Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been playing with recently. The card I am sharing was made with the Relaxing Waterside stamp set and co-ordinating dies.
I created the blue garden chair card using the following supplies:
I created the blue garden chair card using the following supplies: Hydrangea Hue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Mossy Meadow – 5 ¼” by 3⅜” Basic White – 5⅛” by 3¼” Hydrangea Hue – 3¼” by 4⅛” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White
I began by stamping the ‘grasses’ along the bottom of the smaller panel of Basic White with Mossy Meadow ink. I only inked the bottom of the image. The full grasses were then stamped in three or four areas using the same colour ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card
Using a Blending Brush I added Hydrangea Hue ink to the stamped panel before stamping the flying bird with Secret Sea ink. The panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card
I stamped three flying birds in the upper left corner of the Hydrangea Hue card front with the same colour ink before adding the stamped panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card
I die cut the pieces of the chair from the panel of Hydrangea Hue card and glued the back panel in place. The armrests were die cut from scrap Basic White card and glued in place. The chair was then mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card
I die cut a label from scrap Basic White card using the Nested Essentials dies and cut it in half. The sentiment was stamped on the remaining half with Hydrangea Hue and before being glued to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card
A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.
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Today I am sharing a birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the new 2026 – 2028 In Colors, all of which will be available from the 5th May in my online shop.
I created the balloon birthday card using the following supplies:
Crisp Cantaloupe card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Peaceful Pine – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White – 4¼” by 2½” for the inside Scrap Basic White
I began by stamping the group of stars stamp, randomly over the upper ⅔ of the panel of Basic White card measuring 5¼” by 3½” using 2nd generation Golden Glow ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Peaceful Pine panel and then to the Crisp Cantaloupe card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
The small balloon image was stamped on scrap Basic White card using the following colours – Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue and Peaceful Pine.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
I then die cut the stamped balloons using the Balloon Festoon Dies and placed them onto the stamped layer until I was happy with their position. I then moved them one at a time and stamped the balloon string with Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
The balloons were the added them to the card front, some with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and others on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
A label was die cut from the smaller piece of Basic White card and the sentiment stamped onto the label with Peaceful Pine ink. I added the label at the bottom of the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the 2026 – 2028 In Colors to make pretty birthday card
A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Dots finished the card.
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Today I have been playing with the Artisan Sketched Garden designer series paper which will be available from the 5th May in my online store. It is a stunning black and white paper which is perfect for colouring.
I created the artisan sketched garden card using the following supplies:
Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Lemon Lolly – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Artisan Sketched Garden dsp – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White – 4” by 1¾” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Season of Elegance dsp
Having selected and cut my panel of Artisan Sketched Garden dsp I coloured in the large flowers with Lemon Lolly Blends Pens.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Atrisan Sketched Garden designer series paper and Nested Essential dies used to make a pretty floral card
Fresh Freesia Blends Pens were used to colour the smaller flowers.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Atrisan Sketched Garden designer series paper and Nested Essential dies used to make a pretty floral card
Soft Sea Foam Blends added colour to the leaves before the whole piece was glued to the Lemon Lolly panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Atrisan Sketched Garden designer series paper and Nested Essential dies used to make a pretty floral card
I wrapped a piece of Black Baker’s Twine around the panel before adhering it to the Fresh Freesia card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Atrisan Sketched Garden designer series paper and Nested Essential dies used to make a pretty floral card
The sentiment was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card which was the cut out using the Nested Essentials Dies before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Atrisan Sketched Garden designer series paper and Nested Essential dies used to make a pretty floral card
A trio of Iridescent Frosted Dots finished the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been creating recently. I have made a sweet split front birthday card for a friend using the adorable Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch.
I created the split front birthday card using the following supplies:
Lemon Lolly card base – 7” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞” Lemon Lolly – 4⅛” by 1⅜” Basic White – 5¾” by 4” – for the inside Basic White by 4” by 1” Basic White – 4” by 1⅛” Balmy Blue – 5½” by 3¼” Basic White – 5” by 3” Scrap Basic White card
I embossed the two 4” strips of Basic White card using the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder and adhered one to the top of the card front and the other to the strip of Lemon Lolly card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used with the nested Essentials Dies to make a split front card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
I stamped the trio of tulips with Granny Apple Green ink onto the 5¾” by 4” piece of Basic White card and adhered the panel to the inside of the card. I added colour to the flowers with Pretty In Pink ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used with the nested Essentials Dies to make a split front card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
From the piece of Balmy Blue card, I cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies. Using the same set of dies I also cut a smaller label from the 5” by 3” piece of Basic White card.
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The sentiment, from the Branching Out stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the white label and added a row of grass with Granny Apple Green ink.
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I stamped two sheep bodies and 2 sheep heads in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched them out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch. I added colour to the sheep’s bodies with either Pretty In Pink or Lemon Lolly ink. One was added with liquid glue and the other on Dimensionals.
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A trio rainbow dots completed the card.
