I created the BBQ Master card using the following supplies:
Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Secret Sea – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Basic White – 5” by 3¼” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White
I stamped the oven glove in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front using Balmy Blue ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
Using Blending Brushes, I applied Granny Apple Green and Balmy Blue ink to the smaller Basic White panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
I stamped the BBQ with Secret Sea ink over the blended area. I coloured in the inside of the lid with Balmy Blue ink and the ‘fire’ with Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
The sentiment was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. I stamped each word separately, masking off the unwanted word each time. I then die cut the sentiment using a banner from the Nested Essentials Dies. Before adding it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a barbeque themed birthday card
A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.
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Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 7⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Basic White card – 8” by 5⅝” scored at 2½”, 4½” and 6” on the long side Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 5½” by 1⅞” Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 5½” by 1⅜” Silver Foil – 2½” by 2½” Scrap Basic- Secret Sea, Blueberry Bushel & Old Olive
Place the largest stitched circle die from the Stylish Shapes in the upper half of the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card and lightly draw round it with a pencil.
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Stamp the dotty image with Blueberry Bushel ink in the bottom right and upper left of the circle, overlapping the drawn circle. Add the splash image next to the blue dots with Secret Sea ink. Add glue around the four sides of the panel, stay away from the middle and adhere to the Old Olive card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
Use the same die to cut a circle using the drawn in circle as your guide. Keep the Old Olive circle to use later and add the white circle to your stash.
Fold and burnish the inner layer – start with the largest rectangle on the right and valley fold, fold the next scoreline mountain and the last mountain i.e back on itself. Apply the dsp panels to the middle two rectangles. Stamp the sentiment in the right-hand panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
Fold the card base down the centre scoreline, add glue to the largest rectangle of the inner panel and place inside the card base with the left-hand edge of the inner panel butted up to the centre scoreline and close.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
Apply glue to the left edge, top and bottom of the free edge of the inner panel and along the scoreline of the inner panel as far as the die cut circle. Close the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
With the card closed apply glue to the right-hand half of the circle (in the negative space) and add in the die cut Old Olive circle. Hold in position until bonded. Die cut large Silver Foil cog and a small cog from Secret Sea card and the small cog to the centre of the Silver cog. Mount onto the die cut circle using Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
Die cut two medium cogs from scrap Blueberry Bushel and Secret Sea card and a circular frame from Old Olive card. And add to the card front.
Cog Birthday card
Blueberry Bushel card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 3⅝” by 1⅜” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Silver Foil – 2½” by 2½” Scrap Secret Sea card
Using Blueberry Bushel ink, we stamped the sentiment down the left-side of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
Placing the strip of Mixed Up Patterns dsp alongside the stamped sentiment, but not gluing it down, we moved it to one side and stamped the splash image in the lower left-hand corner with secret Sea ink so that part of the image will be visible when the dsp is glued down.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
The dotty image was stamped in the same way at the top of the piece of dsp with Blueberry Bushel ink. The dsp was then glued into place.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
The large cog was die cut from the square of Silver Foil using the Gears & Textures dies. It was added, overlapping the dsp on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
A small cog was die cut from scrap Secret Sea card and glued to the centre of the silver cog to finish the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
Striped Birthday Card
Secret Sea card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
We began by stamping the dotty strip, diagonally across the smaller panel of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
The film strip image was stamped below with Old Olive ink and the chain link above with Blueberry Bushel ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
The word ‘birthday; from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set as stamped below the bottom image with Blueberry Bushel ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
We added ‘happy’ with Secret Sea ink before gluing the decorated panel to the Blueberry Bushel layer.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes
Using Dimensionals the whole piece was added to the Secret Sea card front to complete the card.
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To recreate the birthday gears card, you will need:
Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige, Garden Green & Blackberry Bliss
The ‘arrow’ image was stamped on the right and left of the Basic Beige card front with Garden Green ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with Spotlight on Nature dies used to make a masculine birthday card
I die cut a decorated circle from the square of Basic White card using the Spotlight on Nature Dies. The die cut circle was the placed on the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card and lightly drew around it with a pencil to help with image placement.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with Spotlight on Nature dies used to make a masculine birthday card
The largest gear piece was stamped, overlapping the pencil circle using Basic Beige ink a few times around the circle making sure I overlapped the pencil line.
