A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Gardening Card

Posted on May 10, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is another pretty card featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the gardening card using the following supplies:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Lemon Lime Twist – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Painted Illusions dsp, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate, Misty Moonlight

I used a Blending Brush to add Misty Moonlight ink to the smaller Basic White panel before stamping the ‘ground’ image several times towards the bottom of the inked area. The whole panel was then adhered to the Lemon Lime Twist layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings stamp set was stamped at the bottom in Night of Navy ink. The whole panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

Using the Help Me Grow dies I die cut the following – plant pot from Misty Moonlight card, plants from Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green card, tool handles from Painted Illusions dsp and the tools from Smoky Slate card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

I used a Sponge Dauber to add Night of Navy ink to one side of the Misty Moonlight plant pot and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. I tucked the plant into the top of the plant pot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

The handles were attached to the tool heads before being mounted onto the card front or Dimensionals and/or glue. The Granny Apple Green foliage was added to complete the picture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Butterflies finished the card.

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A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Flowers Fair stamp set and Eyelet Blooms die from Stampin' Up!

Eyelet Flowers Card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire us.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the eyelet flowers card using the following supplies:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 3⅜” by 3⅜”
Misty Moonlight – 3¼” by 3 ¼”
Basic White – 2¼” by 2¼”
Basic White – 3½” by ⅜

The piece of Kintsugi Inspirations dsp was glued to one of the large Basic White panels which was then adhered to the Misty Moonlight card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set and Eyelet Blooms die used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

Using the Eyelet Blooms Die I embossed the square of Misty Moonlight card and glued it to the square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set and Eyelet Blooms die used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

I placed the square of Basic White card in a diamond shape on the base plate of the Stamp Positioner. I mounted the large Flower Fair stamp onto the large stamp positioner plate , inked it with Misty Moonlight ink and stamped it down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set and Eyelet Blooms die used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

I used the following Blends to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Strawberry Slush and Cloud Cover. The coloured square was then adhered to the embossed square.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set and Eyelet Blooms die used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

I cut the whole coloured/embossed square in half and added both pieces to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set and Eyelet Blooms die used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

The sentiment, from the Flowering Meadow stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto the strip of Basic White card and added it to the front of the card. A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins finished the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have created using this sketch. Next up is the lovely Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes ● Leonie Stuart

Karen Henderson ● Angie McKenzie ● Jan Musselman

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A floral birthday card made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Painted Illusions dsp from Stampin' Up!

Lovely Fresh Freesia Flower Card

Posted on May 3, 2026April 21, 2026 by Mo Rootes

This sweet card was made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Painted Illusions dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

I created the lovely fresh Freesia card using the following supplies:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3⅜”
Painted Illusions dsp – 5” by 1¾”
Painted Illusions dsp – 5” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I glued the two panels of Painted Illusions dsp to the smaller piece of Basic White card then adhered the panel to the layer of Misty Moonlight card and then added it to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

The large and small flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut them using the co-ordinating Lovely Arrangements dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

Colour was added to the flowers with Fresh Freesia Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

The leafy spray was stamped with Lost Lagoon ink on scrap Basic White card and ide cut.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

I arranged the leafy spray and small flower on the card front and added the large flower on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

The sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on scrap Basic White, trimmed it out with Scissors and added it to the card front. A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins completed the card.

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A friendship card made using the Painted Illusions designer series paper and the Greenery Lane dies from Stampin' Up!

Quilted Painted Illusions Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on April 15, 2026April 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using one of our products of the month. I have chosen to make my card using the Painted Illusions dsp, February’s product of the month which is still available.

Colours used in this card are:

I created the quilted painted illusions card using the following supplies:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Night of Navy – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Painted Illusions dsp – 1” squares x 9
Backing – 3” by 3” – I used grid paper but copy paper would do
Basic White – 3” by ¼” x 4
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Night of Navy

I ran the 5¼” by 3½” Basic White layer through the Cut & Emboss Machine using the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder and adhered the embossed panel to the panel of Night of Navy card. The layer was then glued to the Lost Lagoon card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Painted Illusions designer series paper used with the Greenery Lane dies used to make a friendship card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I laid out the 1” squares of Painted Illusions dsp on the 3” by 3” piece of grid paper creating a pattern. When I was happy with the layout, I used liquid glue to adhere the 1” squares to the grid paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Painted Illusions designer series paper used with the Greenery Lane dies used to make a friendship card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I glued the ¼” strips over the dsp panel and ran the whole piece through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder. The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Painted Illusions designer series paper used with the Greenery Lane dies used to make a friendship card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Night of Navy card I die cut a spray of leaves using the Greenery Lane Dies and glued it to the quilted piece on the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Painted Illusions designer series paper used with the Greenery Lane dies used to make a friendship card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cutest Crew stamp set was stamped on scrap Night of Navy card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a heat tool. The sentiment was then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Painted Illusions designer series paper used with the Greenery Lane dies used to make a friendship card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Rainbow Dots finishes the card.

