A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Extraordinary Birthday Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are making projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Extraordinary Flora and Layered Thoughts stamp sets.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the extraordinary flora card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3½”

 

The birthday sentiment, from the Layered Thoughts stamp set, was stamped in the centre of the 5⅞” by 2” panel of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This strip was then adhered to the panel of Basic Black card. The whole piece was mounted onto the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The large multi-image stamp from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 5¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to add colour to the flowers and leaves – Daffodil, Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, Poppy Parade, Azure Afternoon & Granny Apple Green

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The coloured images were then arranged around the sentiment panel, some with Dimensionals and others tucked under and glued in place.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Basic Rhinestones were added to some of the flower centres to complete the card.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set used to make a colourful birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have created using this colour combo.

 

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A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Red Tractor Card

I absolutely love the Tractor & Co stamp set and dies. My grandfather was a farm servant back in the 1920’s through to the 1970’s and I spent many happy holidays picking berries on the farm he was working on and riding in the trailer of the red tractor.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the red tractor card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Secret Sea card – 3 ¾” by ⅛”
Scrap Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade & Secret Sea

 

The very thin strip of Secret Sea card was adhered to the Basic Beige panel about 3” down from the top.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the sentiment just beneath the Secret Sea strip. The bottom half of the Basic Beige panel was the embossed using the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder. The whole piece was then adhered to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Basic Beige card front.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

From scrap Poppy Parade card, I die cut the body of the tractor and both wheel arches. Using a Sponge Dauber I inked around all the pieces using Cherry Cobbler ink. The Wheels and the top grill of the tractor were die cut from scrap Secret Sea card and finally the seat and hub caps were die cut from scrap Crushed Curry card.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

I adhered the wheels to the card front and added the body of the tractor and all its pieces over the wheels.

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

A trio of Earth Tone Shimmer Gems finished the card. Isn’t it adorable?

 

A red tractor themed birthday card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a red tractor themed birthday card

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A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Multicoloured Leaf card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the pretty Artistic Leaves stamp set and Sponge Daubers to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the multicoloured leaf card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5¼” by 2”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4½” by 2¼”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by ¾”

 

The two larger panels of Beautiful Bokeh were glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” layer of Basic White card.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I then added the square of the Beautiful Bokeh dsp was then glued on top. The whole piece was then adhered to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Thick Basic White card base.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the outline leaf image onto the square of Basic White card.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Berry Burst ink was added to the infill leaf image using Sponge Daubers. This was then stamped over the secret Sea image. The leaf was then die cut using a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment, from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set, in Secret Sea ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I die cut it using a banner from the Stylish Shapes dies before adding it to the card front.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed pearls finished the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have created based on this sketch.

 

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

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A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

New Home Card

Here is a new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set which is available in the last chance list at a reduced price.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

 

To recreate the new home card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Balmy Blue card – 3¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the Falling Snow background stamp, I stamped the smaller basic White panel with Balmy Blue ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

I die cut a banner from the Balmy Blue card, running the die cut through the Cut & Emboss Machine twice to shorten the banner. I set it aside.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

The brick house was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. The roof and chimney were stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and both were punched out with the House Builder Punch which is now retired. They are easy shapes to fussy cut.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

I stamped the doors and windows in Cherry Cobbler and balmy Blue ink on scrap Basic White card and fussy cut the images out. The house was the adhered together and added to the die cut banner on Dimensionals.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card. The word ‘new’ was from the Cutest Onsie stamp set and the word ‘home’ from the Humble Home stamp set. I trimmed it down and glued it behind the banner before I added the whole piece to the card front.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

A trio of retired dots finished the card.

 

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

Mo x

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A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

Regal Leaves card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on recently. I was recently challenged to use all the ‘regal’ colours in a project. I am a subtles or brights girl, so this really pushed me out of my comfort zone. I eventually came up with a card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the colourful leaves card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

I stamped the leaves from the Artistic Leaves stamp set from the upper right corner to the lower left corner using the following inks – Crushed Curry, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Gorgeous Grape, Blueberry Bushel, Pretty Peacock, Shade Spruce & Old Olive.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a stunning colourful, regal leaves card

Each time the leaf was stamped I changed to direction of the image.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

Using Garden Green ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set in the lower right corner.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

The stamped panel was adhered to the Blueberry Bushel panel before adding it to the Cherry Cobbler card on Dimensionals.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in 5 Iridescent Pearls and added them to the card front – Darling Duckling (we have no Crushed Curry Blend), Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Blueberry Bushel and Shaded Spruce. These were then scattered around the leaves on the card front.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have been playing with recently.

 

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

Mo x

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A 'no dinos' sampler style card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

No Dinos card

Here is a quirky card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage Dies. I love stamp sets with lots of small images, they are so versatile and such fun to create with.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the no dinos card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Secret Sea card

 

Using the Perennial Postage Dies I die cut several of the smaller rectangles from scrap Basic White card.

 

A 'no dinos' sampler style card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a ‘no dinos’ sampler style card

I roughly laid the die cut rectangles out on the panel of Basic Beige to see how they would best fit. Some of the rectangles were cut down to make them shorter or thinner.

 

A 'no dinos' sampler style card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a ‘no dinos’ sampler style card

All of the images from the Darling Dinos stamp set were stamped on the rectangles with Secret Sea ink and coloured them in using the following Blends Pens – Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Dark Naturals & Secret Sea. The decorated rectangles were then added to the Basic Beige panel on Dimensionals.

 

A 'no dinos' sampler style card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a ‘no dinos’ sampler style card

The small heart image was stamped in Basic Beige in the small gaps before the whole panel was glued to the Secret Sea layer. I then adhered it to the Basic Beige card front.

 

A 'no dinos' sampler style card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a ‘no dinos’ sampler style card

The sentiment, from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

 

A 'no dinos' sampler style card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Darling Dinos stamp set and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a ‘no dinos’ sampler style card

A trio of Earth Tones Shimmer Gems finished the card.

 

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

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A pretty tree themed card made using the Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies, all from Stampin' Up!

Twisted in Time card

Here is a pretty card perfect for a man in your life and made using the Twisted in Time stamp set and the Textured Notes Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the twisted in time card you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 1¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

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

 

A pretty tree themed card made using the Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies used to make a pretty tree themed card

Using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the tree trunk onto the die cut rectangle. I added the canopy with Garden Green ink and stamped the leaves with Mossy Meadow ink.

 

A pretty tree themed card made using the Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies used to make a pretty tree themed card

The rocks from the Darling Dinos stamp set were stamped in Gray Granite ink and coloured them in using the Gray Granite Blends Pens. The ‘grass’ from the same stamp set was added in 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation Granny Apple Green ink.

 

A pretty tree themed card made using the Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies used to make a pretty tree themed card

I used the ‘water’ image from the Scenic Adventure stamp set to bring the grass down to the bottom of the die cut piece. I added Cloud Cover ink with a Blending Brush to give some colour to the sky. The whole piece was glued to the Garden Green panel before being added to the Gray Granite card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty tree themed card made using the Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies used to make a pretty tree themed card

The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set, was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the small strip of Basic White card. It was then added to the card front. A trio of Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots finished the card.

 

A pretty tree themed card made using the Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time, Scenic Adventure and Darling Dinos stamp sets with the Textured Notes dies used to make a pretty tree themed card

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

Mo x

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Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

Kintsugi Inspiring Imperfections Classes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my August classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Faux Step Card

Misty Moonlight card base – 8” by 5½” – scored at 1”, 2” & 5” on long side
Misty Moonlight card – 6” by 3” scored at 4¼”
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 2⅝” – embossed with the Glass and Garden Embossing Folder
Basic White – 5⅜” by ⅞”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 5¼” by ¾”
Cloud Cover – 4” by 3”
Basic White – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 2” by ¾” – banner cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – 5¼” by 2⅞” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

Fold the Misty Moonlight card base, mountain, valley and mountain then adhere the embossed panel to the larger part of the folded card front.

