A striking masculine themed card made using the Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Nested Essentials dies from Stampin' Up!

Leafy Masculine Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are creating masculine cards to share with you today.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the leafy masculine card using the following supplies:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Pretty Peacock – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Smoky Slate – 4¼” by 2¼”
Basic White – 4” by 2”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Pretty Peacock

 

I stamped the large leafy sprig in 2nd and 3rd generation Smoky Slate ink in the upper left and lower right corners.

 

A striking masculine themed card made using the Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Nested Essentials dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card

Using Pool Party ink, I stamped the dotage image from the Gears & Textures stamp set.

 

A striking masculine themed card made using the Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Nested Essentials dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card

I cut two leafy sprigs from the scrap Pretty Peacock card using the Greenery Lane Dies. I added them with a little Liquid Adhesive to the stamped panel, angled to the upper left and lower right corners and with some leaves not adhered down. The panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Smoky Slate card front.

 

A striking masculine themed card made using the Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Nested Essentials dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card

The Nested Essentials dies were used to cut labels from the small panels of Smoky Slate and Basic White card. The sentiment, from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set was stamped on the Basic White label in Pretty Peacock ink. The two labels were glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A striking masculine themed card made using the Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Nested Essentials dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card

A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

 

A striking masculine themed card made using the Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Nested Essentials dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card

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A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Sheep Among Flowers card

I am loving the Woolly Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Friends Builder Punch and have used it to make a sweet sheep amongst flowers card.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the sheep amongst flowers card using the following supplies:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

I stamped the trio of tulips, twice on the on the smaller panel of Basic White card with Granny Apple Green ink. I added a row of grass using the same colour and coloured the leaves using the same colour again.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

I added colour to the flowers by masking them off one at a time and stamped using Petunia Pop, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight ink. The panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Petunia Pop card front.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

The body and head of the sheep was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch. I added colour to the body with 2nd generation Basic Beige ink.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

The sheep was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals. I added a Petunia Pop bow to the neck of the sheep.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

The sentiment, from the Fragrant Layers stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink and a butterfly added in the same colour.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

A trio of Daffodil Delight Dots from my stash finished the card.

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A thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Lavender Coloured Daisies Card

Today I am sharing a pretty vase of lavender coloured daisies made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies with a label from the Beautifully Created dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the lavender coloured daisies card using the following supplies:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the infill daisy petal image, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Highland Heather card front using Highland Heather ink.

 

A thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper to make a thank you card

The panel of designer series paper was adhered to the 4¾” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. I wrapped a length of White Ribbon around the panel and glued the whole thing to the Highland Heather card front.

 

A thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper to make a thank you card

I die cut a label from the smallest piece of Basic White card using the Beautifully Created dies. This was added to the card front using Mini Glue Dots.

 

A thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper to make a thank you card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the flowerpot with Crumb Cake ink. The daisies and tulips were then stamped on scrap card using Secret Sea ink. These images were all die cut using the Pop-up Petals dies.

 

A thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper to make a thank you card

The daisy petals were stamped with Highland Heather and the flower centres with 2nd generation Crumb Cake ink. The leaves were coloured using Lemon Lime Twist Blends Pens. The tulips were coloured using Strawberry Slush and Granny Apple Green Blends Pens. These were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with Beautifully Created dies and the Perennial Lavender designer series paper to make a thank you card

The sentiment, from the Thankful Garden stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front. A trio of retired Lemon Lime Twist Sequins from my stash finished the card.

 

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An adorable floral note card made using the Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Friendly Sheep Card

The card I am sharing today was made using a panel left over from my team training swaps (blog post 29th November 2025) with the addition of an adorable friendly sheep.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the friendly sheep card using the following supplies:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Timid Tiger card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

I began by tearing a piece of printer paper from side to side. I placed the torn edges about 1¼” inches apart down the length of the smaller panel of Basic White card and held them in position with a bit of Washi Tape.

 

An adorable floral note card made using the Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets used to make an adorable floral note card

Using Blending Brushes I added Daffodil Delight ink, then Timid Tiger ink and finally Strawberry Slush ink before removing the mask.  I stamped the large image from the Fragrant Layers stamp set with Secret Sea ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card over the inked panel.

 

An adorable floral note card made using the Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets used to make an adorable floral note card

I stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the panel with Secret Sea ink. The whole panel was adhered to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Strawberry Slush card base.

 

An adorable floral note card made using the Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets used to make an adorable floral note card

From the square of Basic White card, I cut a stitched square using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The grass and trio of tulips were stamped with Granny Apple Green ink and the flowers coloured with Strawberry Slush ink. I adhered the decorated square to the Timid Tiger square and mounted the whole piece onto the card base on Dimensionals.

 

An adorable floral note card made using the Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets used to make an adorable floral note card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the outline sheep’s body and head and punched them out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch. The body of the sheep was coloured with daffodil Delight ink. These were then glued in position on the card front.

 

An adorable floral note card made using the Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends and Fragrant Layers stamp sets used to make an adorable floral note card

A scattering pf pink sequins from my stash completed the card.

