A pretty paneled, floral, thank you card made suing the Gallery Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Gallery Blooms Panel Card

Posted on June 13, 2025June 4, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty gallery blooms panel card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the gallery bloom panel card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Flirty Flamingo

Using Secret Sea ink I stamped the flower spray onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

I added a little colour using the Flirty Flamingo and Lost lagoon Blends Pens. The panel was then cut into 4 pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

Using a Blending Brush I added Lost Lagoon ink to opposite corners of each of the panels. I then added them to the Lost Lagoon layer leaving an ⅛” around each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

The Lost lagoon panel was then glued to the Flirty Flamingo card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

I stamped the sentiment from the Terrific Toadstools stamp set onto scrap Basic White card. I punched it out using a 1¼” Circle Punch. A 1⅜” Scalloped Circle was punched out and added behind the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

Loops of White Baker’s Twine were added to the centre of the card front and the sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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

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A rustic themed, fun fold wedding card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies along with the Lifetime of Love stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Impressions Abloom Wedding Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on June 7, 2025May 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on recently. I have chosen to share the card made for my goddaughter’s wedding. The wedding theme was rustic with a touch of dark green so these are the colours I used to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the impressions abloom wedding card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” and 2 1/16th
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 1⅞”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 1¾”
Garden Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Garden Green card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic Beige card – 4¾” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White & Garden Green card

I glued the folded back panel of the Crumb Cake card base to the card front.

Using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders I embossed the panel of Basic Beige card. I glued the embossed panel to the slightly larger piece of Basic White card and glued the piece to the front panel of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

The largest panel of Basic White card was adhered to the largest piece of Garden Green card and glued them to the inside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

From the panels of 4¾” by 3½” card I die cut 2 ovals, The stitched oval from the Garden Green piece and a plain oval from the Basic White and Basic Beige pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Lifetime of Love stamp set in Versamark in onto the white oval. I covered it with Copper Metallic Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The Garden Green stitched frame was then glued around the embossed oval. I added the Basic Beige oval to the back before gluing the oval to the left side of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a selection of the detailed flowers with Crumb Cake ink. I added the flower centres with Versamark ink covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it. The flowers were then die cut using the Impressions Abloom Dies. I also die cut 5 of the decorative leaves from scrap Garden Green card. I arranged the flowers and leaves around the oval holding them in place with glue or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

A Crumb Cake Twine bow and a trio of Metallic Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card.

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A thank you card made using the paper piecing technique,, the Coneflower Celebration stamp set used and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

Coneflower Celebration card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing the paper piecing technique. I have made my card using the Coneflower Celebration stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper (dsp).

Colours in my card are:

To recreate the coneflower celebration card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Thoughtful Journey dsp

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the head of the coneflower onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card. This helps with placement when putting the card pieces together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebration stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a thank you card using the paper piecing technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Onto the same panel I swirled on some Lost Lagoon ink with a Blending Brush and added some speckles with 2^nd generation Lost Lagoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebration stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a thank you card using the paper piecing technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the top of the coneflower, the coneflower, a leaf and the stem onto 4 scraps of Thoughtful Journey dsp using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebration stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a thank you card using the paper piecing technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using sharp Scissors, I fussy cut each of the pieces out and glued them onto the inked Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebration stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a thank you card using the paper piecing technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Lost Lagoon ink at the bottom of the panel and added the whole layer to the Secret Sea panel and added this to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebration stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a thank you card using the paper piecing technique – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed Pearls finished the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the With You In Mind stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Floral Thank You Card

Posted on June 1, 2025May 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet, floral thank you card made using the With You In Mind stamp set and some of the 2025 – 2027 In Colors.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral thank you card, you will need:

Darling Duckling card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I die cut a stitched circle from the 3” square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment was stamped on the stitched circle using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

I placed the circle onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and lightly drew a circle around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The daisy flower was stamped around the pencil circle in Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger and Strawberry Slush inks. I made sure that each image overlapped the pencil line. I erased the pencil line when the inks were dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The stitched circle was then mounted on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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An adorable floral card made using the Blooming Phrases stamp set and Textured Notes Dies from Stampin' Up!

