A pretty greeting card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up! used with rainbow colours

Rainbow Leaves Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on October 4, 2025October 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been making recently. The card I am sharing was made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate rainbow leaves card, you will need:

Timid Tiger card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I stamped the larger outline leaf, from the Artistic Leaves stamp set, all the way across the smaller Basic White panel with Early Espresso ink, like a row of footprints.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with rainbow colours to make a pretty greeting card

The smaller infill image was then added in this order – Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon, Summer Splash and Gorgeous Grape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with rainbow colours to make a pretty greeting card

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink and the whole panel was glued to the Early Espresso layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with rainbow colours to make a pretty greeting card

A length of Early Espresso Twine was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Timid Tiger card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with rainbow colours to make a pretty greeting card

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with rainbow colours to make a pretty greeting card

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Seasonal Tags stamp set and the Branching Out Dies from Stampin' Up!

Seasonal Tags Card

Posted on October 3, 2025September 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a Christmas card today made using the Seasonal Tags and Festive Friends stamp sets along with the Branching Out Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the seasonal tags card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic Beige card – 5” by 3¼”
Shaded Spruce card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2½”
Shaded Spruce card – 1½” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I lined up the ‘Merry’ and ‘Christmas’ sentiments from the Seasonal Tags stamp set on the same block and stamped them across the Basic Beige panel, at a slant, using Basic Beige ink to create a background. The panel was then glued to the larger Shaded Spruce panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

The length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was then wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

Using the Branching Out Dies I die cut a label from the smaller panel of Basic White card and a slightly larger label from the Shaded Spruce panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

I randomly stamped the pine spray on the white die cut label using Early Espresso ink. The branches and twigs were coloured with the darker of the Medium Deep Blends Pens. The pine needles were then coloured with the darker of the Shaded Spruce Blends Pen. The decorated label was then glued to the Shaded Spruce label before it was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Shaded Spruce card. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Loose Gold Sequins finished the card.

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A pretty Autumnal thank you card made using the Prairie Grass stamp set and the Lights of Aurora designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Prairie Grass Card

Posted on October 2, 2025September 20, 2025 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today was inspired by a card created by Melody Hyde and was made using the Prairie Grass stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the prairie grass card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Lights of Aurora dsp – 5” by 1¼”
Gold Foil – 5” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5” by ⅜”

I drew a light, slanted pencil line along the bottom of the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

The large grass image was then stamped 2 or 3 times in Secret Sea ink overlapping the drawn line at the bottom. Using Pecan Pie ink, I stamped the image 2 or 3 times over the Secret Sea images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

A piece of the Lights of Aurora dsp was adhered to the bottom along the length of the drawn line. The excess was trimmed off with Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

Using Secret Sea ink I stamped the sentiment, from the Blooming Phrases stamp set, onto the thin strip of Basic White card and added it to the stamped panel, trimming off the excess.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

A strip of gold foil was added above the sentiment and the panel was glued to the Secret Sea layer. A length of Gold Trim was then wrapped around the whole piece before it was glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prairie Grass stamp set used with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper to make a pretty Autumnal thank you card

A bow and a trio of Iridescent Foil Gems completed the card.

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An elf themed Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Traditional Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Traditional Elf Card

Posted on September 30, 2025September 20, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a traditional elf themed Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies along with the Traditions of Christmas dsp.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the traditional elf card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 3¾” by 2” x 2 – different patterns
Scrap Basic White card

I glued the two pieces of Traditions of Christmas dsp to one of the Basic White panels, one higher than the other and both offset.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

A strip of retired Cherry Cobbler and Gold ribbon (retired) was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then adhered to the Old Olive card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

The elf was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

I coloured the elf in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Secret Sea.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink. I added a bow and a trio of Wonderful Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

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A pretty tree of stars Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Tree of Stars Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on September 29, 2025September 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have used the pretty Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the tree of flowers card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card -4¼” by 2⅝”
Pretty In Pink card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Summer Splash card – 4” by 2⅜”
Basic Beige card – 3⅞” by 2¼”

Using Basic Beige ink I stamped a border along the right-side of the Basic Beige card base using the tree of starts image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The same image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Basic Beige card. I added the sentiment below using the same ink to give the illusion of a tree base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the stars – Pretty in Pink, Balmy Blue and Summer Splash

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The coloured panel was the glued to the Summer Splash layer, then to the Pretty in Pink layer and finally to the Balmy Blue panel. The whole piece was the glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Gold Foil Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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A pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf's made using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Trio of Elves Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on September 28, 2025September 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on. The card I am sharing features a trio of elf’s and was made using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set and a masking technique.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the trio of elf’s card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card
Scrap of Adhesive Sheet

I stamped the snowflake in the upper left and lower right corners of the Granny Apple Green card base using Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

In the centre of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I stamped the elf with Secret Sea ink. I stamped the same image onto a scrap of Adhesive Sheet and fussy cut it out. I removed the backing paper and adhered the mask over the original stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

The same image was stamped again using the same ink, once to the right and then to the left of the masked image. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

The elves were then coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory for their skin, Dark Crumb Cake for the hair, Light Smoky Slate for the trousers and either Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lime Twist or Granny Apple Green for the coat and hat. The decorated panel was then adhered to the Secret Sea layer before it was mounted onto the granny Apple Green card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

The sentiment was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut it out using the Traditional Labels dies. I ran it through the Cut & Emboss Machine twice to make the label smaller. The sentiment was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

A trio of Silver Pearls finished the card.

