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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An adorable snowman Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up! used with a masking technique

Adorable Snowman Card

Posted on November 9, 2025November 1, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable snowman card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the adorable snowman card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lolly card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I tore the edge of two pieces of Masking Paper and applied them across the Basic White panel measuring 5¼” by 3½” leaving roughly 1¾” between them.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush I added Fresh Freesia ink between the pieces of Masking Paper. Leaving the Masking paper in place I stamped the snowflake image using the same ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

The inked panel was adhered to the Lemon Lolly panel and then to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

The snowman was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Timid Tiger and Fresh Freesia. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems and a bow made using retired Lemon Lolly Twine finished the card.

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A pretty floral anniversary card made using the Layers of Beauty stamp set, dies and co-ordinating masks along with the Bright and Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

Masked Beauty card – Magic of Masks Blog Hop

Posted on April 17, 2024May 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Magic of Masks Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using masks or stencils. I am loving both the Enduring Beauty and new Layers of Beauty stamp sets, dies and masks and couldn’t resist using the new Layers of Beauty bundle to make my masked beauty anniversary card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the masked beauty card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Bright & Beautiful dsp to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card. This was then glued to the Highland Heather card front. I stamped the sentiment onto the card front using Gorgeous Grape ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layers of Beauty stamp set, dies and co-ordinating masks used to create a pretty floral anniversary card – Magic of Masks Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the large floral image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layers of Beauty stamp set, dies and co-ordinating masks used to create a pretty floral anniversary card – Magic of Masks Blog Hop

I placed the masks, which are helpfully numbered, one at a time on top of the stamped image. Using Blending Brushes, I added Lemon Lolly to the roses and Highland Heather to the small daisies. Each mask added another layer of colour to the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layers of Beauty stamp set, dies and co-ordinating masks used to create a pretty floral anniversary card – Magic of Masks Blog Hop

The leaves were then inked in with Garden Green ink. I love how the colour and texture builds when you use the masks, so pretty. The inked image was then die cut using the Layers of Beauty Dies. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layers of Beauty stamp set, dies and co-ordinating masks used to create a pretty floral anniversary card – Magic of Masks Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layers of Beauty stamp set, dies and co-ordinating masks used to create a pretty floral anniversary card – Magic of Masks Blog Hop

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A doughnut themed birthday card made using the quirky Carnival Treats stamp set from Stampin Up!

Carnival Treats card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on March 31, 2024March 31, 2024 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 have chosen to share an adorable card made using the Carnival Treats stamp set and some Spring colours.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the carnival treats card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Black card – 3½” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the first doughnut. from the Carnival Treats stamp set in the centre of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card in Lemon Lolly ink. I stamped the same image onto Masking Paper and trimmed it out using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The quirky Carnival Treats stamp set used to make a doughnut themed birthday card

The mask was placed over the stamped doughnut and another was stamped to the right in Bubble Bath ink. I repeated this step using the mask and Pool Party, Petal Pink and Fresh Freesia ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The quirky Carnival Treats stamp set used to make a doughnut themed birthday card

I used the dark Crumb Cake Blends Pen to colour in the un-iced portions of all the doughnuts. The whole panel was glued to the Basic Black panel. I added the layer to the the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The quirky Carnival Treats stamp set used to make a doughnut themed birthday card

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I angled one end and clued it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The quirky Carnival Treats stamp set used to make a doughnut themed birthday card

A scattering of sequins completed the card. Isn’t it sweet!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The quirky Carnival Treats stamp set used to make a doughnut themed birthday card

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Pastel colours and the masking technique used to make a row of balloons card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Pastel Balloons card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on July 24, 2023July 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based around 5 suggested options, we could choose to use some or all of the suggestions; these are Subtles colour family, Masking, Standard Horizontal, Ribbon, For You sentiment. I have made my card using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and all 5 options.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pastel balloons card you, will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 1” by ½”

I stamped the medium sized balloon onto a stack of Post It Notes and trimmed them out using Paper Snips, these would act as my masks.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The first balloon was stamped in the centre of the smaller panel in Lost Lagoon ink, I covered it with one of the masks and stamped the next balloon on the right in Petal Pink ink. This balloon was masked off and the next balloon stamped in Lemon Lolly ink. I repeated the masking and stamped the last balloon on the right-hand side in Balmy Blue ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The same masking and stamping were repeated in Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Bubble Bath. Finally, I added an extra one using Highland Heather ink. The balloon strings were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A small piece of Black & White Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the lower right corner and secured on the back with Sellotape.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Color & Contour stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I added the sentiment over the ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot on each side.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The panel was then mounted onto the Lost lagoon card base on Dimensionals. A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

