A card using the torn paper technique made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

Torn Paper Effect Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on February 3, 2026January 28, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing torn paper techniques. The version of the torn paper technique I am sharing was very popular two or three years ago, but I never got around to trying it……. now is my chance. I have used the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper (dsp) to make my card.

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the torn paper effect card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Misty Moonlight Two Tone card – 5½” by 3¾”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2 ¼” by ½”

The piece of Thoughtful Journey dsp was adhered to the front of the Thick Basic White card front.

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I placed the panel of Misty Moonlight Two Tone card (lighter side uppermost) on top and worked out which part of the dsp I wanted to show and marked the card with a pencil.

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I then carefully tore a strip down the centre of the card to just over half-way. Using a Bone Folder I curved the loose middle section and carefully rolled it up gluing it in place with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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The whole panel was then glued to the card front, exposing the dsp underneath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to create a torn paper card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. I flagged the end and glued it to the card front.

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A row of Opal Rounds completed the card.

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A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Love Ewe Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 10, 2026January 7, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Valentine or thinking of you cards. I have made my card using the adorable Woolley Friends stamp set and co-ordinating punch.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the love ewe card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Strips of Perennial Lavender dsp – 4” by ⅜” – about 8
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The strips of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card, each one at a jaunty angle. The excess was trimmed off and the panel glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer. I adhered the whole panel to the Shaded Spruce card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a cute ‘love ewe’ card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The body and head of the sheep were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched them out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch.

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A little colour was added to the body and head of the sheep with a Light Crumb Cake Blends Pen. I added the body and head to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a cute ‘love ewe’ card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The bow was stamped on Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the infill colour added in Highland Heather. I punched it out using the same punch Ns glued it into position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a cute ‘love ewe’ card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the word LOVE, from the Friendly Foliage stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. The word EWE, from the Woolly Friends stamp set was stamped with the same ink on the same piece of scrap card. I trimmed them out and added them to the card front.

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A trio of gems from my stash completed the card.

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A striking masculine, monochromatic love themed card made using the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Masculine Monochromatic card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on January 8, 2026January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are in the mood for love. I have chosen to make a clean and simple, monochromatic, masculine card using the Layered Thoughts stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the masculine, monochromatic card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3½”
Azure Afternoon – 1¼” by ½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I stamped the word ‘LOVE’ down the left-hand side of the 5” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

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The first colour used was Azure Afternoon followed by Blueberry Bushel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a striking masculine, monochromatic love themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Blog

Next, I stamped with Misty Moonlight ink and finally Night of Navy ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the layer of Azure Afternoon card before mounting it on the Night of Navy card front on Dimensionals.

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The word ‘you’ was stamped on the small piece of Azure Afternoon card with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. The embossed sentiment was the adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a striking masculine, monochromatic love themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Blog

A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a striking masculine, monochromatic love themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Blog

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The Friendly Gnome stamp setby Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty Valentine card for the Valentine Blog Hop

Gnome Valentine card for the Valentine Blog Hop

Posted on January 18, 2023January 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Valentine Blog Hop where we are sharing…….. you’ve got it….. Valentine themed projects. I have made a sweet card using the super cute Friendly Gnomes stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the gnome valentine card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾ “x 2 – one for the inside – Rounded upper left corner
Dandy Design dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner

Using Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive I glued the Dandy Design dsp to one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Valentines card made using the friendly Gnome stamp set for the Valentine Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Fresh Freesia Ribbon around the panel and glued it to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Valentines card made using the friendly Gnome stamp set for the Valentine Blog Hop

The sweet gnomes were stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the 4½” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. I used the Scalloped Contour Dies to Die cut the gnomes.

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The following gnomes were coloured using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Fresh Freesia, Smoky Slate & Naturals Collection (SU1000)

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Valentines card made using the friendly Gnome stamp set for the Valentine Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on to the decorated panel in Fresh Freesia ink – I actually miss stamped it so stamped again on scrap card, trimmed it down and glued it over the mistake.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Valentines card made using the friendly Gnome stamp set for the Valentine Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio of Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems completed the card.

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A Valentine card made for my husband using the Rooted In Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Rooted In Nature non-traditional Valentine Card

Posted on February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the Valentine’s card I made for my husband. It is a non-traditional valentine card as he would hate a lovey dovey, hearts and flowers card. I used the Rooted In Nature stamp set to make a card featuring leaves and nature which he loves.

Making the non-traditional Valentine card

I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5⅞” by 2⅛”. I selected a variety of leaves from the Rooted In Nature stamp set and chose a variety of green inks with which to stamp them, starting with the largest images and filling up the space with the smaller leaves. The inks I used were Shaded Spruce, Old olive, Pear Pizzazz and Soft Sea Foam, I deliberately overlapped some of the images to give a fuller look.

A non-traditional Valentine card made for my husband using the Rooted In Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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When the ink was dry I rubbed over the panel with my Embossing Buddy before stamping one of the images again in Versamark ink. I covered the panel with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. So pretty….

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I cut a panel of Shaded Spruce at 5⅞” by 2⅜”and adhered it to the back of the stamped and embossed layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I cut a piece of Gold Foil at 5⅞” by ½” and added it to the right hand side of the panel before adhering the whole piece to a Soft Sea Foam card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Rooted In Nature stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a non-traditional Valentine card

I cut a strip of Vellum 2⅛ by 1” and stamped the word YOU from the Well Said stamp set in Versamark ink, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I die cut the word LOVE from a scrap of Shaded Spruce cardstock using the Well Written framelit dies and my Big Shot. I added the die cut to the vellum using tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the vellum panel to the card front with tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive hidden behind the words.

I am really happy with this non-traditional Valentine card and I am sure my husband will like it too.

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Mo x