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A pop-up, inner, step card made using the adorable Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Tractor & Co Pop-Up Inner Step Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on September 27, 2025September 17, 2025 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 a pop-up inner step card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and dies. This card was inspired by Creative Moments by G

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the tractor & co pop-up inner step card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 11” by 4⅛” – scored at 5½” on the long side
Basic White inner liner – 10½” by 3⅞” – scored at 4¼”, 5¼” and 6¼” on the long side
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅞”
Country Woods dsp – 5⅛” by 3¾”
Country Woods dsp – 4⅛” by 3¾”
Country Woods dsp – 3 ¾” by ⅞” x 2
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2”
Darling Duckling card – 3⅞” by ¼” x 2
Basic White card – 1⅝” by ¼”
Scrap Basic White card

Glue the largest panel of Country Woods designer series paper (dsp) to the 5¼” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card. This was then adhered down to the front of the Blueberry Bushel card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Tractor & Co stamp set and dies used to create a pop-up, inner, step card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop

Fold and burnish the inner layer – with the centre fold up (valley, mountain, valley) and glue the ⅞” strips of dsp to the popped up 1” sections. Add the remaining dsp panel to the left side of the inner liner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Tractor & Co stamp set and dies used to create a pop-up, inner, step card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop

Add glue to the back of the larger panel, the one without the dsp. Place down on the back, inside panel of the Blueberry Bushel card base with the same border around the bottom, left and right sides and adhere in place. Apply glue to the back of the other large panel and close the card base securing the whole piece in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Tractor & Co stamp set and dies used to create a pop-up, inner, step card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop

Emboss the 3⅞” by 2” piece of Basic White card and the strips of Darling Duckling card. The Basic White and one of the Darling Duckling panels were added to the card front. The remaining Darling Duckling strip was added to the inner layer of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Tractor & Co stamp set and dies used to create a pop-up, inner, step card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped all the tractor and trailer pieces using Blueberry Bushel and Secret Sea Ink. The Pumpkins were inked up with Pumpkin Pie ink and Cajun Craze ink added with a Sponge Dauber. These were also stamped on scrap Basic White card. I die cut everything using the Tractor & Co Dies. The pieces were glued together. The tractor was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals and the trailer full of pumpkins added to the pop-up step inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Tractor & Co stamp set and dies used to create a pop-up, inner, step card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on the thin strip of Basic White card with Blueberry Bushel ink before being added to the card front. A 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearl was added to the tractor wheel to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Tractor & Co stamp set and dies used to create a pop-up, inner, step card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop

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A card for a sketch challenge using the cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

Jumper Sketch Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 25, 2025September 15, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire our creativity. I have made my card using the Stay Warm stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the jumper sketch card, you will need:

Secret Sea card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 1½” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

The panel of Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper was glued to the larger panel of Basic White card. I wrapped a length of Old Olive Linen Thread around the layer before gluing the panel to the Secret Sea card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

From the square of Basic White card I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the jumper onto the die cut circle and added colour using the following Blends Pens – dark Real Red and light and dark Old Olive. The circle was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

The sentiment, from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card with Secret Sea ink and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

A bow and a trio of Black Rhinestones from my stash finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

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A pretty white flower thank you card made using the gorgeous Impressions Abloom Dies and Kintsugi Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

White Flower Card

Posted on September 23, 2025September 15, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet thank you card featuring a White flower made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set.

Colours used to make the white flower card are:

Basic White

Cloud Cover

Misty Moonlight

To recreate the white flower card, you will need:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White Card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card, Cloud Cover card and Kintsugi Inspirations dsp

The piece of Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper was glued to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card. The panel was then glued to the Cloud Cover card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Impressions Abloom Dies used with the Kintsugi Impressions dsp to create a pretty white flower thank you card.From scrap Basic White card, I die cut and embossed the largest flower, shaped it with a Bone Folder and added it to the card front on a Dimensional. A large flower centre was die cut and embossed from scrap Kintsugi Inspirations dsp. I glued it into the centre of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Impressions Abloom Dies used with the Kintsugi Impressions dsp to create a pretty white flower thank you card

I die cut 2 leafy sprigs from the scrap Basic White card and added them to the card front, tucking them underneath the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Impressions Abloom Dies used with the Kintsugi Impressions dsp to create a pretty white flower thank you card.

A trio of tiny flowers were die cut from scrap Cloud Cover and these were added around the large flower. An Iridescent Pearl was added to the centre of each tiny flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Impressions Abloom Dies used with the Kintsugi Impressions dsp to create a pretty white flower thank you card.

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and die cut using the Everyday Arches Dies before it was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Impressions Abloom Dies used with the Kintsugi Impressions dsp to create a pretty white flower thank you card.

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A pretty pink birthday card made using the Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an unusual colour combination.

Pink Pine Birthday Card

Posted on September 21, 2025September 15, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing pink pine birthday card made using the lovely Branching Out stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the pink pine birthday card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Blackberry Bliss card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

The branch was stamped across the Basic White panel measuring 5” by 3¼” using Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

Using Berry Burst ink I stamped the pine needles. Each was then stamped again in 2^nd generation Berry Burst ink, slightly offset giving a fuller look to the sprigs.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

Dots in Cloud Cover ink were added to pull the design together. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer, and a piece of White Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

The sentiment was stamped with blackberry Bliss ink onto the square of Basic White card. This was die cut using the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I die cut a slightly larger circle from the square of Blackberry Bliss card and adhered the sentiment to it. I added the circle to the card front on Dimensionals.