A baby card made using Lovely Arrangements stamp set, the Party Alphabet dies from Stampin' Up! and the eclipse technique

Eclipse Baby Card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 14, 2026March 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing the eclipse technique. I have made my card using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Party Alphabet dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Eclipse Baby card using the following supplies:

Bubble Bath card base – 8” by 8” – scored at 4”
Lost Lagoon – 7½” by 3½”
Basic White – 7⅜” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 7¾” by 3¾” for the inside
Lost Lagoon – ⅞” by ⅝”
Basic White scrap

Using Secret Sea ink, I randomly stamped the two flowers across the 7⅜” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card. I added colour to the flowers using the Light and Dark Bubble Bath Blends Pens.

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The leaves, from the Fragrant Layers stamp set were added around the flowers with Lost Lagoon ink.

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From the decorated panel I cut out the letters BABY using the Party Alphabet Dies, taking care to save all the pieces. The die cut panel was then adhered to the Lost Lagoon layer before it was glued to the Bubble Bath card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Party Alphabet dies used to make a baby card using the eclipse technique – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I die cut 3 more of each letter from scrap Basic White card and glued the 3 letters one on top of the other before adding the decorated letter on the very top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and Party Alphabet dies used to make a baby card using the eclipse technique – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Each letter was then added into the negative space and the left-over inner pieces of the letters pushed down into the gaps.

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The word NEW, from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the small piece of Lost Lagoon card. This was added to the card front on a Dimensional.

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A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Flat Pearls were added to complete the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have created. Next up is the lovely Robin Broome

Leonie Stuart ● Jan Musselman

Mo Rootes ● Robin Broome ● Angie McKenzie

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2 pretty cards made using the Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

Party Alphabet Card

Posted on May 30, 2025May 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing 2 cards inspired by projects we made at our recent team training event using the new Party Alphabet Dies and the Floral Impressions dsp. The original idea came from Alison Okamitsu.

Colours in these cards are:

Negative Space Card

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Floral Impressions dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Floral Impressions dsp – 3” by 2”
Floral Impressions dsp – 3” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 2” by 1”

I lined up the letters H and i on the larger panel of Floral Impressions dsp and die cut the letters out using the Party Alphabet Dies. The letters were set to one side to be used in my 2^nd card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

The panel of dsp was then placed in position on the Thick Basic White card front. I used a pencil to mark the negative space where the letters had been. The dsp was then set to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

I placed the 2 remaining pieces of Floral Impressions dsp, side by side, covering the pencil marks and glued them into position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

The large panel of dsp was then added overtop on Dimensionals.

A bow made from Twine from my stash was added below the word with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

The sentiment, from the Ocean Friends stamp set (still available in my online store) was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and die cut using the Textured Notes Dies. I die cut it twice to make the label shorter. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

A trio of Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card.

Raised Hi card

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Floral Impressions dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3¼”
Scrap Basic White card

I glued the panel of Floral Impressions dsp to the Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 2 more H’s and 2 more i’s using the Party Alphabet Dies. These were then stacked one on top of the other and the letters die cut from the dsp added on top

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

The letters were then glued to the card front.

A bow made from Twine from my stash was added below the word with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

The sentiment, from the Ocean Friends stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and die cut using the Textured Notes Dies. As before I die cut it twice to make the label shorter before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

A trio of Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Party Alphabet Dies, Ocean Front stamp set and Floral Impressions dsp used to make 2 pretty cards

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

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A pretty artistically monochromatic card showing the eclipse technique

Artistic Monochromatic Thank You Card

Posted on August 3, 2021July 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

This is a simple artistic monochromatic thank you card made using the Artistically inked stamp set to showcase the ‘eclipse technique’.

Colours used in this project are:

Poppy Parade

Basic White

To recreate the artistic monochromatic thank you card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Poppy Parade card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Scrap Basic White card.