 

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A get well card made for a colour challenge using the Feathered Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Get Well Wishes card – Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where we have a colour combo to inspire us. I have a made a get-well card for a poorly friend.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the get well wishes card using the following supplies:

Pretty In Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Azure Afternoon – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

I stamped the two birds with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I also stamped the birds on Post It Notes, cut them out and placed them over the stamped birds to act as masks,

 

A get well card made for a colour challenge using the Feathered Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Feathered Fun stamp set used to make a get well card for a colour challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

With the masks in place, I stamped the branches with Pecan Pie ink. The masks were then removed and the leaves added in Granny Apple Green ink.

 

A get well card made for a colour challenge using the Feathered Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Feathered Fun stamp set used to make a get well card for a colour challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to add colour to the birds – Pretty In Pink, Darling Duckling, Azure Afternoon and Granny Apple Green.

 

A get well card made for a colour challenge using the Feathered Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Feathered Fun stamp set used to make a get well card for a colour challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Friendly Foliage stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the panel with Azure Afternoon ink. I added the same ink around the image using a Blending Brush. The whole panel was then glued to the Azure Afternoon panel. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Pretty In Pink card front on Dimensionals.

 

A get well card made for a colour challenge using the Feathered Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Feathered Fun stamp set used to make a get well card for a colour challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

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

 

A get well card made for a colour challenge using the Feathered Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Feathered Fun stamp set used to make a get well card for a colour challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have created with this colour combo. Next is the lovely Angie McKenzie.

Leonie Stuart  ●  Mo Rootes

Angie McKenzie  ●  Karen Henderson

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A card made for a colour challenge using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Gears & Textures Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we have a colour combination to inspire us. I have made my card using the Gears & Textures stamp set and dies.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the gears & textures card using the following supplies:

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Misty Moonlight – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Misty Moonlight – 1¼” by ½”
Scrap Peach Pie, Summer Splash, Smoky Slate & Misty Moonlight

 

I stamped the irregular circle with Summer Splash ink on the Summer Splash card front, in the upper left and lower right corners.

 

A card made for a colour challenge using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a card for a colour challenge – Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I stamped the lined image onto the in Smoky Slate ink onto the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I added the irregular circle with Peach Pie ink.

 

A card made for a colour challenge using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a card for a colour challenge – Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

From scrap Peach Pie, Summer Splash, Smoky Slate and Misty Moonlight card I die cut a selection of cogs and layered them up before adding them to the card on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for a colour challenge using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a card for a colour challenge – Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The small screw images were then dotted around with Summer Splash and Misty Moonlight ink. The decorated panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer which was then adhered to the Summer Splash card front.

 

A card made for a colour challenge using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a card for a colour challenge – Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Fragrant Layers stamp set was stamped on the piece of Misty Moonlight card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my heat tool. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

 

A card made for a colour challenge using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a card for a colour challenge – Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

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

Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my crafty friends.

 

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Gears & Textures Classes

The cards I am sharing today were designed for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Circle Flip Fun Fold Card

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 7⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White card – 8” by 5⅝” scored at 2½”, 4½” and 6” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 5½” by 1⅞”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 5½” by 1⅜”
Silver Foil – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Basic- Secret Sea, Blueberry Bushel & Old Olive

 

Place the largest stitched circle die from the Stylish Shapes in the upper half of the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card and lightly draw round it with a pencil.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Stamp the dotty image with Blueberry Bushel ink in the bottom right and upper left of the circle, overlapping the drawn circle. Add the splash image next to the blue dots with Secret Sea ink. Add glue around the four sides of the panel, stay away from the middle and adhere to the Old Olive card front.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Use the same die to cut a circle using the drawn in circle as your guide. Keep the Old Olive circle to use later and add the white circle to your stash.

Fold and burnish the inner layer – start with the largest rectangle on the right and valley fold, fold the next scoreline mountain and the last mountain i.e back on itself. Apply the dsp panels to the middle two rectangles. Stamp the sentiment in the right-hand panel.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Fold the card base down the centre scoreline, add glue to the largest rectangle of the inner panel and place inside the card base with the left-hand edge of the inner panel butted up to the centre scoreline and close.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Apply glue to the left edge, top and bottom of the free edge of the inner panel and  along the scoreline of the inner panel as far as the die cut circle. Close the card front.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

With the card closed apply glue to the right-hand half of the circle (in the negative space) and add in the die cut Old Olive circle. Hold in position until bonded. Die cut large Silver Foil cog and a small cog from Secret Sea card and the small cog to the centre of the Silver cog. Mount onto the die cut circle using Dimensionals.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Die cut two medium cogs from scrap Blueberry Bushel and Secret Sea card and a circular frame from Old Olive card. And add to the card front.

