A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Extraordinary Birthday Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are making projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Extraordinary Flora and Layered Thoughts stamp sets.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the extraordinary flora card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3½”

 

The birthday sentiment, from the Layered Thoughts stamp set, was stamped in the centre of the 5⅞” by 2” panel of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This strip was then adhered to the panel of Basic Black card. The whole piece was mounted onto the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The large multi-image stamp from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 5¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to add colour to the flowers and leaves – Daffodil, Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, Poppy Parade, Azure Afternoon & Granny Apple Green

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The coloured images were then arranged around the sentiment panel, some with Dimensionals and others tucked under and glued in place.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Basic Rhinestones were added to some of the flower centres to complete the card.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Red Tractor Card

I absolutely love the Tractor & Co stamp set and dies. My grandfather was a farm servant back in the 1920’s through to the 1970’s and I spent many happy holidays picking berries on the farm he was working on and riding in the trailer of the red tractor.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the red tractor card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Secret Sea card – 3 ¾” by ⅛”
Scrap Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade & Secret Sea

 

The very thin strip of Secret Sea card was adhered to the Basic Beige panel about 3” down from the top.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the sentiment just beneath the Secret Sea strip. The bottom half of the Basic Beige panel was the embossed using the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder. The whole piece was then adhered to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Basic Beige card front.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

From scrap Poppy Parade card, I die cut the body of the tractor and both wheel arches. Using a Sponge Dauber I inked around all the pieces using Cherry Cobbler ink. The Wheels and the top grill of the tractor were die cut from scrap Secret Sea card and finally the seat and hub caps were die cut from scrap Crushed Curry card.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

I adhered the wheels to the card front and added the body of the tractor and all its pieces over the wheels.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

A trio of Earth Tone Shimmer Gems finished the card. Isn’t it adorable?

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

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Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

Kintsugi Inspiring Imperfections Classes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my August classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Faux Step Card

Misty Moonlight card base – 8” by 5½” – scored at 1”, 2” & 5” on long side
Misty Moonlight card – 6” by 3” scored at 4¼”
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 2⅝” – embossed with the Glass and Garden Embossing Folder
Basic White – 5⅜” by ⅞”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 5¼” by ¾”
Cloud Cover – 4” by 3”
Basic White – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 2” by ¾” – banner cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – 5¼” by 2⅞” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

Fold the Misty Moonlight card base, mountain, valley and mountain then adhere the embossed panel to the larger part of the folded card front.

Glue the strip of Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to the 5⅜” by ⅞” piece of Basic White card and adhere to the smaller front fold of the card base.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

On scrap Basic White card stamp the vase and the bowl with Misty Moonlight ink and die cut. Colour the flowers with Petal Pink Stamp ‘n Write Marker. Colour the inside of the vase and bowl and the base of the bowl with the Cloud Cover Marker.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The larger ‘crack’ was stamped onto the 3⅞” by 2⅞” piece of Basic White card using Versamark ink, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. The embossed piece was then glued to the Cloud Cover panel and then to the 6” by 3” piece of Misty Moonlight card. The vase and the bowl were then glued in position.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Glue was added to the bottom half of the back part of the 6” by 3” piece of Misty Moonlight card. This was then glued to the back of the main card base. A little glue adhered the front flap to the 1” panel of the card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto the die cut label and added to the card front.

 

Vase, Bowl and Flower card

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp dsp – 4⅛” by ¾”
Basic White – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Gold Foil backed with Adhesive Sheet – large ‘crack’ and small flower die cut
Scrap Basic White

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The thin strip of Basic White card was glued along one edge of the strip of dsp. The whole piece was then glued to the Petal Pink card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink in the lower right corner of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The panel was then adhered to the Misty Moonlight layer and added to the Petal Pink card front. The gold die cut small flower was slipped under the upper right corner.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The vase, bowl and flower were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. The images were coloured with the Petal Pink and Cloud Cover Marker and the die cut crack added to the vase which was then glued to the card front. The bowl and flower were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Floral Card

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 4½” by 3”
Basic White – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Gold Foil – 1” by 1” – cut in ½ on the diagonal
Petal Pink – 3⅛” by ⅜”
Misty Moonlight – 3⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The small floral image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Cloud Cover card front with Cloud Cover ink.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The vase was randomly stamped all over the 4⅜” by 2⅞” piece of Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. The panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer and a Gold Foil triangle added to the upper left and lower right corners. The whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment was stamped on the Petal Pink strip with Misty Moonlight ink. The strip of Misty Moonlight card was glued along the bottom before the whole piece was glued to the card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

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

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A lovely celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up and some water colouring

Water Colour Cocktails Card

Here is a pretty water coloured cocktail card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the water colour cocktails card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Fluid 100, Old Olive card & Basic Black

 

I used the cocktail umbrella image to stamp in the upper left and lower left corners of the Strawberry Slush card base using Strawberry Slush ink.

