A masculine birthday card made using the Gears & Textures and Tractor & Co stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Birthday Gears Card

Posted on January 9, 2026January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the Gears & Textures stamp set and dies and have used it again to make a masculine birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birthday gears card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gold Foil – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White -5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Cloud Cover, Pretty Peacock & Pretty Peacock

Using Pretty Peacock ink I stamped the chain image, twice across the smaller panel of Basic White card.

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The stripy image was added, twice using Cloud Cover ink and the ink. Using Lost lagoon ink I stamped the oily splatter and the small triple stripped image.

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The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

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From scrap Cloud Cover, Pretty Peacock and Gold Foil I die cut a selection of gears and cogs. I glued some together and added them to the decorated panel on Dimensionals.

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The decorated panel was glued to the Gold Foil panel and then to the Lost Lagoon card front.

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A Moody Palette Glossy Dot was added to the centre of each of the gears to finish the card.

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A striking masculine, monochromatic love themed card made using the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Masculine Monochromatic card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on January 8, 2026January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are in the mood for love. I have chosen to make a clean and simple, monochromatic, masculine card using the Layered Thoughts stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the masculine, monochromatic card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3½”
Azure Afternoon – 1¼” by ½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I stamped the word ‘LOVE’ down the left-hand side of the 5” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

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The first colour used was Azure Afternoon followed by Blueberry Bushel.

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Next, I stamped with Misty Moonlight ink and finally Night of Navy ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the layer of Azure Afternoon card before mounting it on the Night of Navy card front on Dimensionals.

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The word ‘you’ was stamped on the small piece of Azure Afternoon card with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. The embossed sentiment was the adhered to the card front.

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A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A masculine birthday card made using the Gears & Textures and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

Birthday Gears Card

Posted on January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a lovely birthday card for a boy/man in your life made using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birthday gears card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige, Garden Green & Blackberry Bliss

The ‘arrow’ image was stamped on the right and left of the Basic Beige card front with Garden Green ink.

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I die cut a decorated circle from the square of Basic White card using the Spotlight on Nature Dies. The die cut circle was the placed on the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card and lightly drew around it with a pencil to help with image placement.

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The largest gear piece was stamped, overlapping the pencil circle using Basic Beige ink a few times around the circle making sure I overlapped the pencil line.

The smaller gear piece was then stamped around the circle with Blackberry Bliss ink. The oil splotch was added with Garden Green ink and finally, I added the top of the screw with Early Espresso ink. The pencil line was then erased.

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The sentiment, from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set was stamped onto the die cut circle. I used Blackberry Bliss ink for one word and Garden Green ink for the others. The circle was then added to the stamped layer on Dimensionals, overlapping the edge and the excess trimmed off.

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From scrap Basic Beige, Garden Green and Blackberry Bliss card I die cut a small gear image and added them to raised circle.

A trio of retired Garden Green dots from my stash were added to finish the card.

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A masculine themed card made using the Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets and the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

Sketched Gears Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2025January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Gears & Textures stamp set and dies to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the sketched gears card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 3⅝” by 1⅜”
Silver Foil – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Night of Navy card

I stamped the dotty image from the Gears & Textures stamp set was stamped onto the panel of Basic White card measuring 5¼” by 3½” using Night of Navy ink.

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The panel of Traditions of Christmas dsp was then glued to the stamped panel.

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Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the sentiment, from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set along the edge of the dsp layer.

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The decorated panel was then glued to the layer of Old Olive card which was glued to the Night of Navy card front.

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I die cut a large cog from the square of Silver Foil and a small cog from scrap Night of Navy card. The smaller cog was glued to the centre of the larger cog and the whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of Smoky Slate Pearls completed the card.

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A sailing themed birthday card made using the Sunrise Sailing, Tractor & Co and Gears & Textures stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Sunrise Sailing Card

Posted on December 23, 2025January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a lovely sailing themed birthday card suitable for a man or a woman made using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the sunrise sailing card, you will need:

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¾”
Early Espresso card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4⅛” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using the dotty image from the Gears & Textures stamp set I stamped a line about an inch in from the left side of the Summer Splash card front and again about 3 ¾” from the left side.

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On the 4⅛” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card I stamped the boat with Early Espresso ink. The body of the boat was stamped using the same ink and the sails were coloured using Summer Splash ink.

