A striking congratulations card made using the Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and some ink blending.

Summer Sailing Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on August 14, 2025July 31, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are having ‘fun in the sun’. I have chosen to make my card using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the summer sailing card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Basic Black card – 4½” by 2½”

Using the largest stitched square from the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut a square near the top of one of the panels of Basic White card. I laid the die cut stitched square to one side and placed the negative panel over the remaining panel of the same side, holding it in place with tape from my stash.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

A 1” Circle was punched from a Post It note and added it in the upper third of the die cut hole to create a sun.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

I added Azure Afternoon ink with a Blending Brush along the bottom third of the die cut hole. Coastal Cabana ink was then brushed onto the upper two thirds over the masked moon. I stamped the ‘water across the inked square in 1st and 2nd generation Azure Afternoon ink. The mask was then removed, and a little Lemon Lolly ink was added to the colour the sun. The two panels were then separated.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

The sentiment, from the Cheers & Sips stamp set was added in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the same ink I also stamped a bird in the upper right corner of the inked area.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

From the Basic Black card I die cut the boat and sails using the Sunrise Sailing Dies. I glued the pieces together and mounted the boat onto the inked panel using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

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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

Posted on July 29, 2025July 20, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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A simple boat themed thank you card made using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Simple Boat card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on July 27, 2025July 23, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am sharing a pretty, simple boat themed thank you card made using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the simple boat card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5” by 3”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party & Misty Moonlight card

Using the ‘seascape’ image I randomly stamped all over the Misty Moonlight card front in Misty Moonlight ink, my pad was quite dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies used to make a simple boat themed thank you card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I used the same image to stamp along the bottom of the Basic White card in Pool Party ink and glued it to the Pool Party panel. The whole piece was adhered to the Misty Moonlight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies used to make a simple boat themed thank you card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The boat was die cut from scrap Misty Moonlight card and the sails from Basic White and Lemon Lolly card. I cut the sails apart and glued them to the Misty Moonlight base boat. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies used to make a simple boat themed thank you card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A couple of clouds were die cut and added to the card front on Dimensionals. A seagull was stamped in Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies used to make a simple boat themed thank you card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Pool Party ink. I punched it out with a 1½” Circle Punch and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies used to make a simple boat themed thank you card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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A tool themed, masculine card made using a colour challenge and the Trusty Tools stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Tools Card

Posted on July 22, 2025July 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

I made this card a while ago for a colour challenge Blog Hop and completely forgot to upload the post to my blog……..duh! When I saw the colours of the challenge, my immediate thought was ‘masculine’ and I have made my card using the Trusty Tools stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the tools card, you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Smoky Slate card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Smoky Slate, Blueberry Bushel, Mossy Meadow & Pumpkin Pie card

Using the paintbrush image, I stamped with Mossy Meadow ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Mossy Meadow card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set and dies used with a colour challenge to make a tool themed, masculine card

I punched a hexagon label from the smallest piece of Basic White card using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. The punched label was placed onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card and lightly drew around it with a pencil. This helps to position the images I planned to stamp next.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set and dies used with a colour challenge to make a tool themed, masculine card

The tool images were stamped around the label with Smoky Slate ink. I added colour with the infill stamps using Pumpkin Pie, Blueberry Bushel, Mossy Meadow and Smoky Slate ink.

Using a Light Smoky Slate Blends Pen I added a little colour to the metal part of the tools. The decorated layer was glued to the Smoky slate panel and then I added it to the Mossy Meadow card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set and dies used with a colour challenge to make a tool themed, masculine card

The sentiment, from the Coneflower stamp set was stamped onto the punched label with Blueberry Bushel ink before it was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set and dies used with a colour challenge to make a tool themed, masculine card

From the scrap Smoky Slate, Blueberry Bushel, Mossy Meadow and Pumpkin Pie card I die cut the small nuts and bolts and scattered them across the card front. A trio of Smoky Slate Pearls finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set and dies used with a colour challenge to make a tool themed, masculine card

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A new home card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Party Alphabet dies from Stampin' Up!

Trusty Tools New Home Card

Posted on July 8, 2025June 27, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is another new home card made using the letters left from the card I blogged about on the 27^thJune 2025. I made this card using the Party Alphabet dies, the Trusty Toolbox stamp set and the Mediterranean Blooms dsp.

Colours used to make this card are:

Basic White

Basic Beige

Night of Navy

To recreate the trusty tools new home card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 7¾” by 7” scored at 3½”
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – 7¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 7½” by 3¼” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Beige card

I randomly stamped some of the tools, from the Trusty Tools stamp set in Basic Beige ink onto the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Party Alphabet dies to make a new home card

Using the Party Alphabet Dies I die cut 3 each of the letter spelling HOME. These were then glued together one on top of the other and lastly, I added the letters die cut from the Mediterranean Blooms dsp. This gave each letter dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Party Alphabet dies to make a new home card

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut a selection of small leafy sprigs using the Gallery Blooms Dies. These pieces were added to the backs of each letter. The letters were then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Party Alphabet dies to make a new home card

The sentiment, from the More Wishes stamp set was stamped onto the card front in Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Party Alphabet dies to make a new home card

From scrap Basic I lined the letters spelling ‘HOME’ up on the 7¼” by 3” panel of Mediterranean Blooms dsp, taking care to get the letters straight and evenly spaced. I die cut them using the Party Alphabet Dies. I set the letters aside to use on another project as I was only using the negative die cut for my card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Party Alphabet dies to make a new home card

A scattering of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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The stunning Scenic Adventure stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up! used to make a lovely adventure begins graduation card

Adventure Begins Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing congratulations graduate cards. I have made my card using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the adventure begins card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Cloud Cover card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Secret Sea card – 1½” by ¼”
Scrap Balmy Blue, Shaded Spruce, Mossy Meadow, Gray Granite & Pecan Pie

Using the cloud image, I stamped across the top of the Cloud Cover panel with Cloud Cover ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely adventure begins graduation card made using the stunning Scenic Adventure stamp set and co-ordinating dies – Stamping Dreams Blag Hop

I die cut the mountain from scrap Gray Granite and Pecan Pie card. I adhered them together with the Pecan Pie behind. These were glued to the Cloud Cover panel and the excess trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely adventure begins graduation card made using the stunning Scenic Adventure stamp set and co-ordinating dies – Stamping Dreams Blag Hop

The row of trees was die cut from scrap Shaded Spruce card and the piece was added below the mountains and the excess trimmed off. The pair of trees were die cut from scrap Mossy Meadow card and added on Dimensionals to the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely adventure begins graduation card made using the stunning Scenic Adventure stamp set and co-ordinating dies – Stamping Dreams Blag Hop

I embossed the scrap Balmy Blue card with the watery image and added it to the bottom of the panel and trimmed off the excess. The whole piece was glued to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and then to the slightly larger Secret Sea panel. The whole piece was glued to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely adventure begins graduation card made using the stunning Scenic Adventure stamp set and co-ordinating dies – Stamping Dreams Blag Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the thin strip of Secret Sea card, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front. A trio of Dappled Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely adventure begins graduation card made using the stunning Scenic Adventure stamp set and co-ordinating dies – Stamping Dreams Blag Hop

The inside was decorated with 2 trees stamped in Shaded Spruce ink and the sentiment added in Secret Sea ink.

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A masculine sailboat themed card made using the Sunrise Sailing dies and Cheers & Sips stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Masculine Sailboat card

Posted on May 2, 2025April 28, 2025 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today was inspired by Mikaela Titheridge who created a similar card for our team training event. Her card was floral, but I decided to adapt the design and made my masculine sailboat card using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make my card are:

To recreate the masculine sailboat card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Thick Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”
Misty Moonlight – 3⅝” by ⅜” x 2
Scrap Basic White, Coastal Cabana & Misty Moonlight card

Using the largest of the Water Painter Brushes I painted dilute Pool Ink in stripes across the Thick Basic White panel. Mikaela used Fluid 100 paper, but I didn’t have any to hand. I found that the Thick Basic White copes with a little water, it does warp but when it was dry I placed it under a heavy book for about 30 minutes and it flattened nicely. I glued it to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Sunrise Sailing dies and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a masculine sailboat themed card

I flagged the end of the 4” by 2” piece of Basic White card and swirled on some Pool Party ink using a Blending Brush. The strips of Misty Moonlight card were glued either side of the banner piece and the whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Sunrise Sailing dies and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a masculine sailboat themed card

From scrap Coastal Cabana and Misty Moonlight card I die cut the small and medium sailboats and glued the pieces together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Sunrise Sailing dies and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a masculine sailboat themed card

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut the smaller clouds and glued them to the banner, overlapping on both sides. The sailboats were then added to the banner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Sunrise Sailing dies and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a masculine sailboat themed card

The sentiment, from the Cheers & Sips Stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Sunrise Sailing dies and Cheers & Sips stamp set used to make a masculine sailboat themed card

A trio of Party Dots finished the card.

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A striking masculine birthday card made the Loveliest Tree stamp set used and Stamp 'N Write markers from Stampin' Up!

Loveliest Tree card

Posted on February 8, 2025February 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I have made a card using a colour combo provided by the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop. Sadly I forgot to add my link to the blog roll!! I used the Loveliest Tree stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the loveliest tree card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Country Woods dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Garden Green card – 4” by 2⅞”
Daffodil Delight card – 2⅞” by 1¾” x 2
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2” by ⅜”

The panel of Country Woods dsp was glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with Stamp ‘N Write markers to make a striking masculine birthday card

I used a stamp positioner to stamp the tree image. I coloured the tree trunk using a Pecan Pie Stamp ‘n Write Marker and stamped it onto the 3⅞” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with Stamp ‘N Write markers to make a striking masculine birthday card

The tree canopy was inked up with a Granny Apple Green Stamp ‘n Write Marker and added patches of the darker Garden Green before stamping it onto the same Basic White panel. I added grass using a stamp from the Pick A Season stamp set and Granny Apple Green and Garden Green ink. I dotted flowers in the grass with a Daffodil Delight Stamp ‘n Write Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with Stamp ‘N Write markers to make a striking masculine birthday card

Using a Blending Brush, I added Boho Blue ink around the top and sides of the panel before adhering the panel to the Garden Green layer. I added the two panels of Daffodil Delight behind the decorated panel, one in the upper left corner and the other in the lower right corner. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with Stamp ‘N Write markers to make a striking masculine birthday card

The sentiment, from the Spring Corners stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the thin strip of Basic White card and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with Stamp ‘N Write markers to make a striking masculine birthday card

A trio of Earth Tones Gems finished the card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Annette Ball ● Aurélie Fabre

Danielle Kassing ● Teri West ● Leonie Stuart

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The For the Books stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a masculine themed thank you card

For the Books Card

Posted on January 17, 2025January 10, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a masculine themed thank you card made using the For The Books stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the for the books card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Country Woods dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Lost Lagoon card – 3½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap basic White card

The piece of Country Woods dsp was glued to the smaller rectangular panel of Basic White card. I then added it to the Boho Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a banner from the Lost lagoon card. I cut it into 2 pieces and glued one on either side of the card front. Using the same set of dies I die cut a stitched circle from the square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

At the bottom of the circle, I stamped the sentiment from the Ocean Friends stamp set. I stamped it in Pebbled Path ink having masked off the words I did not want. The circle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

The books were stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card. These were fussy cut before being coloured in with the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Boho Blue, Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake & Pecan Pie. The books were then glued to the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

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A pretty green leaves thank you card made using the gorgeous Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Green Leaves card

Posted on November 7, 2024October 29, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty thank you card made using the Caring Leaves stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the green leaves card, you will need:

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

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in the lower right corner of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Caring Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty green leaves thank you card

The oak leaf from the Caring Leaves stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink in the centre of the same Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Caring Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty green leaves thank you card

I added the same leaf on the right with Garden Green ink and on the left with Shaded Spruce ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Mossy Meadow layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Caring Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty green leaves thank you card

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine was then wrapped around the panel and adhered on the back with Sellotape. The whole layer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.