The smaller gear piece was then stamped around the circle with Blackberry Bliss ink. The oil splotch was added with Garden Green ink and finally, I added the top of the screw with Early Espresso ink. The pencil line was then erased.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with Spotlight on Nature dies used to make a masculine birthday card
The sentiment, from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set was stamped onto the die cut circle. I used Blackberry Bliss ink for one word and Garden Green ink for the others. The circle was then added to the stamped layer on Dimensionals, overlapping the edge and the excess trimmed off.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with Spotlight on Nature dies used to make a masculine birthday card
From scrap Basic Beige, Garden Green and Blackberry Bliss card I die cut a small gear image and added them to raised circle.
A trio of retired Garden Green dots from my stash were added to finish the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing product from the upcoming January – April 2026 Mini Catalogue. I have mad a clean and simple, masculine birthday card made using the Gears & Textures stamp set.
To recreate the gears & textures card, you will need:
Misty moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛” Summer Splash card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
I mounted the three long thin decorative images onto clear blocks and stamped them onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White at a slant.
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A different colour was used for each image, and I began by stamping with Summer Splash ink. I added the next image was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink and the last with Misty Moonlight ink.
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These steps were repeated in the same order.
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Finally, I stamped the sentiment from the Darling Dinos stamp set across the bottom of the stamped stripes using Misty Moonlight ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set used with the Darling Dinos stamp set to make a clean and simple, masculine birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The stamped panel was then glued to the Summer Splash card before being added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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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To recreate the birthday beers card, you will need:
Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Bright & Beautiful dsp – 5” by 3¼” Basic White card – 3½” by 2½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card
The panel of Bright & Beautiful dsp was glued to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card. This panel was then glued, at an angle, to the Night of Navy card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card
On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a trio of bottles in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut them using the Attention Shoppers Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card
Using Old Olive, Blueberry Bushel and Misty Moonlight Blends Pens I coloured in the bottles.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card
From the 3½” by 2½” piece of Basic White card, I die cut a stitched, flagged label.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card
The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set, was stamped on the die cut label. I masked off the words one at a time, this enabled me to stamp them in different colours and stack them one on top of the other. I stamped in Old Olive and Night of Navy,
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card
The label was then glued to the card front and the bottles added with either liquid glue or Dimensionals. A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Forever Forest stamp set to make my birthday card.
To recreate the forever forest birthday card, you will need:
Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Bright & Beautiful dsp – 4⅛” by 2” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card
I adhered the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card. The panel was then added to the Lost Lagoon card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
The row of trees from the Forever Forest stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the strip of Bright & Beautiful dsp.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
I used the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set to give the trees something to stand on. The stamped strip was then given banner ends using Scissors. The strip was then glued to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. This was trimmed down with my Paper Trimmer and added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Gems completed the card.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
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Hello and welcome to the Birthday Blog Hop where we are sharing birthday related projects. My masculine birdie birthday card is made using the Bird’s Eye View stamp set.
To recreate the birdie birthday card, you will need:
Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 3¼” by 3¼” Basic White card – 4” by 2” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” Scrap Basic White & Pretty Peacock card
I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the panel of Fresh As A Daisy dsp to the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. This layer was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Lost Lagoon card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop
Using the Nested Essentials dies, I die cut the label from the panel of Basic White card measuring 4” by 2”.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop
The bird, from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the label. The image was then coloured in using the following Blends Alcohol Pens – Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon and Pebbled Path.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop
The sentiment, from the On the Ocean stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down with scissors. It was then glued in place with the top tucked behind the die cut label. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop
Leaves from the So Refreshing Dies were die cut from scrap Pretty Peacock card and tucked under the label.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop
I used the Classic Matte Dots to add the eye of the bird and a couple more to decorate the card.
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