Taking the dark Poppy Parade Blends Alcohol Marker, I coloured in a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and set it aside to dry. I love that with these markers we can have ribbon in almost any colour. The ribbon was then wrapped around the larger Basic White panel and adhered on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glue to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An artistically monochromatic thank you card featuring the eclipse technique and using Stampin’ Up! products

On the smallest panel of Basic White card, I stamped the long-textured image in Poppy Parade ink, right across the middle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An artistically monochromatic thank you card featuring the eclipse technique and using Stampin’ Up! products

Using a T square ruler, I drew a straight pencil line just below centre and using the Playful Alphabet Dies cut out the letters for the word THANKS. I used washi tape to hold the letters in position whilst running them through the Mini Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An artistically monochromatic thank you card featuring the eclipse technique and using Stampin’ Up! products

The panel that the letters were cut from was glued to the Poppy Parade panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An artistically monochromatic thank you card featuring the eclipse technique and using Stampin’ Up! products

Using the same dies I die cut 2 more of each letter from Basic White card, glued each pair together and added the stamped letter on top. This gives each letter some height and definition. The letters were then glued into the negative spaces on the card front using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An artistically monochromatic thank you card featuring the eclipse technique and using Stampin’ Up! products

I added a bow to the side of the word and a trio of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An artistically monochromatic thank you card featuring the eclipse technique and using Stampin’ Up! products

Such a clean and simple design, I hope you like it.

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

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Congratulation Alaska incentive trip achiever

Congratulations Alaska Incentive Trip Achiever

Posted on September 26, 2017September 22, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing a card I made for my lovely upline Mikaela to congratulate her on achieving the Alaska incentive trip. She has put so much time and effort into winning this trip for herself and her family and so deserves it. She is an amazing mentor and team leader. Go Mikaela…………x

www.crafty-rootes.com – Large Letters Dies by Stampin’ Up! for a congratulations card

AS the trip is to Alaska the card had to have an icy theme so I started by using the snowflakes from the, oh so versatile, Colorful Seasons stamp set. I stamped them in Island Indigo ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 7⅞” by 3⅞”. I knew the card base had to be long to accommodate all those letters……….. I took the stamped panel to the Big Shot and die cut the letters A, L, A, S, K, A from the panel using the Large Letter framelit dies. I then ran the same letters through again using lots of scrap Whisper White cardstock until I had a total of 4 of each of the letters – 12 A’s in total…….

Snowflakes and hidden letters featuring Stampin' Up product

www.carfty-rootes.com – Large Letters framelit dies to spell Alaska

Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive I added the stamped layer with the cut out letters onto a panel of the gorgeous, new Champagne Glimmer paper. I took each letter in turn and adhered 3 Whisper White die cuts to the back to form a stack of each letter 4 pieces high; before adding each letter back into the appropriate space on the stamped panel. I love the dimension the stacks of letters give to this project.

www.crafty=rootes.com – Large Letters Dies by Stampin’ Up! for a congratulations card

I added some of the tiny stars from the Star of Light stamp set in So Saffron ink along the top above the letters and glued the whole panel to an Island Indigo card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added a 7⅞” by 3⅞” piece of Whisper White cardstock to the inside having stamped down the edge using the snowflakes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set in Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Marina Mist and Pool party ink. I added the sentiment from the Lift Me Up stamp set which seemed so appropriate in Island Indigo ink. I stamped the envelope using the same stamps and colours.

Pretty snowflake decoration inside a card

www.crafty=rootes.com – Large Letters Dies by Stampin’ Up! for a congratulations card

I really love the simplicity of the card and really hope Mikaela likes it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Colorful Season, Lift Me Up & Snowflake Sentiments
Cardstock
Island Indigo, Champagne Foil & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Island Indigo, Marina Mist, Pool Party, So Saffron & Pacific Point
Dies
Large Letter framelits
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, C, D & D
Adhesive
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Grid Paper & Envelope