A pretty thank you card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Party Banner dies from Stampin' Up!

Extraordinary Banner card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on June 21, 2025June 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using our must have items from the new Annual Catalogue and May Online Exclusives. I have made my card using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies combined with the Party Banners dies and the Damask Designs Embossing Folder.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the extraordinary banners card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4½” by 4”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder, I embossed the Lost Lagoon panel and wrapped a length of Sheer Silver Edged Ribbon around the panel before securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was the glued to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Party Banner dies to make a pretty thank you card

I die cut a banner using the Party Banner dies from the 4½” by 4” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Party Banner dies to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment from the With You In Mind stamp set was stamped onto the banner with Lost Lagoon ink. The banner was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Party Banner dies to make a pretty thank you card

The group of flowers and leaves were stamped onto the 5¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink and coloured in the images using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Pretty In Pink, Highland Heather, Cloud Cover and Lost Lagoon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Party Banner dies to make a pretty thank you card

The flowers were the arranged on the banner and glued in position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Party Banner dies to make a pretty thank you card

A trio of Party Dots completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the With You In Mind stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Floral Thank You Card

Posted on June 1, 2025May 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet, floral thank you card made using the With You In Mind stamp set and some of the 2025 – 2027 In Colors.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral thank you card, you will need:

Darling Duckling card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I die cut a stitched circle from the 3” square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment was stamped on the stitched circle using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

I placed the circle onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and lightly drew a circle around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The daisy flower was stamped around the pencil circle in Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger and Strawberry Slush inks. I made sure that each image overlapped the pencil line. I erased the pencil line when the inks were dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The stitched circle was then mounted on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

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

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A pretty floral wedding card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Extraordinary Flora card

Posted on May 22, 2025May 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and a colour combo suggested for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the extraordinary flora card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

Using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder, I embossed the Basic Beige panel. I wrapped a length of Petunia Pop Bordered Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was the glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

I stamped the large floral image stamp onto the 5¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

Using the following Blends Pens, I coloured in all the images – Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop, Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green. The images were then die cut using the Extraordinary Flora Die.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

I die cut a large, stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies and stamped the sentiment, from the Filled With Fun stamp set in Petunia Pop ink. Th circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

The flowers and leaves were then added around the circle with Mini Dimensionals and Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

A trio of Dappled Dots finished the card.

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A gorgeous flower themed card made using the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Azure Coneflower card

Posted on May 18, 2025May 12, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral coneflower card made using the new Coneflower Celebrations stamp set and an unusual colour choice.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the azure coneflower card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 4⅞” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Textured Notes Dies I die cut a rectangle from the 5¼” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

The large coneflower head was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink; I added the stem using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed car

The flower was coloured using the Azure Afternoon and Pecan Pie Blends Pens. Granny Apple Green Blends Pens were used to colour the stem of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

Speckles were added using 2^nd generation Azure Afternoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Coneflower Celebrations stamp set used to make a gorgeous flower themed card

A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Spring Flowers Abloom Card

Posted on May 13, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Spring flower themed thank you card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this project are:

To recreate the Spring flowers abloom card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green card

From scrap Granny Apple Green card, I die cut a selection of double and single stems using the Impressions Abloom Dies. These were adhered to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card which was then glued to the Granny Apple Green layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

I stamped the larger flowers on scrap basic White card, the first in Gorgeous Grape ink, the detail full strength and the solid in 2^nd generation. The detail of the second large flower was stamped in Poppy Parade ink and the solid colour added in 2^nd generation Strawberry Slush ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

The daisy flowers were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Timid Tiger and Poppy Parade ink. The small flower was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Timid Tiger ink. They were added to the stems with either Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

The sentiment, from the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

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A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

In Colors Abloom card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on May 8, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the new 2025 – 2027 In Colors. I have made my card using the Impressions Abloom stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the in colors abloom card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Secret Sea card – 1 ½” by ½”

Using Strawberry Slush ink I stamped the detailed daisy flower in the lower right and upper left corners of the Strawberry Slush card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card I stamped the detailed daisy image in Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The solid daisy image was then stamped in 2^nd generation of each colour to give dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stems of the flowers and the leaves were then stamped in secret Sea ink. The flower centres were added in 2^nd generation Secret Sea ink. The whole panel was glued to the Secret Sea layer and added to the card front using Black Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I inked the sentiment using Versamark ink, stamped it onto the small piece of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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

