A pretty celebration card made using the Mixed Floral stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the paper piecing technique

Mixed Floral Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on April 10, 2025May 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where were our theme is ‘Time to Celebrate’. I have made my card using the gorgeous Mixed Florals stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the mixed floral card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2⅛”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4⅛” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Perennial Lavender dsp

The piece of Beautiful Bokeh dsp was glued to the 4⅛” by 2⅛” panel of Basic White card. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel before adhering it to the Calypso Coral card front.

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The coneflower image was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card with memento Tuxedo Black ink. I die cut it out using the Textured Notes Dies.

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I coloured the image using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Old Olive.

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The image was stamped again onto scrap Perennial Lavender dsp and fussy cut the coneflower petals using sharp scissors. The fussy cut petals were then glued in position onto the coneflowers.

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I stamped the sentiment from the Cheers & Sips stamps set in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the die cut panel. The whole piece was adhered to the Gorgeous Grape layer. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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A Twine bow and a scattering of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

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A pretty birthday card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Pink Thankful Garden card -Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on April 1, 2025March 28, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are creating using Stencils. I am using the gorgeous Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and Dies to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the pink thankful garden card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of Beautiful Bokeh dsp was adhered to the larger Basic White panel and adhered it to the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched arch from the 4¼” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card and stamped along the bottom with Old Olive ink. The arch was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The floral image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using Blending Brushes and the Thankful Garden Masks. I added Bubble Bath ink to the flowers. The trick is to lightly add it with mask 1, a little more Bubble Bath ink with mask 2 to layer up the colour. With mask 3 I used Berry Burst ink to add the detail. The leaves were coloured with Old Olive, lightly with mask 1 and another layer with mask 2. The image was then die cut using the Thankful Garden Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The coloured image was then die cut using the Thankful Garden Dies. I added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.

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A pretty celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Cheers & Sips card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on March 31, 2025March 28, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a colour challenge. I have made my card using a new stamp set which will be available from the 6^th May 2025 as an online exclusive.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the cheers & sips card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

I began by stamping the citrus slice on the upper left and lower right corners of the Azure Afternoon card base using Azure Afternoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty celebration card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the 4¾” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card, I die cut a decorative rectangle using the Textured Notes Dies. I glued the rectangle to the piece of Basic Black card.

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Using images from the Cheers & Sips stamp set I stamped both glasses using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added leaves to the taller glass with Gorgeous Grape ink and stripes to the smaller glass using an Azure Afternoon Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty celebration card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The leafy image was stamped twice with Granny Apple Green ink and coloured using Grany Apple Green Blends Pens. The citrus slice was stamped twice with Crushed Curry ink. All the images were then die cut using the Cheers & Sips Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty celebration card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The ‘ground image’ was then stamped at the bottom of the white rectangle and the rectangle was then mounted onto the Azure Afternoon card front on Dimensionals. The glasses were then added to the raised panel, the leaves tucked in behind and the citrus slices added to the front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty celebration card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed the piece down and added it to the card front. A trio of Iridescent Discs completed the card.

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A yellow hydrangea themed thank you card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies from Stampin' Up!

Yellow Hydrangea Card

Posted on March 28, 2025March 19, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a gorgeous yellow hydrangea flower card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the yellow hydrangea flower card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5⅛” by 1¼”
Old Olive card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Old Olive card

The piece of Beautiful Bokeh dsp was adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. This was then adhered to the large Old Olive layer and then to the Daffodil Delight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

I stamped the gorgeous hydrangea image, from the Thankful Garden stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it with the Thankful Garden Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

Using the Thankful Garden Masks I coloured in the image. For the flower I used Daffodil Delight ink with the first and second masks and Crushed Curry with the third mask. The leaves were coloured with Old Olive ink using both Masks. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

From scrap Old Olive card I die cut a leafy spray and tucked it under the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

The sentiment, from the My Small Business stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Old Olive card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set, Masks and dies used to make a yellow hydrangea themed thank you card

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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A pretty scenic card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils from Stampin' Up!

