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Row of Christmas Trees card – Stamping With friends Blog Hop

Posted on October 3, 2026September 18, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I have made a pretty Christmas card made using the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and some pretty, pastel colours.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the row of Christmas trees card using the following supplies:

Hydrangea Hue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 4⅛” by 3”
Silver Foil – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White – 2⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside
Scrap Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Hydrangea Hue & Gray Granite

Using a Blending Brush I added Hydrangea Hue down the centre of the 4⅛” by 3” piece of Basic White card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and dies and the Rejoice stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I added the strips of Silver Foil to the top and the bottom of the panel. I placed the panel onto the Hydrangea Hues card front to get an idea of positioning and stamped a row of stars along the top and bottom where they would be seen. The panel was then glued in position.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and dies and the Rejoice stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Hydrangea Hue and Gray Granite card I die cut several of the medium and small trees.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and dies and the Rejoice stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The trees were arranged on the inked panel and glued in position with either Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots or Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and dies and the Rejoice stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Rejoice stamp set was stamped on the ¼” strip of Basic White card with Hydrangea Hue ink and added it to the card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and dies and the Rejoice stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A die cut Silver Foil star and a trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Dots finished the card.

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Dreamy Snowflakes Card

Posted on October 2, 2026September 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I do love a snowflake stamp set and used the new Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set and some ink blending to make a pretty Christmas card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the dreamy snowflakes card using the following supplies:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Secret Sea

I masked off a strip down the length of the smaller panel of Basic White card using Masking Paper and added Balmy Blue, Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight ink to the masked off area using Blending Brushes.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set and Three Banner Punch with some ink blending

I cut apart the large three snowflake image using sharp scissors. The three pieces are easy to put back together in the future.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set and Three Banner Punch with some ink blending

I inked the smaller snowflake of the trio using Secret Sea ink and randomly stamped overlapping the inked strip. I added the largest of the single snowflakes and filled in the gaps with the smallest single snowflake, all using the same ink. The stamped panel was glued to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Balmy Blue card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set and Three Banner Punch with some ink blending

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto scrap Secret Sea card, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. The sentiment was punched out using the Three Banner Punch before it was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set and Three Banner Punch with some ink blending

A double bow made from retired Flirty Flamingo Twine was added under the sentiment piece and a trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins finished the card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set and Three Banner Punch with some ink blending

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Simply Penguins Christmas Card – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I made these cards for the Christmas Stampathon where this month’s theme is ‘creatures’. I have used the adorable penguin from the Wild Bunch stamp set along with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper.

Colours used in these cards are:

I created the simply penguins Christmas cards using the following supplies:

Blueberry Bushel & Pretty Peacock card bases (2 of each) – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4
Lights of Aurora dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

I chose 2 different colour ways of the Lights of Aurora dsp (retired) in Lost Lagoon and Balmy Blue. Using Blending Brushes I added ink around both panels leaving a lighter area on the right side of each panel. I used Blueberry Bushel on the Balmy Blue piece and Pretty Peacock on the Lost Lagoon piece. The inked pieces were then mounted onto the smaller panels of Basic White card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

I added splashes and spots of Wink of Stella by bashing it on a Bone Folder before setting it aside to dry.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

A length of White Ribbon was then wrapped around each layer, secured on the back with Sellotape before the panel was glued to the card bases. The Balmy Blue panel was glued to the Blueberry Bushel card bases and the Lost Lagoon pieces to the Pretty Peacock bases.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 4 circles. A penguin from the retired Wild Bunch stamp set, was stamped on each circle with Secret Sea ink. The penguins were then coloured using the dark Darling Duckling and light Secret Sea Blends Pens. A swipe of Wink of Stella was added under each bird.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

I mounted the stamped circles to the card fronts using Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White with Secret Sea ink. I trimmed the sentiments down and flagged each end before adding one to each card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

A trio of Basic Rhinestones finished each card.

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Christmas Houses Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 19, 2026September 10, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects using the ink blending technique. I have used the Welcome Noel stamp set to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the winter houses card using the following supplies:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside

Using Blending Brushes I added Pool Party ink across the centre of the 5⅛” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

I added Lost Lagoon ink below the Pool Party and Fresh Freesia ink above the Pool Party ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The row of houses was stamped onto the ink blended area; I stamped again to bring the row of houses across the layer. I also stamped the row of houses again below. I inked up the top of the small tree and added it in two or three places.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The star from the Balloon Festoon stamp set was stamped with Secret Sea ink and the sentiment from the Rejoice stamp set was then added along the bottom using the same ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

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House In The Woods Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on September 12, 2026September 2, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using something from the September – December catalogue. I have made my card using the Welcome Noel stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the house in the woods card using the following supplies:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Lemon Lolly – 3⅝” by 3⅛”
Blueberry Bushel – 3½” by 3”
Basic White – 3⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