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A single layer, clean and simple card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Impressions Abloom Clean & Simple Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on May 6, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing one-layer cards. I have used the new Impressions Abloom stamp set to make a clean and simple card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the impressions abloom card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”

Using Darling Duckling ink, I stamped the detailed image from the largest flower, once at the top and twice at the bottom of the Thick Basic White card base. The solid image of the same image was then inked up, stamped off onto scrap paper then stamped over the detailed image to give the two-tone look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the detailed daisy image at the top and the bottom of the card base in Petunia Pop ink and added the solid image with stamped off Petunia Pop ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The detailed leaf was added with Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Petunia Pop ink I stamped the word ‘thanks’ and added the ‘so very much’ with Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed Pearl’s finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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A pretty floral card made using the Memorable Blooms stamp set and Unbounded Beauty dsp from Stampin' Up!

Memorable Beauty card

Posted on May 4, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

I couldn’t resist using the gorgeous Unbounded Beauty dsp to make a pretty, floral card and teamed it up with the Memorable Blooms stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the memorable beauty card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Unbounded Beauty dsp – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer – 5¾” by ⅜”
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Scrap Pretty Peacock card

Using a Paper Trimmer I cut the panel of Unbounded Beauty dsp in half on the diagonal. This provides dsp for 2 cards. The dsp was glued to the Thick Basic White card front. The strip of Glimmer Paper was then adhered above the dsp and the overhanging ends trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Memorable Blooms stamp set and Unbounded Beauty dsp used to make a pretty floral card

I die cut a rectangle from the panel of Basic White card using the Textured Notes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Memorable Blooms stamp set and Unbounded Beauty dsp used to make a pretty floral card

The spray of flowers was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Memorable Blooms stamp set and Unbounded Beauty dsp used to make a pretty floral card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop, Shy Shamrock and Pretty Peacock. The decorated rectangle was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel which was the added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Memorable Blooms stamp set and Unbounded Beauty dsp used to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment, from the Cheers & Sips stamp set was stamped on scrap Pretty Peacock card using Versamark ink. I covered the scrap with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Memorable Blooms stamp set and Unbounded Beauty dsp used to make a pretty floral card

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

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A pretty, floral anniversary card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set and dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Thankful Anniversary Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on April 27, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing an anniversary card made for my sister-in-law and her husband using the Thankful Garden stamp set, masks and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the thankful anniversary card, you will need:

Timid Tiger card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green card

I glued one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card to the layer of Petunia Pop and then to the Timid Tiger card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The floral images were stamped on scrap Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink and coloured using Blending Brushes and the Thankful Garden Masks. For the single flower I used Pretty in Pink for the first and second layers and Petunia Pop for the final detailed layer. For the Hydrangea I used Peach Pie for the first two layers and Timid Tiger for the detail.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The larger single flowers were die cut and was the trio of blossoms from the hydrangea using the Thankful Garden Dies. I also fussy cut some of the individual hydrangea blossoms.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes dies. Onto this I stamped the sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set in Petunia Pop ink. The stamped circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I tucked the die cut and fussy cut flowers around the stitched circle and added some leaves die cut from scrap Granny Apple Green card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A White Baker’s Twine bow and a scattering of 2024 -2026 In Color Dots finished the card.

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Floral Anniversary Card

Posted on April 25, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty, floral anniversary card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and Everyday Arches Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral anniversary card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5¼” by 4”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the double flower image in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front using 2^nd generation Fresh Freesia ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Gallery Blooms stamp set and Everyday Arches Dies used to make a floral anniversary card

Using the Everyday Arches Dies, I die cut 2 stitched arches from the one from the piece of Basic White and the another, slightly larger from the Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Gallery Blooms stamp set and Everyday Arches Dies used to make a floral anniversary card

The spray of flowers was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the white arch and coloured using the Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Gallery Blooms stamp set and Everyday Arches Dies used to make a floral anniversary card

The sentiment, from the Layered Beauty stamp set was stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black ink below the flower spray.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Gallery Blooms stamp set and Everyday Arches Dies used to make a floral anniversary card

A piece of Fresh Freesia Seam Binding Ribbon was wrapped around the black stitched arch and the white arch was glued on top. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.