A paper pieced card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Paper Pieced Flowers – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on June 2, 2026May 24, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are showcasing the paper piecing technique. This is one of my favourite techniques which is odd as I am not a big fan of fussy cutting, but it is so effective. I have used the Flowers Fair stamp set and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Paper Pieced Flowers card using the following supplies:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼“by 3½”
Secret Sea – 2⅜” by ⅜
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Kintsugi Inspirations dsp

I mounted the large Flowers Fair stamp onto the plate of the Stampin’ Positioner, inked it up with Secret Sea ink and stamped it onto the 5¼“by 3½” panel of Basic White card. I also stamped the image onto the Stampin’ Positioner gird paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used the Soft Sea Foam Blends Pens to colour in all the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I selected the two patterns of Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper from my scraps. Taking one Cloud Cover pattern I cut it into smaller pieces, placed them over the relevant flowers, inked up the stamp and stamped down onto the scraps. The flowers were then fussy cut.

I repeated this step with the Petal Pink dsp and the smaller flowers and fussy cut them out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The fussy cut flowers were then placed over the identical flowers on the stamped panel. I lifted some of the larger ones on Dimensionals, the rest were glued into position. The smaller flowers were then added with Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used the Light Secret Sea Blends Pen to colour in the centres of the smaller petal pink flowers before the whole panel was adhered to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Flowers Fair stamp set used with the Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper to make a paper pieced card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A White Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.

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A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

Berry Botanical Balloons Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on May 23, 2026May 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on. I am sharing my first play with the gorgeous Berry Botanical Vellum, our June product of the month. I have used it with the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this project are:

I created the Berry Botanical Balloons card using the following supplies:

Strawberry Slush card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞” on the short side
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Strawberry Slush – 2” by 1½”
Misty Moonlight – 2½” by ½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Berry Botanical Vellum, Basic White, Strawberry Slush and Misty Moonlight

Using the So Swirly Embossing Folder I embossed the 2” by 1½” piece of Basic White card and adhered it to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Strawberry Slush card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used the Balloon Festoon dies to die cut the second smallest balloon from the scrap of Berry Botanical Vellum. I die cut the same balloon from scrap Basic White card and adhered them together with a little Seal.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut the smallest balloon from scrap Strawberry Slush card. Using Strawberry Slush ink, I randomly stamped the group of stars onto the die cut balloon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

From scrap Misty Moonlight card, I die cut the pair of balloon strings and added them to the bottom of each balloon with a rolled up Mini Glue Dot. The large balloon was added to the card front on Dimensionals and tucked the smaller balloon under the right side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings was stamped in Versamark ink on the strip of Misty Moonlight card. I covered it with White Embossing Folder and set it using a Heat Tool. I punched it out using the Three Banner Punch and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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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 Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Painted Illusions dsp from Stampin' Up!

Lovely Fresh Freesia Flower Card

Posted on May 3, 2026April 21, 2026 by Mo Rootes

This sweet card was made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Painted Illusions dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

I created the lovely fresh Freesia card using the following supplies:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3⅜”
Painted Illusions dsp – 5” by 1¾”
Painted Illusions dsp – 5” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I glued the two panels of Painted Illusions dsp to the smaller piece of Basic White card then adhered the panel to the layer of Misty Moonlight card and then added it to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

The large and small flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut them using the co-ordinating Lovely Arrangements dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

Colour was added to the flowers with Fresh Freesia Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

The leafy spray was stamped with Lost Lagoon ink on scrap Basic White card and ide cut.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

I arranged the leafy spray and small flower on the card front and added the large flower on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Painted Illusions dsp to make a floral birthday card

The sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on scrap Basic White, trimmed it out with Scissors and added it to the card front. A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins completed the card.

