A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Modern Tree Card

Posted on December 9, 2025November 22, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a striking, black, white and gold card made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies along with the Modern Christmas designer series paper and some gold heat embossing.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Basic Black

Gold Foil

To recreate the modern tree card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 4⅝” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾”
Scrap Modern Christmas dsp and Gold Foil

I embossed the 5½” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card using one of the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders. A length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

Using Versamark ink, I stamped the arc of stripes three times down the centre of the 4½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card. The stamping was covered with Gold Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped below the embossed stripes using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

I die cut a tree form scrap Modern Christmas dsp using the Ornamental Christmas dies and added it to the striped panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

A Gold Foil star was added to the top of the tree and a ribbon bow finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

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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

Posted on August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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A pretty floral thank you card made using the Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

Memorable Flowers card

Posted on July 20, 2025July 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral card made using the lovely Memorable Blooms stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the memorable flowers card, you will need:

Pretty in Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Beige card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Old Olive card – 4⅛” by 2 ¾”
Basic Beige card – 4” by 2⅝”
Basic Beige card – 1⅞” by ⅜”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic Beige card using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders and glued it to the largest Old Olive panel and then to the Pretty in Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The floral spray was stamped onto the 4” by 2⅝” panel of Basic Beige card using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Pretty In Pink, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. The coloured panel was glued to the smaller Old Olive panel before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

A double Linen Thread bow was added to the side of the raised panel with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the thin strip of Basic Beige card before being added to the card front. A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Gems finished the card.

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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.

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have made to share with us today. Next along is Karen Henderson

Aurélie Fabre ● Leonie Stuart ● Jan Musselman

Mo Rootes ● Karen Henderson

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A pretty fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies, Everyday Arches dies and Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Kintsugi Fun Fold Card- Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on June 29, 2025June 25, 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 a Kintsugi fun fold card made using the Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper and Everyday Arches dies.

Colours used to make my card are:

To recreate the kintsugi fun fold card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” and 2 1/16th
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅝” by 1⅞”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 1¾”
Misty Moonlight card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 1¼” by ¼”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp

Using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders I embossed the panel of Basic Beige card and glued the embossed panel to the slightly larger piece of Misty Moonlight card. The whole piece was then glued to the front panel of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies, Everyday Arches dies and Kintsugi Inspiration designer series paper used to make a pretty fun fold card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Misty Moonlight Ribbon around the embossed layer securing it on the back with Sellotape. I glued the folded back panel of the Basic Beige card base to the card front to hide the ends of the ribbon.

The largest panel of Basic White card was adhered to the largest piece of Misty Moonlight card and glued to the inside of the card.

From the 5” by 3¾” piece of Misty Moonlight card I die cut a stitched arch. A slightly smaller arch was die cut from the 4½” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. The arches were glued together and added to the left side of the card front.

Using the Inspiring Imperfections Dies I die cut a vase, a bowl and 2 chrysanthemum flowers from the Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper. I added colour to the flowers using Petal Pink and Lost Lagoon Blends Pens. The vase, bowl and flowers were then added to the stitched arches on Dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment, from the Cheers & Sips stamp set with Night of Navy ink onto the thin strip of Basic White before gluing the oval to the card front.

A trio of Metallic Adhesive-backed Sequins finished the card.

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A rustic themed, fun fold wedding card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies along with the Lifetime of Love stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Impressions Abloom Wedding Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on June 7, 2025May 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on recently. I have chosen to share the card made for my goddaughter’s wedding. The wedding theme was rustic with a touch of dark green so these are the colours I used to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the impressions abloom wedding card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” and 2 1/16th
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 1⅞”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 1¾”
Garden Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Garden Green card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic Beige card – 4¾” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White & Garden Green card

I glued the folded back panel of the Crumb Cake card base to the card front.

Using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders I embossed the panel of Basic Beige card. I glued the embossed panel to the slightly larger piece of Basic White card and glued the piece to the front panel of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

The largest panel of Basic White card was adhered to the largest piece of Garden Green card and glued them to the inside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

From the panels of 4¾” by 3½” card I die cut 2 ovals, The stitched oval from the Garden Green piece and a plain oval from the Basic White and Basic Beige pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Lifetime of Love stamp set in Versamark in onto the white oval. I covered it with Copper Metallic Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The Garden Green stitched frame was then glued around the embossed oval. I added the Basic Beige oval to the back before gluing the oval to the left side of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a selection of the detailed flowers with Crumb Cake ink. I added the flower centres with Versamark ink covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it. The flowers were then die cut using the Impressions Abloom Dies. I also die cut 5 of the decorative leaves from scrap Garden Green card. I arranged the flowers and leaves around the oval holding them in place with glue or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies with the Lifetime of Love stamp set used to make a rustic themed, fun fold wedding card

A Crumb Cake Twine bow and a trio of Metallic Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card.

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