Glue the strip of Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to the 5⅜” by ⅞” piece of Basic White card and adhere to the smaller front fold of the card base.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

On scrap Basic White card stamp the vase and the bowl with Misty Moonlight ink and die cut. Colour the flowers with Petal Pink Stamp ‘n Write Marker. Colour the inside of the vase and bowl and the base of the bowl with the Cloud Cover Marker.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The larger ‘crack’ was stamped onto the 3⅞” by 2⅞” piece of Basic White card using Versamark ink, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. The embossed piece was then glued to the Cloud Cover panel and then to the 6” by 3” piece of Misty Moonlight card. The vase and the bowl were then glued in position.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Glue was added to the bottom half of the back part of the 6” by 3” piece of Misty Moonlight card. This was then glued to the back of the main card base. A little glue adhered the front flap to the 1” panel of the card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto the die cut label and added to the card front.

 

Vase, Bowl and Flower card

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp dsp – 4⅛” by ¾”
Basic White – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Gold Foil backed with Adhesive Sheet – large ‘crack’ and small flower die cut
Scrap Basic White

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The thin strip of Basic White card was glued along one edge of the strip of dsp. The whole piece was then glued to the Petal Pink card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink in the lower right corner of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The panel was then adhered to the Misty Moonlight layer and added to the Petal Pink card front. The gold die cut small flower was slipped under the upper right corner.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The vase, bowl and flower were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. The images were coloured with the Petal Pink and Cloud Cover Marker and the die cut crack added to the vase which was then glued to the card front. The bowl and flower were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Floral Card

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 4½” by 3”
Basic White – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Gold Foil – 1” by 1” – cut in ½ on the diagonal
Petal Pink – 3⅛” by ⅜”
Misty Moonlight – 3⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The small floral image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Cloud Cover card front with Cloud Cover ink.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The vase was randomly stamped all over the 4⅜” by 2⅞” piece of Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. The panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer and a Gold Foil triangle added to the upper left and lower right corners. The whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment was stamped on the Petal Pink strip with Misty Moonlight ink. The strip of Misty Moonlight card was glued along the bottom before the whole piece was glued to the card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

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

Mo x

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A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

Striped Abloom Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects made using paper strips. I have made my card using the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace designer series paper (dsp) with the Everyday Arches Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the striped abloom card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card -5¼” by 4”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¾”
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – ⅜” strips of different lengths
Country Lace dsp – ⅜” strips of different lengths
Night of Navy card – 2” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White card

 

I began by applying a piece of Adhesive Sheet to the panel of Basic White card measuring 5” by 3¾”. Starting in the centre I added the strips of dsp, at an angle to the panel, butting the strips up against each other.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

When the sheet was fully covered, I used the third largest die from the Everyday Arches to die cut an arch. The next size up die was used to cut an arch from the Night of Navy card. The two arches were then glued together and added to the Thick Basic White card front with glue.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut and embossed the daisy flower using the Impressions Abloom Dies, I also die cut the leafy spray.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

With Night of Navy ink, I stamped the flower centre and added shape to the flower using a Bone Folder. The flower was added to the card front on a Dimensional. I cut the leafy sprig apart and added the leaves on either side of the flower.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Loveliest Tree stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder which I set with my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Opal Rounds completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafter have been inspired to make using paper strips.



If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

Pair of Birds’ Card

Today I am sharing a pretty anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder.

Colours used to make this card, you will need:

 

To recreate the pair of birds’ card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Azure Afternoon card – 4” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Secret Sea card – 2¼” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the Glass and Garden Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and adhered it to the panel of Secret Sea card. The whole piece was then glued to the Azure Afternoon card front.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

The pair of birds were stamped onto scrap Basic White card with Secret Sea ink.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia and Azure Afternoon. I then fussy cut the image out.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylish Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

From the square of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I also die cut a banner from the piece of Azure Afternoon card. The birds were adhered to the die cut circle and then mounted onto the card front with the die cut banner behind.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

The sentiment, from the Cutest Onsie stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

A trio of Starburst Sequins finished the card.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used: