A pretty Christmas card made using the Bauble Blooms Stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

Floral Bauble Card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 12, 2025July 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge to create Christmas cards. I have used the new Bauble Blooms stamp set and dies to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral bauble card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Cloud Cover card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Cloud Cover & Secret Sea

Using the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder I embossed the left-hand side of the Cloud Cover panel and adhered it to the Secret Sea Panel. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bauble Blooms Stamp set used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The detailed floral image from the Bauble Blooms stamp set was stamped on the square of Basic White card in Secret Sea ink. The infill flower image was then stamped in Strawberry Slush ink. The leaves were added with Summer Splash ink. I die cut the bauble using the Bauble Blooms Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bauble Blooms Stamp set used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

From scrap Cloud Cover card, I die cut the bauble top and added it to the top of the die cut bauble. I cut a thin sliver of Secret Sea card and adhered it to the card front. The bauble was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bauble Blooms Stamp set used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The bow was stamped in Darling Duckling ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it out. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bauble Blooms Stamp set used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Secret Sea card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed out the words and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bauble Blooms Stamp set used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Darling Duckling flat pearls were added to the floor centres and a trio of Cloud Cover flat pearls were added to finish the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Encircled Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on March 29, 2025March 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the March 2025 Christmas Stampathon where we have a colour challenge to inspire us. I have used the Encircled in Nature stamp set, which is currently on our last chance list, to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the encircled cards, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” x 4
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside x 4
Scrap Basic White card

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the wreath from the Encircled in Nature stamp set onto the 5¼” by 3½” panels of Basic White card. The leafy sprigs were stamped at the bottom of the wreath using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

Fresh Freesia was added to the centre of each wreath using a Blending Brush. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of Navy panels and then to the Fresh Freesia card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The pair of flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Versamark ink. I covered the images with Silver Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The flowers and leaves were coloured using Fresh Freesia and Night of Navy Blends Pens. They were then die cut using the Encircled in Nature Dies and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The sentiment, from the Humble House stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink inside the wreath. I also added a trio of dotty images from the Thankful Garden stamp set around the die cut pieces in Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

A trio of silver Drusy Dots finished the cards.

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A colourful cardmade for a friend using the colour/picture challenge Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop and the Friends For Life Dies from Stampin' Up!

Friends For Life card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 23, 2025January 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a picture and/or a colour combo. I decided to keep my card clean and simple and used the Friends For Life Dies to create my project.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the friends for life card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Cherry Cobbler, Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry & Garden Green

Using the Friends For Life Dies I die cut the strips of colour from scraps of Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Cherry Cobbler, Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry & Garden Green card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Friends For Life Dies used to make a colourful card for a friend – Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

These were glued to the 5” by 3¼” panel of basic White card which was then mounted onto the Blackberry Bliss card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Friends For Life Dies used to make a colourful card for a friend – Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The shadow of the word FRIEND was die cut from scrap Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Friends For Life Dies used to make a colourful card for a friend – Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The Detailed word was die cut from Blackberry Bliss card and glued on top of the shadow. The whole piece was added to the card front using pieces of Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Friends For Life Dies used to make a colourful card for a friend – Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Gems finished the card.

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A pretty card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop, colour challenge using the Mixed Media stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Delicate Flowers card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 30, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a colour combo. I have used the gorgeous new Mixed Media stamp set which will be available in my online store from the 7^th January 2025.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the delicate flowers card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅛” by 5⅜”
Very Vanilla card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the floral image onto the smaller panel of Very Vanilla card using Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow and Pretty Peacock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Heart Shaped stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink next to the floral image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The decorated panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer and then to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A double Linen Twine bow and a scattering of Earth Tones Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Inspirational Bird card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 28, 2024November 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made inspired by a sketch and a colour challenge. I have used the Inspirational Sketches stamp set to make an inspirational bird card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the inspirational bird card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Balmy Blue card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The leafy sprig from the Changing Leaves stamp set was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card using Garden Green ink and glued the stamped panel to the Balmy Blue panel and then to the Garden Green card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the bird from the Inspirational Sketches with Pebbled Path ink. I die cut it out using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the sweet bird – Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The die cut bird was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of Balmy Blue card with Pebbled Path ink, I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Balmy Blue Twine bow and a trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots finished the card.

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A card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge using the Coffee with Friends Blog Hop

Coffee with Friends card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 24, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are creating projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have used the sweet Coffee With Friends stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the coffee with friends card, you will need:

Real Red card base – – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Early Espresso card – 2” by ¾”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1″

The image was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

Using the following Blends I coloured the image in – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce & Balmy Blue. Snuck a little Ivory in to colour the skin.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel but I stamped it crooked……..errgh, so annoying.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

I adhered the panel to the large layer of Early Espresso card and then to the Real Red card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

So, I stamped it again on the small panel of Basic White and die cut it using the Perennial Postage Dies. I matted the sentiment onto the small piece of Early Espresso card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

A trio of Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins completed the card.

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A pretty thank you cardmade using the Changing Leaves stamp set and a colour challenge for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Vibrant Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 21, 2024September 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we have been creating projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have used the Changing Leaves stamp set to make a vibrant leaves card.

Colour used in this project are:

To recreate vibrant leaves card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Blueberry Bushel card

The maple leaf was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Daffodil Delight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The same image was randomly stamped over the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour the leaves in – Dark Fresh Freesia, Light Flirty Flamingo, Light Daffodil Delight, Light Shy Shamrock and Light Blueberry Bushel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The coloured panel was then adhered to the Blueberry Bushel layer. A length of White Baker’s Twine was then wrapped around the layer before it was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Latte Love stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Blueberry Bushel, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using a Heat Tool. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A Twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems – 4 pack finished the card.

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A birthday card inspired by a colour challenge and made using the Crafting With you Stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Crafting With You card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 25, 2024July 18, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Crafting With You stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the crafting with you card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅛”
Scrap Basic White card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the images from the Crafting With You stamp set.

The Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a fun friendship card for the International Friendship Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The cut & Emboss Machine was stamped in Cherry Cobbler, The sewing machine in Coastal Cabana. Two baskets, one in Old Olive and the other in Garden Green and two lots of wool in Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

All the pieces were glued onto the 5⅝” by 2⅛” strip of Basic White card and mounted this onto the piece of Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I lightly drew a line across the Thick Basic White card base in Pencil. Using the small heart from the stamp set I was then stamped along the line using all the colours. The pencil line was then rubbed out. The whole decorated panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Garden Wheelbarrow card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on June 24, 2024June 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a colour and/or picture challenge. I have used the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the wheelbarrow card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 5⅞” by 1½”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 4¼”

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder I embossed the pieces of Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist card. These were then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

The Wheelbarrow, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the wheelbarrow image – Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon and Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I lightly added Azure Afternoon to the top of the circle and Lemon Lime Twist to the bottom. I added some texture to the bottom of the circle using a stamp from the In The Grove stamp set in 1^st and 2^nd generation Lemon Lime Twist ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the die cut circle. The circle was the mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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The Love For You stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a boldly dramatic floral birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Love For You card – Crafty-Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on March 25, 2024March 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge to work with. I have used the Love For You stamp set which will be retiring at the end of April.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Love For You card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Garden Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Flirty Flaming card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside

I began by die cutting a circle from the square of Flirty Flamingo card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I placed the die cut circle onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card, slightly overhanging the right edge. I drew around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The flowers and leaves from the Love For You stamp set were then stamped, overlapping the pencil circle. The detail of the largest flower was stamped with Berry Burst ink and the solid image adde in Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The smaller flower was stamped with Calypso Coral for the detail and stamped off Crushed Curry for the background. The leaves were stamped with Garden Green ink, the detail in full strength and the background in stamped of ink. The pencil circle was then rubbed out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I glued the decorated panel to the Garden Green layer and wrapped a length of Garden Green Ribbon around the layer before adhering the whole piece to the Flirty Flamingo card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Textured Floral stamp set, was stamped onto the die cut Flirty Flaming circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A small piece was trimmed off the right side of the circle and the sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.