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A sweet birthday card made using ink blending and the Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Spring Fawn Card

Posted on April 5, 2026April 3, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I made this sweet birthday card using the Notes of Spring stamp set, Stampin’ Up!’s product of the month for March 2026.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the garden Spring fawn using the following supplies:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

In the centre of a large scrap panel of Basic White card I die cut a circle using the largest of the circle dies from the Stylish Shapes dies. This was placed over the smaller piece of Basic White card to act as a mask, held in place with washi tape. I used a Blending Brush to apply Basic Beige ink to the negative space, slowly building up the colour. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

The large grassy image was stamped, overlapping, the inked circle with 1^st and 2^nd generation Garden Green ink The smaller grassy image was then stamped using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

I added the ground image, from the Blessed Beginnings stamp set with Early Espresso ink. The sentiment was added with the same ink. The panel was then adhered to the Garden Green layer and then to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

The deer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card. I add the colour with Pecan Pie ink and fussy cut the image using sharp scissors. The deer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

A trio of Sparkle Dot Essentials were added to complete the card.

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Sweet Bunny Card

Posted on March 20, 2026March 16, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet bunny card made using the Notes of Spring stamp set, March’s product of the month along with the Painted Illusions dsp, February’s product of the month.

Colours used in this card are:

I created the sweet bunny card using the following supplies:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5½” or 3¾”
Painted Illusions dsp – 5” by 3½”
Early Espresso – 3⅛” by 2½”
Basic White – 3¼” by 2¾”
Basic White – 1⅞” by ½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Having cut my piece of Painted Illusions dsp I decided I wanted the colours in a different order so cut it apart. The top and bottom pieces are 1⅝” wide and the middle section is 1 ¾”. This leaves a gap between the pieces when they are adhered to the Basic White panel. The whole piece was glued to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

I die cut the label from the 3¼” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card and stamped the outline bunny image on the label with Early Espresso ink. The same image was stamped onto Masking Paper and trimmed out. The bunny was coloured with the infill stamp using Pecan Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

The mask was added over the stamped bunny and the grasses added with Lost Lagoon and Granny Apple Green inks in both 1^st and 2^nd generation ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

I used a Granny Apple Green Blends Pen to ‘ground’ the bunny and added Granny Apple Green ink to the bottom of the label with a Blending Brush. Lost Lagoon ink was added to the top of the label in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

The decorated label was then glued to the Early Espresso panel which was mounted onto the card front on Black Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card

The sentiment was stamped along the bottom of the strip of Basic White card with Early Espresso ink. The sentiment was then tucked up underneath the raised panel.

A trio of Moody Palette Dots finished the card.

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An adorable thank you card made using the Notes of Spring stamp set, the March 2026 product of the month from Stampin' Up!

Lonely Goose Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 11, 2026March 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing some of your new product of the month. I have made my card using the Notes of Spring stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the lonely goose card using the following supplies:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Mossy Meadow – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I stamped the larger grassy image in the lower right corner of the smaller panel of Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set, the March 2026 product of the month used to make an adorable thank you card

The outline goose was stamped in Basic Gray ink with the infill colour added with Cloud Cover ink. I coloured the beak with a Light Daffodil Delight Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set, the March 2026 product of the month used to make an adorable thank you card

The smaller grassy image was then stamped, twice with Old Olive ink. I grounded the images with a Smoky Slate Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set, the March 2026 product of the month used to make an adorable thank you card

Using a Blending Brush, I added Cloud Cover ink to the background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set, the March 2026 product of the month used to make an adorable thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink, and the panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow panel.
The whole piece was added to the Cloud Cover card front on Dimensionals. A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set, the March 2026 product of the month used to make an adorable thank you card

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A pretty floral get well soon card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp from Stampin' Up!

Blue Foliage Card

Posted on December 30, 2025January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today was inspired by Jillibling of Jillibling.com and was made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and dies with the True Blue designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate The blue foliage card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
True Blue dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”

The panel of True Blue dsp was glued to the layer of Azure Afternoon card before being adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

I stamped the sentiment with Night of Navy ink on the right side of the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card and glued it down to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

The large foliage stamp was inked up with Azure Afternoon ink and night of Navy ink was added to the base of the leafy sprays using a Sponge Dauber. The image was then stamped onto the 4” by 3” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

I added a little darkness to the base of each leaf using a dark Night of Navy Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

The image was die cut using the Friendly Foliage dies before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card. So pretty.

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