Blooming Phrases card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on May 25, 2025May 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have used the Blooming Phrases stamp set to make a pretty, floral card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the blooming phrases card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Peach Pie card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Peach Pie card – 5⅞” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

From the 5¼” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card and the Textured Notes Dies; I die cut a decorated rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blooming Phrases stamp set and Textured Notes Dies used to make an adorable floral card

I ran a strip if washi tape from my stash along the bottom of my die cut rectangle, about an inch from the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blooming Phrases stamp set and Textured Notes Dies used to make an adorable floral card

The flowers were stamped towards the top of the die cut panel using Darling Duckling, Peach Pie, Strawberry Slush or Petunia Pop ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blooming Phrases stamp set and Textured Notes Dies used to make an adorable floral card

The stems were added using the end of one of the sentiments and Granny Apple Green ink. The washi tape was removed and the decorated panel glued to the Peach Pie panel. The whole piece was mounted onto the Strawberry Slush card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blooming Phrases stamp set and Textured Notes Dies used to make an adorable floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the strip of Peach Pie card. I flagged both ends and added it to the card front.

A trio of Party Dots finished the card.

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A pretty floral wedding card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Extraordinary Flora card

Posted on May 22, 2025May 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and a colour combo suggested for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the extraordinary flora card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

Using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder, I embossed the Basic Beige panel. I wrapped a length of Petunia Pop Bordered Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was the glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

I stamped the large floral image stamp onto the 5¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

Using the following Blends Pens, I coloured in all the images – Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop, Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green. The images were then die cut using the Extraordinary Flora Die.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

I die cut a large, stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies and stamped the sentiment, from the Filled With Fun stamp set in Petunia Pop ink. Th circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

The flowers and leaves were then added around the circle with Mini Dimensionals and Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

A trio of Dappled Dots finished the card.

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A gorgeous flower themed card made using the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Azure Coneflower card

Posted on May 18, 2025May 12, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral coneflower card made using the new Coneflower Celebrations stamp set and an unusual colour choice.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the azure coneflower card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 4⅞” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Textured Notes Dies I die cut a rectangle from the 5¼” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

The large coneflower head was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink; I added the stem using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed car

The flower was coloured using the Azure Afternoon and Pecan Pie Blends Pens. Granny Apple Green Blends Pens were used to colour the stem of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

Speckles were added using 2^nd generation Azure Afternoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Spring Flowers Abloom Card

Posted on May 13, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Spring flower themed thank you card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this project are:

To recreate the Spring flowers abloom card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green card

From scrap Granny Apple Green card, I die cut a selection of double and single stems using the Impressions Abloom Dies. These were adhered to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card which was then glued to the Granny Apple Green layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

I stamped the larger flowers on scrap basic White card, the first in Gorgeous Grape ink, the detail full strength and the solid in 2^nd generation. The detail of the second large flower was stamped in Poppy Parade ink and the solid colour added in 2^nd generation Strawberry Slush ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

The daisy flowers were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Timid Tiger and Poppy Parade ink. The small flower was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Timid Tiger ink. They were added to the stems with either Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

The sentiment, from the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

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A pretty vase of lavender themed card made using the Perennial Lavender designer series paper and Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Vase of Lavender Card – Ink.Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on May 10, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on recently. I have made a pretty vase of lavender card using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the vase of lavender card you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5 ¼” by 3 ½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Season of Elegance dsp

The panel of Perennial Lavender designer series paper (dsp) was adhered to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel if Basic White card. A length of Twisted Gold twine from my stash was wrapped around the whole piece before it was adhered to the Basic Beige card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perennial Lavender designer series paper and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a pretty vase of lavender themed card

Using the Nested Essentials Dies I die cut a stitched rectangle and added it to the card front using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perennial Lavender designer series paper and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a pretty vase of lavender themed card

From scrap Season of Elegance dsp, I die cut a vase using the Cheers & Sips Dies and added it to the stitched rectangle on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perennial Lavender designer series paper and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a pretty vase of lavender themed card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped five sprays of lavender using Garden Green ink. They were coloured in using a Highland Heather Blends Pen. These were cut down, mini Dimensionals added to the back before they were tucked behind the raised vase.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perennial Lavender designer series paper and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a pretty vase of lavender themed card

The sentiment was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Secret Sea ink. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perennial Lavender designer series paper and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a pretty vase of lavender themed card

A trio of Glossy Dots from my stash and a twine bow finished the card.

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A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

In Colors Abloom card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on May 8, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the new 2025 – 2027 In Colors. I have made my card using the Impressions Abloom stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the in colors abloom card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Secret Sea card – 1 ½” by ½”

Using Strawberry Slush ink I stamped the detailed daisy flower in the lower right and upper left corners of the Strawberry Slush card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card I stamped the detailed daisy image in Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The solid daisy image was then stamped in 2^nd generation of each colour to give dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stems of the flowers and the leaves were then stamped in secret Sea ink. The flower centres were added in 2^nd generation Secret Sea ink. The whole panel was glued to the Secret Sea layer and added to the card front using Black Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I inked the sentiment using Versamark ink, stamped it onto the small piece of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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