 

A lovely celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up and some water colouring

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some water colouring to make a lovely celebration card

From scrap Fluid 100 card I die cut the large and small glasses using the Cheers & Sips dies. I added colour to the die cut pieces using a Water Painter and Strawberry Slush or Lemon Lime Twist ink and set them aside to dry.

 

A lovely celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up and some water colouring

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some water colouring to make a lovely celebration card

Using the Textured Notes dies I die cut a rectangle from the 4¾” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. I stamped the watery image from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set along the bottom of the die cut rectangle and then added Balmy Blue ink to the top of the panel with a Blending Brush. This piece was then adhered to the Basic Black layer and then to the card front.

 

A lovely celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up and some water colouring

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some water colouring to make a lovely celebration card

I stamped the leaves in either Granny Apple Green or Garden Green ink where the top of the glasses were to be placed. The glasses were then added to the panel with Mini Glue Dots.

 

A lovely celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up and some water colouring

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some water colouring to make a lovely celebration card

I stamped three olives in Old Olive ink onto Old Olive card and die cut them before adding them to the card front disguise a couple of smudges! A cocktail umbrella, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Fluid 100 was die cut and added over some excess glue……..it was that kind of day…..

 

A lovely celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up and some water colouring

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some water colouring to make a lovely celebration card

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

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Mo x

 

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A water-coloured herby cocktail card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies with the Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

Herby Cocktail card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have chosen to share a card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the herby cocktail card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gray Granite card – 5¾” by 3¾”
Strawberry Slush card – 5¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5” by 2½”
Basic White card- 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Basic Black and Fluid 100 card

 

I embossed the panel of Gray Granite card using the Corrugated Embossing Folder and set it to one side.

 

A water-coloured herby cocktail card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies with the Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Nested Essentials dies used to make a water-coloured herby cocktail card

Using the Nested Essentials Dies I die cut two labels, the larger from the Strawberry Slush card and the smaller from the 5” by 2½” piece of Basic White card.  Glued the Strawberry Slush label to the embossed Gray Granite layer and wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the whole piece and glued the panel to the Gray Granite card front.

 

A water-coloured herby cocktail card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies with the Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Nested Essentials dies used to make a water-coloured herby cocktail card

Using the ‘ground’ image from the Scenic Adventure stamp set, I stamped in Gray Granite ink along the bottom of the Basic White label. This was then glued to the Strawberry Slush label.

 

A water-coloured herby cocktail card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies with the Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!


www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Nested Essentials dies used to make a water-coloured herby cocktail card

I die cut a glass from scrap Fluid 100 card using the Cheers & Sips Dies. Using a Water Painter I added water to the die cut piece then dropped on colour, first Peach Pie then Strawberry Slush. Love the ombre look I achieved. I added the glass to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A water-coloured herby cocktail card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies with the Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Nested Essentials dies used to make a water-coloured herby cocktail card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a selection of leaves onto scrap Basic White card. I coloured the leaves using the following Blends Pens – Peach Pie, Lemon Lime Twist & Mossy Meadow. I die cut the leaves and tucked them behind the glass using Mini Glue Dots or Dimensionals.

 

A water-coloured herby cocktail card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies with the Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Nested Essentials dies used to make a water-coloured herby cocktail card

The sentiment was stamped on scrap Basic Black card with Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tools. I trimmed it down before adding it to the card front.

A twine bow and a trio of Starburst Sequins completed the card.

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

Mo x

 

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A butterfly themed birthday card made using the Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with a muted blue/green colour palette

Gorgeous Butterfly’s Card

Here is a gorgeous butterfly’s card made using the butterfly from the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the gorgeous butterfly’s card, you will need:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped five butterflies across the strip of Basic White card making sure to change the angle of each butterfly.

 

A butterfly themed birthday card made using the Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with a muted blue/green colour palette

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets used with a muted blue/green colour palette to make a butterfly themed birthday card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the butterfly’s – Balmy Blue, Pool Party, Lost lagoon, Cloud Cover and Summer Splash.

 

A butterfly themed birthday card made using the Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with a muted blue/green colour palette

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets used with a muted blue/green colour palette to make a butterfly themed birthday card

The strips of Lost lagoon card were adhered to the top and bottom on the stamped piece.

 

A butterfly themed birthday card made using the Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with a muted blue/green colour palette

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets used with a muted blue/green colour palette to make a butterfly themed birthday card

I placed the stamped piece onto the Cloud Cover card base and stamped the sentiment, from the Spring Corners stamp set in Secret Sea ink. The stamped panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A butterfly themed birthday card made using the Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with a muted blue/green colour palette

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets used with a muted blue/green colour palette to make a butterfly themed birthday card

A trio of Starburst Sequins from my stash finished the card.

 

A butterfly themed birthday card made using the Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with a muted blue/green colour palette

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations and Spring Corners stamp sets used with a muted blue/green colour palette to make a butterfly themed birthday card

 

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

 

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A mountain scene themed birthday card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Mountain Scene Card

Today I am sharing a card inspired by a card created by the lovely Stacey Marsh  using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card:

 

To recreate the mountain scene card, you will need:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Cloud Cover card – 5¼” by 3½”
Smoky Slate card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Mossy Meadow card – 4⅛” by 2”
Shaded Spruce card – 3” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

Using the grid paper to get things straight I stamped the water image across the 5¼” by 3½” at the 2¾” level, you need to stamp twice. In the upper ⅓ of the panel I stamped the clouds.

 

A mountain scene themed birthday card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

From the panel of Smoky Slate card I die cut the mountain and the row of trees was die cut from the 4⅛” by 2” panel of Mossy Meadow card.

 

A mountain scene themed birthday card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

I glued the row of trees to the mountain piece and glued the whole piece to the panel of 5¼” by 3½” Cloud Cover card on Dimensionals and trimmed off the overhanging pieces.

A mountain scene themed birthday card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

The whole piece was mounted onto the Mossy Meadow layer and then to the Cloud Cover card front. The double trees were added, slightly overhanging the raised panel.

 

A mountain scene themed birthday card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

The sentiment from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on the card front. A trio of 2025 – 2027 Flat Pearls completed the card.

 

A mountain scene themed birthday card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

 

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

Mo x

 

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A wedding bouquet themed birthday card made using the Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Wedding Bouquet Inspired Card

This card was designed using some of the colours from my goddaughter recent wedding bouquet and the Textured Floral stamp set which is still on the last chance list.

 

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Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the wedding bouquet inspired card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

The panel of Perennial Lavender dsp was glued to the larger panel of Basic White card and then to the Highland Heather card front.

 

A wedding bouquet themed birthday card made using the Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a wedding bouquet themed birthday card

An arch was die cut from the 5” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card using the Everyday Arches Dies.

 

A wedding bouquet themed birthday card made using the Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a wedding bouquet themed birthday card

I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink onto the die cut arch and glued the arch to the front of the card.

 

A wedding bouquet themed birthday card made using the Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a wedding bouquet themed birthday card

The flowers, from the Textured Floral stamp set were stamped onto scrap Basic White card. I used Real Red ink for the large flower, Daffodil Delight ink for the medium flower and Berry Burst ink for the smallest flower. The leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink. The floral spray was stamped in Garden Green and the flowers added in Highland Heather ink. The flower centres were added in Early Espresso ink. The images were all die cut using the Textured Floral Dies.

 

A wedding bouquet themed birthday card made using the Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a wedding bouquet themed birthday card

All the flowers and leaves were then arranged on the card front with either glue or Dimensionals.

 

A wedding bouquet themed birthday card made using the Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Textured Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a wedding bouquet themed birthday card

A Gold Twisted Twine Bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.

 

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A birthday card featuring a row of gift bags made using the Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Row of Bags card

I was challenged by a friend to find a card I blogged and recreate it using some new product. I have chosen a card made using the Attention Shopper stamp set and dies which are currently on the last chance list and some new Floral Impressions designer series paper.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the row of gift bags card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card and Floral Impressions dsp

 

On scrap Basic White dsp I stamped 5 gift bags, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set using Secret Sea ink. These were then die cut using the Attention Shoppers Dies.

 

A birthday card featuring a row of gift bags made using the Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies used to make a birthday card featuring a row of gift bags

I stamped the same image onto scraps of Floral Impressions dsp and fussy cut around the bags. These were then adhered onto the die cut gift bags.

 

A birthday card featuring a row of gift bags made using the Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies used to make a birthday card featuring a row of gift bags

The ‘tissue paper’ was coloured with the following Blends Pens – Bubble Bath, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party, Petal Pink and Lemon Lolly.

 

A birthday card featuring a row of gift bags made using the Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies used to make a birthday card featuring a row of gift bags

The gift bags were then added to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card with Dimensionals. The whole panel was then glued to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Pool Party card base.

 

A birthday card featuring a row of gift bags made using the Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies used to make a birthday card featuring a row of gift bags

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the card front.

 

A birthday card featuring a row of gift bags made using the Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Attention Shoppers stamp sets and co-ordinating dies used to make a birthday card featuring a row of gift bags

A trio of Rainbow 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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Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

Cheers & Sips Classes – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have made. I have chosen to share the cards I designed for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

General supplies

¼ sheet of Basic White card
Scrap Secret Sea card

 

To start each attendee had a ¼ sheet of Basic White card and used Blending Brushes to add stripes of colour to the card. We started with Darling Duckling, then Timid Tiger, Melon Mambo and finally Summer Splash. We overlapped some of the colours to give other colours and tones.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

Onto this panel we stamped 3 small glasses, 2 large glasses and 3 umbrella tops using Secret Sea ink and die cut the images using the Cheers and Sips Dies. The embossing die was used to emboss one of the tall glasses.

 

From the scrap Secret Sea card we die cut 3 handles for the umbrella.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

Summer Splash card

Basic White – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Summer Splash card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 2” – Embossed using the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder
Secret Sea – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 4½” by 3¼” – Rectangle die cut using the Textured Notes dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 1⅛” by ¼”

 

We stamped the mint leaves in the upper left and lower right corners of the Summer Splash card front using Summer Splash ink.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

A length of Black Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the embossed strip of Basic White card, secured it on the back with Sellotape and glued the strip to the card front.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

The die cut glasses were placed onto the die cut Basic White rectangle to work out positioning, we then moved them to the side and stamped the mint leaves in Granny Apple Green ink. The die cut rectangle was then glued to the Secret Sea layer before being added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

The glasses were added to the rectangle with either glue or Dimensionals. I added the umbrella top and handle.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the small strip of Basic White card and added it to the card front. A bow completed the card.

Side Fold card

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 4⅛” – scored at 5½”
Secret Sea – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Melon Mambo – 5¼ by 3¾” – Rectangle die cut using the Textured Notes dies
Basic White – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Lemon Lolly

 

We stamped the lemon slice on the small front panel of the Lemon Lolly card front in Darling Duckling ink. We also stamped it onto scrap Lemon Lolly card and die cut it out.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the Basic White rectangle. We also stamped 3 sprigs of rosemary onto the panel which would peep out from behind the glasses. The panel was the glued to the Melon Mambo and Secret Sea rectangles and added the rectangle to the small card front panel.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

The glasses were added to the rectangle with either glue or Dimensionals. I added the umbrella top and handle and the slice of lemon to finish the card.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

Single Cocktail card

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Darling Duckling – 4½” by ⅜”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Secret Sea – 3½” by ¾”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Secret Sea

 

Using the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder, we embossed the bottom third of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The sentiment was the stamped in Secret Sea ink above the embossed area.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

The strips of Darling Duckling card were glued either side of the partially embossed panel before the whole piece was adhered to the Melon Mambo card front.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

The small piece of Secret Sea card was adhered to the top of the embossed area. We stamped the leafy sprig in Granny Apple Green ink and placed the remaining glass over it on Dimensionals.

 

Cocktail themed cards made for my June classes using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies, the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies used with the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Textured Notes dies to make cocktail themed cards for my June classes

The umbrella top and handle were then added to the card front.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used: