A pretty garden themed card made using the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Garden Secateurs Card

Posted on April 3, 2026April 1, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable card made using the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies along with the Nested Essentials dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the garden secateurs card using the following supplies:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Old Olive – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Old Olive – 4¼” by 2¼”
Basic White – 3¾” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the pot all over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using 2^nd generation (stamped off once) Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

The stamped panel was then adhered to the Old Olive layer. I wrapped a length of Old Olive Baker’s Twine, sadly retired, around the panel secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

From the smallest piece of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Nested Essentials dies. The sentiment was stamped onto the label with Old Olive ink. I die cut a slightly larger label from the piece of Old Olive card and glued the two labels together. The label was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

The blades of the secateurs were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Gray Granite ink and die cut using the Help Me Grow dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty garden themed card

The floral image was stamped, twice with Calypso Coral ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added the leaves with Old Olive ink and die cut the pair of handles. These were adhered to the secateurs blades with Mini Glue Dots. These were then glued to the card front. A trio of retired Calypso Coral Dots from my stash completed the card.

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Lemon Magnolia card

Posted on February 29, 2024March 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty lemon magnolia card made using the Magnolia Mood stamp set and dies in combination with the Simply Sophisticated stamp set and embossing folder.

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the lemon magnolia card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Pecan Pie card – 1 ¾” by ½”
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Softly Sophisticated 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card. The embossed panel was then adhered to the Pecan Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Magnolia Mood stamp set and Dies used to make a beautiful lemon magnolia card

I wrapped a length of Sheer Ribbon around the panel and then glued it to the Lemon Lolly card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Magnolia Mood stamp set and Dies used to make a beautiful lemon magnolia card

The gorgeous, large floral image from the Magnolia Mood stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Magnolia Mood dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Magnolia Mood stamp set and Dies used to make a beautiful lemon magnolia card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam & Pecan Pie. I used the Color Lifter to give a little points of light to the petals. The floral image was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Magnolia Mood stamp set and Dies used to make a beautiful lemon magnolia car

The sentiment, from the Softly Sophisticated stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the scrap of Pecan Pie card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I added it to the card with a dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Magnolia Mood stamp set and Dies used to make a beautiful lemon magnolia card

A trio of Opaque Faceted Gems completed the card.

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

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A lovely floral thank you card made using the new Simply Zinnias stamp set and Simply Zinnias dies from Stampin' Up!

Stunning Zinnias card

Posted on February 28, 2024March 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Simply Zinnias stamp set, one of our new online exclusives which will be available from the 5th March 2024 and it is gorgeous. I have made a stunning zinnias thank you card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the stunning zinnias card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pumpkin Pie card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Flight & Airy dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Stargazing dsp – 3¾” by 1”
Basic White card – 5” by 4” x 2
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of Flight & Airy designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the Pumpkin Pie layer. The strip of Stargazing dsp was glued across the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The new Simply Zinnias stamp set and Simply Zinnias dies used to make a lovely floral thank you card

Some Linen Thread was wrapped, twice around the panel before it was glued down to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The new Simply Zinnias stamp set and Simply Zinnias dies used to make a lovely floral thank you card

The gorgeous spray of zinnias was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto one of the 5” by 4” panels of Basic White card. It was then die cut using the Simply Zinnia Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The new Simply Zinnias stamp set and Simply Zinnias dies used to make a lovely floral thank you card

The spray of flowers were coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, Old Olive and Pecan Pie.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The new Simply Zinnias stamp set and Simply Zinnias dies used to make a lovely floral thank you card

I die cut a background panel using the Scalloped Contour Dies and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. The flowers were then added to the panel on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Basic White card, I masked off the part of the sentiment I did not want before stamping. The sentiment was then die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I ran it through my cut and emboss machine twice to make the label smaller. I used a Blending Brush to add Old Olive ink around the edges of the label before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.