 

Cog Birthday card

Blueberry Bushel card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 3⅝” by 1⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Silver Foil – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Secret Sea card

 

Using Blueberry Bushel ink, we stamped the sentiment down the left-side of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Placing the strip of Mixed Up Patterns dsp alongside the stamped sentiment, but not gluing it down, we moved it to one side and stamped the splash image in the lower left-hand corner with secret Sea ink so that part of the image will be visible when the dsp is glued down.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The dotty image was stamped in the same way at the top of the piece of dsp with Blueberry Bushel ink. The dsp was then glued into place.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The large cog was die cut from the square of Silver Foil using the Gears & Textures dies. It was added, overlapping the dsp on Dimensionals.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

A small cog was die cut from scrap Secret Sea card and glued to the centre of the silver cog to finish the card.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Striped Birthday Card

Secret Sea card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

We began by stamping the dotty strip, diagonally across the smaller panel of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The film strip image was stamped below with Old Olive ink and the chain link above with Blueberry Bushel ink.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The word ‘birthday; from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set as stamped below the bottom image with Blueberry Bushel ink.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

We added ‘happy’ with Secret Sea ink before gluing the decorated panel to the Blueberry Bushel layer.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Using Dimensionals the whole piece was added to the Secret Sea card front to complete the card.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

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A Spring Flowers themed card made using pastel colours and the Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Spring Flowers card – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Spring in in the air’. I have made a card using the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the Spring flowers card using the following supplies:

Pretty In Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea card – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Secret Sea card – 2⅛” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam strips – ⅜” wide and about 1” long

 

I began by stamping the large floral image with Pretty in Pink ink on the front of the Pretty in Pink card base.

 

A Spring Flowers themed card made using pastel colours and the Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets used with pastel colours to create a Spring Flowers themedcard – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The same image was then stamped on the smaller panel of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink.

 

A Spring Flowers themed card made using pastel colours and the Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets used with pastel colours to create a Spring Flowers themed card – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I inked up the infill floral image with Pretty in Pink ink, adding the smaller flowers with Lemon Lolly ink. The flower centres and leaves were then coloured using Soft Sea Foam Blends Pens. The whole piece was then glued to the Secret Sea layer and then to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A Spring Flowers themed card made using pastel colours and the Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets used with pastel colours to create a Spring Flowers themed card – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I flagged the ends of the small scraps of Basic White, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam card and tucked them under the upper right-hand side of the raised panel.

 

A Spring Flowers themed card made using pastel colours and the Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets used with pastel colours to create a Spring Flowers themed card – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink on the 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.

 

A Spring Flowers themed card made using pastel colours and the Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers and Fabulous Sayings stamp sets used with pastel colours to create a Spring Flowers themed card – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

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

 

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A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Product of the Month – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing either the December 2025 (True Blue Floral dsp) or January 2026 (Fabulous Sayings stamp set) product of the month. I have decided to use both products on my card as both are still available in the UK.

Colours used in this card are:

 

I created the product of the month card using the following supplies:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
True Blue Florals dsp – 5¼” by 3½” x 3
Basic White – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

I stacked the 3 panels of True Blue Floral dsp one on top of the other, took them to my Paper Trimmer and cut them into 3 pieces.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp setand the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I took one piece from each pattern and arranged them on the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card leaving a small gap between them. They were then glued in place.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I ran the whole panel through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Damask Designs Embossing Folder to add texture, the whole panel was glued to the Night of Navy card front.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Basic White card I die cut a selection of leaves from the gallery Blooms Dies  and arranged them on the card front.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies, stamped the sentiment from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set on the circle with Night of Navy ink and a added it to the card front on Dimensionals over the white leaves.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.


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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

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The Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper used to make a striking triple panel card

Lovely Blossoms Triple Panel Card

Here is a sweet triple panel card made using the Lovely Blossoms designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the lovely blossoms triple panel card using the following supplies:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3 ¾”
Lovely Blossoms dsp – 5¼” by 1⅛”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”
Secret Sea card – 1¼” by ⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

I adhered the three panels of Lovely Blossoms dsp to the 5⅜” by 3 ¾” piece of Basic White card, leaving a ⅛” gap between each piece and around all four sides. This panel was then glued to the Old Olive card front.

 

A striking triple panel card made using the Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper used to make a striking triple panel card

I cut a label from the panel of Basic White card measuring 4” by 2” using the Nested Essentials dies.

 

A striking triple panel card made using the Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper used to make a striking triple panel card

The sentiment, from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set was stamped on the label using Secret Sea ink. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper used to make a striking triple panel card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper used to make a striking triple panel card

I flagged the end of the strip of Secret Sea card and tucked int underneath the label.

 

A striking triple panel card made using the Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper used to make a striking triple panel card

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots and a ribbon bow from my stash finished the card.

 

A striking triple panel card made using the Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Blossoms designer Series paper used to make a striking triple panel card

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I would love to be your demonstrator if you don’t already have one and live in the UK.  I would also be delighted to send you a catalogue if you do not have a demonstrator. I would be happy to place an order for you, or you can order directly by clicking on the “shop online” button.

 

Contact me for information about joining my team or click on the ‘Join My Team’ button

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used: