A sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers made using the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Help Me Grow Card

Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing a pretty pot of flowers themed card made using the new Help Me Grow stamp set and Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the help me grow card using the following supplies:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Pretty Peacock – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Pretty in Pink, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Garden Green, Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock

I used a Blending Brush to add Lemon Lime Twist ink to the lower right corner of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

Using the Help Me Grow Dies I cut a plant pot from scrap Lost Lagoon card and a pot base from scrap Pretty Peacock card. I used a Blending Brush to add Pretty Peacock ink to the edges of the die cut pot. The pot was added to the inked panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

The sentiment was then stamped in Pretty Peacock ink. The panel was then added to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

Using the same dies, I cut out both sets of leaves, one from scrap Lemon Lime Twist and the other from scrap Garden Green. These were then tucked into the top of the pots and supported with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

The small flowers were cut from Scrap Pretty in Pink and Berry Burst card and were added with glue to the foliage.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordiinating dies used to make a sweet card featuring a pot of foliage and flowers

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

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A striking card made using the Terrific Toadstools stamp set and co-ordinating Toadstool Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Terrific Toadstools card

Posted on June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing a striking card made using the Terrific Toadstools stamp set and the Terrific Toadstool Builder Punch.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the terrific toadstools card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Floral Impressions dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I wrapped a length of White Ribbon around the piece of Floral Impressions dsp, secured it on the back with Sellotape and adhered the piece to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Terrific Toadstools stamp set and co-ordinating Toadstool Builder Punch used to make a striking card

Using the Everyday Arches Dies I die cut a label from the 4½” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card and a slightly larger arch from the Gorgeous Grape card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Terrific Toadstools stamp set and co-ordinating Toadstool Builder Punch used to make a striking card

The ‘ground’ image was stamped in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom of the white arch and added the leafy sprig in 1^st and 2^nd generation Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Terrific Toadstools stamp set and co-ordinating Toadstool Builder Punch used to make a striking card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the large toadstool cap in Gorgeous Grape ink, the medium cap in Berry Burst ink and the smallest cap with Strawberry Slush ink. These were punched out using the Terrific Toadstools Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Terrific Toadstools stamp set and co-ordinating Toadstool Builder Punch used to make a striking card

Using Pecan Pie ink, I stamped 3 small stalks and 1 large stalk. The small stalks were punched out and the large stalk was fussy cut.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Terrific Toadstools stamp set and co-ordinating Toadstool Builder Punch used to make a striking card

The stalks were added to the toadstool caps and added to the white arch on Dimensionals.

A trio of Earth Tones Shimmer Gems finished the card.

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A sketch challenge used to make a thank you card using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Garden Patch card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 27, 2025March 19, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire our creativity. I have made my card using the Storybook Garden Patch to make my card.

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the garden patch card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Country Woods dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Bright and Beautiful Dsp – 3¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card and Bright & Beautiful dsp

The panel of Country Woods designer series paper was glued to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” piece of Basic White card and then the whole piece was glued to the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a square from the 3” by 3” piece of Basic White card and 2 smaller squares from the panel of Bright & Beautiful dsp. All 3 square were adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Thankful Garden stamp set was stamped on one of the dsp squares using Copper Clay ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the stack of pots using Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut them using the Storybook Garden Dies. The pots were coloured using the light and dark Copper Clay Blends Pens. The pea plant was stamped using the Pebbled Path ink and these were coloured using the Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green Blends Pens. The peas were then glued to the back of the pots which were then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used for a sketch challenge to make a thank you card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A couple of leafy sprigs were die cut from scrap Bright and Beautiful dsp. These were tucked behind the stack of pots.

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A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots completed the card.

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A pretty flip flap fun fold card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Storybook card

Posted on March 7, 2025March 4, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty flip flap card made using the Storybook Garden Patch Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the storybook card: you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛” and with the front edge at 1” on the right of the trimmer, cut from the top down to 1¾” and from the bottom to 3⅛”. Score the remaining 1” tab at 1”
Pool Party – 5¾” by 3”
Pool Party – 5¾” by 1¼”
Basic White – 4” by 2½” – Die cut a rectangle using the Textured Notes Dies
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed the 2 panels of Pool Party card with the So Swirly Embossing Folder and glued the larger to the front of the card and the smaller to the right-hand side of the inside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

A rectangle was die cut, using the Textured Notes dies. I added some ‘ground’ with a light Crumb Cake Blends Pen and added the die cut panel to the 1” tab on the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the stack of pots and 3 carrots using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card

The images were coloured using the following Blends – Petunia Pop and Crumb Cake for the plant pots. The carrots were coloured with the Pumpkin Pie Blends and the leaves with the Old Olive Blends pens. All of the images were then die cut using the Storybook Garden Patch Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

The die cut pieces were then added to the rectangle on Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped in Petunia Pop ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down, flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

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A Double Accordion Gatefold Card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make from Stampin' Up!