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A pretty card made using the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Perfect Pomegranate for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on August 6, 2022July 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using the masking technique. I have used the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the perfect pomegranate card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Merry Merlot card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – ⅜” strip

I stamped a pomegranate in Merry Merlot ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. I stamped the same image onto a piece of Masking Paper and cut it out using sharp Scissors to create a mask. I placed the mask over the stamped image and stamped it again overlapping. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The leafy branch was stamped in Garden Green ink in the upper left corner and the upper right corner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I inked up the flower stem with Garden Green ink and the flower with Petal Pink ink. Using a Dauber, I added Calypso Coral ink to the flower and stamped it down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Pool Party ink was added to the background using a Blending Brush and I added some small dots to the background in the same Pool Party ink.

The stamped panel was glued to the Merry Merlot layer and then to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Ho

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed down and added it to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Joyful Flurry card

Posted on August 5, 2022July 31, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Joyful Flurry stamp set today and made a pretty snowflake card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the joyful flurry card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner x 2 – one for the inside
Basic White card – 1½” by ½”
Gorgeous Grape – 1⅝” by ⅝”

Using Masking Paper, I masked off a 1” strip down the length of one of the Basic White panels. I added Fresh Freesia ink to the masked off area using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

I selected the 3 snowflake images I wanted to use and inked up the largest with Fresh Freesia ink and stamped it twice overlapping the inked strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The medium sized snowflake was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink and the smallest snowflake in both Orchid Oasis and Fresh Freesia ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The decorated panel was then glued to the Fresh Freesia panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I then wrapped a length of Elegant Trim around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Basic White card, mounted it onto the strip of Gorgeous Grape card. The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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Flutter and Fly

Posted on August 7, 2020August 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet flutter and fly card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set. I made this for a recent team challenge where our theme was ‘Flutter and Fly’

To recreate the flutter and fly card you will need

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower left corner
Highland Heather – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I began by using Post It Notes to mask off one of the panels of Whisper White card leaving a 1¼” strip exposed from top to bottom of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

Starting from the bottom I applied Gorgeous Grape ink using a piece of Stampin’ Sponge. I moved on up the panel with Highland Heather ink applying less and less ink as I got nearer the top to give an ombre effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

Keeping the Post It notes in place, I stamped the lovely leafy image from the Very Versaillles stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink down the entire inked panel. The post Notes were then removed and the stamped panel added to the Highland Heather layer and then to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive for both.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp one large butterfly and multiple small butterflies onto scrap Whisper White card. The butterflies came from the Butterfly Gala stamp set. I used the Butterfly Duet Punch to punch them out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

I used 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana inks to stamp the inner colour onto the butterflies. The butterflies were added to the card front with Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

The sentiment from the Free As A Bird stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto scrap Whisper White and trimmed out using Scissors. This was added to the card front with the liquid glue. I added some Basic Rhinestones to some of the butterflies to complete the card.

I hope you like it

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Beautiful Moments stamp set and Paper piecing technique for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Beautiful Moments for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2020January 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Stamping Techniques’. If you have joined me from Rachel Macleod, welcome and I am sure you loved her project, I am Mo Rootes and I live just outside Cambridge in the UK. I have chosen to use feature paper piecing with a little bit of simple masking using the Beautiful Moments stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Moments card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Pool Party – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I began by taking the largest plain circle from the Layering Circle dies and using it to cut out the middle of a large piece of scrap Whisper White. This piece was then placed over one of the Whisper White panels as a mask and Pool Party ink was applied with a sponge to the negative space. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The ‘mother and daughter’ image was then stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black onto the inked layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I stamped the mother onto a piece of Best Dressed dsp and the daughter onto a piece of Birthday Bonanza dsp and cut out both dresses using my sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

These ‘dresses’ were then glued to the stamped image using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The image was then coloured using Blends Markers. I used Ivory for the skin, Bronze for the mother’s hair and Light Crumb Cake for the daughter’s hair.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The greeting from the same stamp set was added below the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped layer was glued to the Pool Party panel with the liquid adhesive. The whole layer was then added to the Purple Posy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I added a scattering of Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

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A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

Lovely As a Tree – retiring!

Posted on May 5, 2019May 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the latest team challenge – the theme is the retiring list. It will come as no surprise to those of you who know me that I have chosen the Lovely As A Tree stamp set. This was the first stamp set I bought and I have used it many, many times.

To Recreate the Lovely As a tree card you will need;

Lovely Lipstick card base – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Wood Textures dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 1⅛” by ¼”
Wood Textures dsp 6” by ¼” x 2