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A dog themed birthday card made using the Cutest Crew stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Cutest Crew Card

Posted on May 1, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Cutest Crew stamp set and dies and have made a birthday card featuring the row of dogs.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the cutest crew card using the following supplies:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Pecan Pie – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Beige – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Pecan Pie – 4” by ¾”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I placed the image of the row of dogs onto the small plate of the new Stamp Positioner, available in my online store from the 5^th May 2026. I then stamped the image down the Basic Beige layer using Basic Beige ink. The stamped layer was then adhered to the Pecan Pie panel and then to the Poppy Parade card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make do themed birthday card

The same image was then stamped on scrap Basic White card with Early Espresso ink and die cut using the Cutest Crew dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make dog themed birthday card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Light, Medium, Deep, Dark Crumb, Light Pecan. Dark Poppy & light Granny. The die cut piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make dog themed birthday card

From the strip of Pecan Pie card I die cut the row of paw prints and tucked it under the row of dogs having trimmed it down first.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make dog themed birthday card

The sentiment, from the Garden Gatherings stamp set was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make dog themed birthday card

A trio of Poppy Parade stars from my stash completed 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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A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the 2026 - 2028 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

Balloon Birthday Card

Posted on April 21, 2026May 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the new 2026 – 2028 In Colors, all of which will be available from the 5^th May in my online shop.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the balloon birthday card using the following supplies:

Crisp Cantaloupe card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Peaceful Pine – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 4¼” by 2½” for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I began by stamping the group of stars stamp, randomly over the upper ⅔ of the panel of Basic White card measuring 5¼” by 3½” using 2^nd generation Golden Glow ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Peaceful Pine panel and then to the Crisp Cantaloupe card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card

The small balloon image was stamped on scrap Basic White card using the following colours – Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue and Peaceful Pine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card

I then die cut the stamped balloons using the Balloon Festoon Dies and placed them onto the stamped layer until I was happy with their position. I then moved them one at a time and stamped the balloon string with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card

The balloons were the added them to the card front, some with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and others on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card

A label was die cut from the smaller piece of Basic White card and the sentiment stamped onto the label with Peaceful Pine ink. I added the label at the bottom of the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Dots finished the card.

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

Garden Gathering Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on April 18, 2026May 5, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing some of the product from the upcoming May – August 2026 catalogue. I have chosen to make a card using the pretty Garden Gatherings stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the garden gathering card using the following supplies:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Pretty Peacock – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Season of Elegance dsp

Using one of the floral images I randomly stamped around all four sides of the Granny Apple Green card base with Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card

I die cut a vase using the Garden Gathering dies from a scrap piece of Season of Elegance designer series paper. I placed it in position on the smaller panel of Basic White card and lightly drew around it with a pencil. This will help me to stamp the flowers so that they will appear to be inside the vase.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card

I stamped two stems with Granny Apple Green ink using the pencil outline of the vase as a guide. The tiny flower clusters were then added with Poppy Parade ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card

The pencil lines were then erased and the die cut vase glued into position. A ‘ground’ image, from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set was then stamped under the vase with Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink, one word at a time using a simple masking technique. The stamped panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer which was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gathering stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty birthday card

I used a Poppy Parade Blends Pen to colour in 3 of the Moody Palette Glossy Dots and added them to complete the card.

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A trio of cards made for my April 2026 classes using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Lovely Arrangements Classes

Posted on April 9, 2026April 3, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing birthday cards. Fortuitously, today is the last of my March classes where we have been making birthday cards using the gorgeous Lovely Arrangements stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make these cards are:

Pop Out Accordion Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8” by 5⅞”” scored on the long-side at 2”, 4” and 6”
Cloud Cover- 5¾” by 1⅞” x 4
Thick Basic White base – 3” by 6” scored at 3”
Secret Sea – 2⅞” by 2 ⅞” x 2
Basic White 2¾” by 2¾” x 2
Scrap Basic White

The 4 pieces of Cloud Cover card were placed in a row, butted up against each other. The leafy sprig was then randomly stamped all over the panels with Cloud Cover ink. The stamped panels were then adhered to the larger Thick White card base, one in each of the sections.