Using the small tree image, I randomly stamped all over the Shaded Spruce card from with second generation Shaded Spruce ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush I added Blueberry Bushel ink to the top three quarters of the small Basic White panel.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The large and small trees were then stamped with Shaded Spruce ink, first and second generation. The stamped layer was then adhered to the Berry Burst panel and then to the Lemon Lolly panel. Finally, the whole piece was then adhered to the card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the largest house with Blueberry Bushel ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using the co-ordinating dies. A little ‘light’ was added to the windows with a Light Lemon Lolly Blends Pen. The house was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Cutest Crew stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card with Blueberry Bushel ink. I trimmed down the sentiment and added it to the card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of Antique Pearls completed the card.

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Holly Jolly Branches Christmas Card

Posted on September 11, 2026September 2, 2026 by Mo Rootes

This Christmas card was made using the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

Basic White

Pool Party

Peaceful Pine

I created the holly jolly branches card using the following supplies:

Peaceful Pine card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Pool Party – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 4½” by 2” x 2
Basic White – 4½” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

Using a Blending Brush I swirled Pool Party ink on the top two thirds of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Taking each 2” wide strip of Basic White card I tore down the top edge and used the same Blending Brush to add Pool Party to the torn edge. The 1” wide strip was then glued to one of the 2” strips. This piece was added to the inked panel with Dimensionals along the bottom edge. The excess card was the trimmed off on each side. I added Liquid Adhesive to the remaining torn strip and tucked it under the raised piece.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped three trees from the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set with Peaceful Pine ink and die cut the trees using the co-ordinating dies. These were tucked under the torn ‘snowy’ layers.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

The sentiment was stamped with Peaceful Pine ink onto the ‘sky’. I masked off part of the sentiment each time so that I could stack the words. The ‘snow’ was stamped in the ‘sky’ using second generation Pool Party ink.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins finished the card.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

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Potted Plants Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on August 31, 2026August 18, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are designing using a colour challenge. I have used the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the sweet flowers card using the following supplies:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Balmy Blue – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap – Balmy Blue, Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze & Old Olive

Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card before adhering it to the layer of Balmy Blue card. The whole piece was then glued to the Old Olive card base.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

I die cut the plant pot from Cajun Craze card and added shadowing to the right-hand side with a Blending Brush and Secret Sea ink. I tucked the bottom of the pot into the saucer which had been die cut from scrap Secret Sea card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

From scrap Old Olive card I die cut both leafy sprigs and added Old Olive into the one of them with a Blending Brush. These were tucked into the top slit of the card front. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

Flowers were die cut from scrap Balmy Blue and Timid Tiger card and added to the card with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The sentiment, from the Help Me Grow stamp set was stamped with Secret Sea ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins finished the card.

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A card made for the Technique Tuesday colouring challenge using the Butterfly Flight and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies and the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Blended Butterflies Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I couldn’t resist using the Hot Foil System and the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies and Masks to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the blended butterflies card using the following supplies:

Crisp Cantaloupe card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Misty Moonlight – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Misty Moonlight

The smaller panel of Basic White card was embossed using the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder before being adhered to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Crisp Cantaloupe card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Flight and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies and the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folderused to make a card for the Technique Tuesday colouring challenge

I heated the Hot Foil System and embossed the hot foil butterflies onto scrap Basic White card using Silver Foil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Flight and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies and the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folderused to make a card for the Technique Tuesday colouring challenge

Using the set of layering masks and Blending Brushes, I added colour to the butterflies starting with Crisp Cantaloupe. Next, I used Strawberry Slush and finally Misty Moonlight inks. The butterflies were then die cut before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Flight and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies and the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folderused to make a card for the Technique Tuesday colouring challenge

I used the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies to add Silver Foil to a piece of scrap Misty Moonlight card before they were die cut. My chosen sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Flight and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies and the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folderused to make a card for the Technique Tuesday colouring challenge

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Flight and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies and the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folderused to make a card for the Technique Tuesday colouring challenge

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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 floral birthday card made using the Flowers Fair stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Masked Floral Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on April 26, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. This floral card was made using the Flowers Fair stamp with masking and ink blending.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Masked Floral card using the following supplies:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using Masking Paper I masked off the top and bottom of the larger panel of Basic White card at a slant. The Masking Paper was left in position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

With the large Flowers Fair stamp mounted on a Stamp Positioner, I stamped the large background stamp on the masked off piece of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

I added Daffodil Delight ink with a Blending Brush to the left side of the masked image, Petunia Pop ink was added to the centre area and finally, Balmy Blue ink to the right-hand edge and the masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Cutest Crew stamp set below the inked area with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

A trio of Sparkle Dots Essentials completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with masking technique to make a floral birthday card

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