Wooded Acres Card

Posted on March 9, 2025March 6, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set and Watercolor Pencils.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the wooded acres card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Boho Blue, Old Olive and Early Espresso

Using the image of the line of full canopied trees I stamped along the bottom of the Boho Blue card front in Boho Blue ink.

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I die cut a decorated rectangle from the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using the Textured Notes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty scenic card.

The line of trees was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut rectangle. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using a 1” Circle Punch and added it above the tree line. I masked all 4 sides of the rectangle using Post It Notes and added Boho Blue ink to the top of the panel with a Blending Brush and Mossy Meadow ink to the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty scenic card.

The tree trunks were coloured with an Early Espresso Water-colored Pencil. I added colour to the bushes with a Garden Green Watercolor Pencil. The canopy of the trees was coloured using both the Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive Water-coloured Pencils. The coloured panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty scenic card.

I flagged the end of ⅜” strips of Old Olive, Basic White and Early Espresso card and tucked them under the raised image.

The sentiment, from the Delicate Forest stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Boho Blue ink. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front. A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Glossy Dots finished the card.

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A card made for the Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop using the Delicate Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a watercolour background

Delicate Tree card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using a watercolor backgrounds technique. I have made my card using the Delicate Forest stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the delicate tree card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 5” by 3½”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using the largest of the Water Painter Brushes I wet the panel of Fluid 100 Paper with clean water.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Delicate Forest stamp set used with a watercolour background to make a card for Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop.

I added a drop of Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo re-inkers to my Glass Mat, added a little clean water to dilute and dropped the colours onto the wet Fluid 100 panel allowing the colours to spread. The panel was set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Delicate Forest stamp set used with a watercolour background to make a card for Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop.

When the panel was completely dry I inked up the delicate tree using Early Espresso ink and stamped it onto the Fluid 100 panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Delicate Forest stamp set used with a watercolour background to make a card for Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop.

The sentiment, from the Ocean Friends stamp set was stamped on the panel using the same Early Espresso ink. The whole panel was then glued to the Early Espresso layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Delicate Forest stamp set used with a watercolour background to make a card for Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop.

A length of Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was added to the Flirty Flamingo card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of Purple Shimmer Sequins completed the card.

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Leonie Stuart ● Danielle Kassing

Angie McKenzie ● Karen Henderson ● Mo Rootes

Annette Ball ● Marga Bultena ● Kim Fee

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A pretty card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Wooded Acres stamp set from Stampin' Up!

A Wooded Acres card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects involving heat embossing. I have chosen to use a new stamp set called Wooded Acres which will be available from March in my online shop.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the wooded acres card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Scrap Pool Party and Mossy Meadow

The row of trees was stamped on the strip of Basic White card with Versamark ink. I covered the stamped image with Black Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

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I punched a ¾” circle from a Post It Note and added it above the tree line.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with the heat embossing technique to make a pretty card -Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I added Pool Party ink above the tree line to create the ‘sky’. Lost Lagoon ink was the added with a Blending Brush to the top edges to add depth. The ‘ground’ was added with Old Olive and Mossy Meadow inks, again using Blending Brushes. The whole piece was then glued to the layer of Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with the heat embossing technique to make a pretty card -Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The wavy edge die from the Ocean Friends was used to create borders for the top and bottom of the panel. The top one in Pool Party and the bottom in Mossy Meadow and they were added with glue. The whole piece was mounted onto the Basic White card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment, from the Ocean Friends stamp set was stamped onto the card front in Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with the heat embossing technique to make a pretty card -Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Pearls were coloured using a Black Blends Pen and added to the card front.

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A pretty Easter card made using the Mixed Floral stamp set used with Watercolor Pencils from Stampin' Up!

Yellow Tulip Easter card

Posted on February 7, 2025January 29, 2025 by Mo Rootes

I still have the Mixed Florals stamp set on my desk and have used it, with the Watercolor Pencils to make a yellow tulip Easter card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the mixed floral, yellow tulip Easter card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Garden Green card – 3¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 3⅛” by ⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the tulip image in Pebbled Path ink onto the5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Floral stamp set used with Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty Easter card

Using a Daffodil Delight Water Color Pencil I added colour to the tulips, darker at the bottom fading to nothing at the top and used a Blender Pen to smooth out the colour and add shading.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Floral stamp set used with Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty Easter card

The tiny flowers were coloured with Watercolor Pencils, Pumpkin Pie for the flower centres and Berry Burst for the petals. The Blender Pen smoothed out the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Floral stamp set used with Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty Easter card

The leaves were coloured with a Garden Green Watercolor Pencil and again smoothed out with my Blender Pen. The whole panel was adhered to the Pebbled Path layer. A piece of ⅛” Daffodil Delight Ribbon was wrapped around the upper left corner of the panel, secured on the back and added the whole piece mounted onto the Berry Burst card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Floral stamp set used with Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty Easter card

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Years stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card using Garden Green ink. I added it to the piece of Garden Green card before gluing it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Floral stamp set used with Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty Easter card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

N.B – All the Watercolor Pencils used came from the Nature’s Painting Kit. You can also get them in the mixed packs – Flirty Flamingo and Garden Green are in Watercolor Pencil Assortment 2 and Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie in Assortment 1.

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A pretty thank you card made using the The Spring Corners dies and stamp set, Embossing paste and re-inkers from Stampin' Up!

Embossed Spring Corner card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on February 4, 2025January 29, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday where we are showcasing projects made using Embossing Paste. I have chosen to make my card using the pretty Spring Corners stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card:

To recreate embossed Spring corners card, you will need:

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Spring Corners Dies, I die cut the detailed floral image in 2 corners, one at the top and one at the bottom of one of the 5” by 3¼” panels of Basic White card. I laid the die cut panel over the second panel of the same size, taping then together to stop them moving around.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spring Corners dies and stamp set used with Embossing paste and re-inkers to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Washi tape I covered all the leaves on the die cut image leaving the flowers and flower centres exposed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spring Corners dies and stamp set used with Embossing paste and re-inkers to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I scooped a little Embossing Paste onto my Silicon Mat using one of my Palette Knives. I added a small drop of Melon Mambo re-inker to the paste and mixed it thoroughly with the palette knife. I carefully smeared the coloured embossing paste onto the flower petals taking care to avoid the flower centres. I set the piece aside to allow the Embossing Paste to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spring Corners dies and stamp set used with Embossing paste and re-inkers to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

When the pink paste had dried, I added another scoop of paste to the Silicon Mat and mixed in a little Lemon lolly re-inker. This was then carefully smeared over the flower centres before setting it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spring Corners dies and stamp set used with Embossing paste and re-inkers to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Once the flowers were completely dry – about 30mins later I peeled up the top layer. I flipped the panel around and re-positioned the clean negative die cut flower over the embossed flowers. I mixed a little Granny Apple Green re-inker to a little Embossing Paste and smeared it over the leaves and set this aside to dry before removing the top panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spring Corners dies and stamp set used with Embossing paste and re-inkers to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was added with Melon Mambo ink and the whole piece was then glued to the Granny Apple Green panel. I added it to the Melon mambo card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spring Corners dies and stamp set used with Embossing paste and re-inkers to make a pretty thank you card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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A trio of crabs themed card made using the Ocean Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Trio of Crabs card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on January 18, 2025January 19, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using products from the new January to April 2025 Mini Catalogue. I have chosen to make a card using the Ocean Friends stamp set.

Colours used in this card:

To recreate the trio of crab’s card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Lost Lagoon card – 2⅝” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using one of the bubble images I stamped around the Smoky Slate card front using Smoky Slate ink, just to give some added texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Ocean Friends stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of crabs themed card

In the centre of the smaller panel of Basic White card I stamped the outline crab image in Cajun Craze ink. I used the infill image to colour the crab using Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Ocean Friends stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of crabs themed card

The outline crab was stamped again in Granny Apple Green ink and coloured with Lemon Lime Twist ink. Finally, I stamped the outline again in Pretty Peacock with the infill stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Ocean Friends stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of crabs themed card

I added scattering of both bubble images around the crabs using Smoky Slate ink. The stamped panel was glued to the Lost lagoon layer and the whole piece was added to the Smoky Slate card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Ocean Friends stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of crabs themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Lost Lagoon card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then added to the card front.