Double Accordion Gate Fold card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Fancy Fold card. A while ago I saw a Youtube video made by the lovely Tami White featuring a double accordion fold card and thought I would give it a try. I have used the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies to make a pretty birthday card for my niece who is a keen gardener. Follow this link to see Tami’s video.

Colours in this card are

To recreate the double accordion fold card, you will need:

For card base 1

Lost Lagoon card – 9½” by 5½”
• Score on the long side at ½” & 2⅝” at both ends
• Cut down 1½” from the top and bottom of both ½” tabs. Trim off the pieces.
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 4”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2” x 2
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 1⅞” x 2

For card base 2

Lost Lagoon card – 10⅝” by 3
• Score at 2⅛” & 4¼” at either end
Basic White card – 2⅞” by 2” x 5
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 2¾” by 1⅞” x 4
Scrap Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a Double Accordion Gatefold Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

For card base 1:

The 5¼” by 3⅞” panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp was glued to the 5⅜” by 4” piece of Basic White card which was then adhered to the inside of the larger card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a Double Accordion Gatefold Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The two 5¼” by 1⅞” panels of Thoughtful Journey dsp were glued to the two panels of 5⅜” by 2” Basic White card. These were glued to the side panels of the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a Double Accordion Gatefold Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Four panels of Thoughtful Journey dsp were glued to four of the Basic White panels and glued them to the two outer panels of the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a Double Accordion Gatefold Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the remaining Basic White panel. This was glued to the centre panel of the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a Double Accordion Gatefold Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the centre panel of card base 2 to the centre of card base 1’s back panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a Double Accordion Gatefold Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The side panels from card base 1 were then folded in, one at a time, glue added to the front of the ½” tabs and the end panels of card base 2 glued in place to form the pop-up portion.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and Dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a Double Accordion Gatefold Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped a variety of images from the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set onto scrap Basic White card. These were die cut using the Storybook Garden Patch dies and coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Dark Calypso Coral, Light & Dark Petunia Pop, Light & Dark Pool Party, Light Lost Lagoon, Light & Dark Pretty Peacock, Light & Dark Old Olive before being added to decorate the card.

A trio of pretty pearls finished the card.

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A Spring themed card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies and the Everyday Arches from Stampin' Up!

Spring Garden card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on February 13, 2025February 3, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are ‘wishing for Spring’. I have chosen to make my Spring garden themed card using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the Spring Garden card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Copper Clay card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Poppy Parade ink, I randomly stamped the strawberry image all over the Poppy Parade card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Two arches were die cut using the Everyday Arches dies, one from the 3⅞” by 2½” pice of Basic White card and the slightly larger arch from the Copper Clay panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hugs for Love stamp set was stamped onto the Basic White die cut arch in Poppy Parade ink. The two arches were then glued together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I coloured a length of Very Vanilla Baker’s twine using the dark Poppy Parade Blends Pen and set it aside to dry. When dry the twine was wrapped around the arches, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole panel was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the stack of plant pot and a strawberry plant with Pebbled Path ink. The following Blends Pens were used to colour the images – light and dark Copper Clay for the pots and light and dark Poppy Parade for the berries and light and dark Granny Apple Green for the leaves. The images were then die cut using the Storybook Garden Patch dies. I glued the images to the die cut arched piece on the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A coloured Twine bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2025 choice from Stampin' Up!

Pick a Season Card

Posted on January 14, 2025January 8, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I made a card using the Pick a Season stamp set. This pretty set is one of the choices free with a qualifying £55 order.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pick a season card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Bloom Impressions dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
Melon Mambo card – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Granny Apple Green card – 4” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2¾”

The strips of Melon Mambo card were glued on either side of the panel of Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper (dsp). The strip was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2025 choice from Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the tree trunk in Pecan Pie ink onto the small panel of Basic White card. I found it easier to stamp the tree canopy if the trunk was already in place. The tree canopy was then added in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2025 choice from Stampin’ Up!

