds with Misty Moonlight ink in the upper left corner. The bicycle was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit used with the Sunset Coast stamp set to make a cycle themed birthday card

Using a strip left over from the Misty Moonlight panel, I stamped the sentiment from the Sunset Coast stamp set with Versamark ink. I covered the ink with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I flagged the ends and added the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit used with the Sunset Coast stamp set to make a cycle themed birthday card

A trio of pebbles were added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit used with the Sunset Coast stamp set to make a cycle themed birthday card

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A beautiful lighthouse at sunset themed card made using the Sunset Coast dies and the stunning Scenic Coast dsp from Stampin' Up!

Lighthouse at Sunset Card

Posted on May 17, 2026May 10, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I couldn’t wait to try out the Sunset Coast bundle and the Scenic Coast designer series specialty paper (dsp) and have used it to make an anniversary card.

Colours used in this card are:

I created the lighthouse at sunset card using the following supplies:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Scenic Coast dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Night of Navy – 3¼” by 3¼”
Balmy Blue – 3” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾ “- for the inside

I began by cutting down the panel of Scenic Coast dsp to 5½” by 3¾” and adhered it to the larger panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast dies used with the tunning Scenic Coast dsp to make a beautiful lighthouse at sunset themed card

This panel was then glued to the Night of Navy card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast dies used with the stunning Scenic Coast dsp to make a beautiful lighthouse at sunset themed card

From the square of Night of Navy card I die cut the lighthouse. I mounted it onto the card front using Black Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast dies used with the stunning Scenic Coast dsp to make a beautiful lighthouse at sunset themed card

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of Balmy Blue card with Night of Navy ink. I trimmed it down and cut the words apart before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunset Coast dies used with the stunning Scenic Coast dsp to make a beautiful lighthouse at sunset themed card

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins completed the card.

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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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