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The water was stamped with 1^st and 2^nd generation Azure Afternoon ink.

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The birds were stamped with Early Espresso ink, and I added sky using Summer Splash ink and a Blending Brush. The strips of Early Espresso card were then added either side of the stamped panel which was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped several times onto the ¼” strip of Basic White card. This was added along the right side of the raised panel.

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A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A clean and simple, masculine birthday card made using the Gears & Textures stamp set with the Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Gears & Textures Card – Stamping with friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 20, 2025January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing product from the upcoming January – April 2026 Mini Catalogue. I have mad a clean and simple, masculine birthday card made using the Gears & Textures stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the gears & textures card, you will need:

Misty moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Summer Splash card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I mounted the three long thin decorative images onto clear blocks and stamped them onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White at a slant.

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A different colour was used for each image, and I began by stamping with Summer Splash ink. I added the next image was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink and the last with Misty Moonlight ink.

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These steps were repeated in the same order.

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Finally, I stamped the sentiment from the Darling Dinos stamp set across the bottom of the stamped stripes using Misty Moonlight ink.

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The stamped panel was then glued to the Summer Splash card before being added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

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A masculine inspired collage card made using the Seashell Collection Stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Seashells Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on December 13, 2025January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing product from the upcoming January to April 2026 Mini Catalogue. I have made my card using the Shell Collection stamp set and a muted colour palette.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the seashells card, you will need:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I stamped the large seashell with Cloud Cover ink, randomly all over the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

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The scallop shell image was then added with Crumb Cake ink and finally the small cone shaped shell with Gray Granite ink. This is a great masculine ink combo.

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The stamped panel was then glued to the Crumb Cake layer, and a length of Gray Granite Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the whole piece.

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The whole panel was then glued to the Cloud Cover card front.

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I stamped the sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. I die cut it using the Sunshine & Tulips Dies. The sentiment label was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots and a Twine bow completed the card.

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Penguin Themed Congratulations Card

Posted on December 3, 2025November 28, 2025 by Mo Rootes

This penguin themed card was created to celebrate the fact that my husband has spent part of each year for the last 50 years working in Antarctica, a huge achievement. I used a lot of retired products to make this card including the Sweet & Precious stamp set, Mini Alphabet and Small Numbers Dies.

Colours used to create this card are:

To recreate the penguin card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil.

The panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp was adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and the whole piece was then glued to the Misty Moonlight card front.

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From the 3½” by 3” panel of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies.

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The penguin and chick image, from the retired Sweet & Precious stamp set was then stamped onto the die cut label using Secret Sea ink. Snowflakes, from the Woodland Scenery stamp set were then stamped, randomly above the penguins using Misty Moonlight ink. The decorated piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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The word ‘congratulations’ from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card before being trimmed out and tucked beneath the raised panel.

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From scrap Silver Foil I die cut the number 5 and 0 using the Little Numbers Dies (retired) and glued them to the card front. The word YEARS was die cut from scrap Basic White card using the Mini Alphabet Dies (retired). I adhered this in place with liquid glue.

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A trio of loose snowflakes (retired) finished the card.

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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

Posted on August 27, 2025August 16, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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?

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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A pretty tree themed card made using the Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies, all from Stampin' Up!

Twisted in Time card

Posted on August 19, 2025August 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card perfect for a man in your life and made using the Twisted in Time stamp set and the Textured Notes Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the twisted in time card you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 1¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

From the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card I die cut a rectangle using the Textured Notes Dies.

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Using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the tree trunk onto the die cut rectangle. I added the canopy with Garden Green ink and stamped the leaves with Mossy Meadow ink.

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The rocks from the Darling Dinos stamp set were stamped in Gray Granite ink and coloured them in using the Gray Granite Blends Pens. The ‘grass’ from the same stamp set was added in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Granny Apple Green ink.

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I used the ‘water’ image from the Scenic Adventure stamp set to bring the grass down to the bottom of the die cut piece. I added Cloud Cover ink with a Blending Brush to give some colour to the sky. The whole piece was glued to the Garden Green panel before being added to the Gray Granite card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set, was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the small strip of Basic White card. It was then added to the card front. A trio of Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots finished the card.

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