The trio of tiny flowers were stamped in Melon Mambo ink in the gaps in the tree canopy.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2025 choice from Stampin’ Up!

Grass was stamped along the bottom in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Granny Apple Green ink and the sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was added below using the same ink. The decorated piece was then glued to the Granny Apple Green panel. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2025 choice from Stampin’ Up!

A trio of Shiny Sequins completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2025 choice from Stampin’ Up!

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A lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card made using the Prized Plant stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Prized Plant birthday card

Posted on March 13, 2024March 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my husband’s birthday using the Prized Plant stamp set. This stamp set was perfect as he loves his houseplants – sadly I don’t have green fingers.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Parakeet Party

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the prized plant card you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅞”
Parakeet Party card – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Shaded Spruce card – 2¼” by ⅜”

Using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅞” by 2¼” panel of Bsic White card. Placeing the embossed panel face down on my desk butted the dsp right up to it and used Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

A couple of lengths of Parakeet Party Metallic were wrapped around the joined pieces and secured on the back with more Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

Using 2^nd generation Shaded Spruce ink I stamped the inner image of the plant. The outline image was then stamped in full strength Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

The infill for the plant was stamped in 2^nd generation Parakeet Party ink onto the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. The stamped panel was then glued to the Parakeet Party layer. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and I heat set it with my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with Dimensionals and liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

A double ribbon bow and a trio of Shiny Sequins finished the card.

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An arched birthday card made using the gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper, Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow dies by Stampin' Up!

Meadow Walk card

Posted on November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the new Meandering Meadow designer series paper and the co-ordinating Garden Meadow stamp set and Dies and have made a pretty meadow walk card. This suite of products is available from today as an online exclusive from my online shop.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the meadow, walk card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Meandering Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder, I embossed the Very Vanilla panel and glued it to the Thick Very Vanilla card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used o make an arched birthday card

I used the arched die, from the Garden Meadow Dies to cut the arch from the piece of Meandering Meadow dsp and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The gate and welly boots were stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. These were die cut using the same Garden Meadow Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The gate was coloured using a combination of Smoky Slate, Gray Granite & Pebbled Path Blends Pens. I used Balmy Blue Blends Pens, very lightly, to add a little colour between the wooden slats of the fence. The boots were coloured with Balmy Blue Blends Pens. They were then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

A sweet little gold dragonfly completed the card.

This suite is absolutely gorgeous.

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A trio of pretty garden pots themed thank you card made using the Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies by Stampin' Up!

Blue Pots

Posted on November 3, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card featuring a row of blue pots made using the Earthen Textures Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used when making this card are:

To recreate the Blue Pots card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Copper Clay card- 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Scrap Basic White, Azure Afternoon & Copper Clay

From a scrap piece of Basic White card, I die cut a large Deckled Rectangle. I placed the negative piece of the panel over one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card. I held it in place with washi tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used to make a trio of pretty garden pots themed thank you card

Using a Blending Brush, I brushed Balmy Blue ink into the negative space. Interestingly Balmy Blue turns out to have grey over tones!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used to make a trio of pretty garden pots themed thank you card

Using Starry Sky ink, I stamped the sentiment onto the inked panel which was then glued to the Copper Clay layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added with the same glue to the Azure Afternoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used to make a trio of pretty garden pots themed thank you card

I die cut 3 pots, using the Earthen Textures Dies, from scrap Azure Afternoon card. I die cut the pot top and the geometric strip from scraps of both Basic White and Copper Clay card as I wasn’t sure which colour I wanted to use.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used to make a trio of pretty garden pots themed thank you card

The twiggy branch was stamped on a large and small pot in Starry Sky ink and a white top added to the smaller pot. I trimmed off about ¼” from the top of the larger pot. I added the white geometric strip to the remaining large pot and trimmed off the excess.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used to make a trio of pretty garden pots themed thank you card

After laying out the pots to get an idea of placement I added the Copper Clay geometric strip to the card front and used liquid glue to add the larger pots at either side of the inked shape. The Smaller pot was then added on Dimensionals.

A trio of Pastel Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card. I hope you like it.

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