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Here is a sweet bunny card made using the Notes of Spring stamp set, March’s product of the month along with the Painted Illusions dsp, February’s product of the month.
I created the sweet bunny card using the following supplies:
Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Basic White – 5½” or 3¾” Painted Illusions dsp – 5” by 3½” Early Espresso – 3⅛” by 2½” Basic White – 3¼” by 2¾” Basic White – 1⅞” by ½” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Having cut my piece of Painted Illusions dsp I decided I wanted the colours in a different order so cut it apart. The top and bottom pieces are 1⅝” wide and the middle section is 1 ¾”. This leaves a gap between the pieces when they are adhered to the Basic White panel. The whole piece was glued to the Lost Lagoon card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card
I die cut the label from the 3¼” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card and stamped the outline bunny image on the label with Early Espresso ink. The same image was stamped onto Masking Paper and trimmed out. The bunny was coloured with the infill stamp using Pecan Pie ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card
The mask was added over the stamped bunny and the grasses added with Lost Lagoon and Granny Apple Green inks in both 1st and 2nd generation ink. The mask was then removed.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card
I used a Granny Apple Green Blends Pen to ‘ground’ the bunny and added Granny Apple Green ink to the bottom of the label with a Blending Brush. Lost Lagoon ink was added to the top of the label in the same way.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card
The decorated label was then glued to the Early Espresso panel which was mounted onto the card front on Black Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set used with the Painted Illusions designer series paper to make a sweet bunny card
The sentiment was stamped along the bottom of the strip of Basic White card with Early Espresso ink. The sentiment was then tucked up underneath the raised panel.
A trio of Moody Palette Dots finished the card.
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Balmy Blue card base – 11” by 4⅛” scored on the long-side at 2⅛, 4¼” and 5½” Balmy Blue – 4⅛” by 3⅜” – front panel mat Basic White 4” by 3¼” – front panel Basic White – 4⅛” by 4” – inside panel Basic White – 4” by 1⅛” – side panel Lemon Lolly– 2½” by ⅜” x 2 Basic White – 3½” by 2¾” – label cut using Nested Essentials dies Scrap Basic White
Fold and burnish the centre scoreline in the usual way then fold the other two scorelines backwards. Add glue to the 1¼” section beside the central scoreline and press the glued piece to the inside of the card to form the book fold.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Glue the separate piece of Balmy Blue card, lined up with the free edge of the top flap to form the Z fold portion.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Stamp the trio of tulips in Granny Apple Green ink at the bottom of the 1⅛” strip of Basic White card and at the bottom right of the 4⅛” by 4” panel of Basic White card. We coloured the flowers and leaves using the following Blends Pens – Light Lemon Lolly, Light Pretty In pink, Light Fresh freesia and Granny Apple Green. The thin strip was adhered to the 1 ¼” section and the larger panel to the inside.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Using the infill stamp for the sheep’s body we randomly stamped all over the 4” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card with 2nd generation Balmy Blue ink. This panel was the adhered to the Z fold front panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The sentiment, from the Branching out stamp set was stamped in memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut label.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
A row of grass was stamped across the bottom of the die cut label with Granny Apple Green in. We added the trio of tulips to the right with the same ink and coloured them in the same way. The strips of Lemon Lolly card were added, one either side of the die cut label and the whole piece was then glued to the Z fold card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The outline sheep’s body and the sheep’s head were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We also stamped the small bow with the same ink. The body of the sheep was added in Pretty In Pink ink and the bow coloured in with Lemon Lolly. The body and head were added to the card front on Dimensionals and the bow tucked into place.
Easter Blessings Card
Fresh Freesia card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Granny Apple Green – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White – 3½” by 2¼” Granny Apple Green – 3½” by ⅜” Granny Apple Green – 1½” by ½” Scrap Basic White & Black
We embossed the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Granny Apple Green layer. The whole piece was glued to the Fresh freesia card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The row of grass was repeatedly stamped along the bottom of the 3½” by 2¼” with Granny Apple Green ink.
The jumping sheep was stamped directly onto the strip using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We added colour to the body using Fresh Freesia ink. The longer Granny Apple Green strip was then glued to the top of the panel before it was adhered to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The sentiment, from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set was stamped on the smaller piece of Granny Apple Green card with Black ink and tucked under the panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
On scrap Basic White card, We stamped the outline sheep and the sheep’s head with the same black ink. Colour was added to the sheep with Lemon Lolly ink before punching both images out.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
We stamped the head again in Versamark ink on scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat tool before punching it out.
The Lemon Lolly sheep and white head were added to the card front on Dimensionals and the black head added directly with glue.
Trio of Sheep Card
Pretty In Pink – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” Scrap Basic White & Black
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card with Granny Apple Green ink. The row of grass was then stamped just above it. We added a pair of tulips and coloured them in with Blends Pens.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
The outline sheep’s body was stamped to the left and right of the panel with Black ink and another body stamped on scrap Basic White card. Colour was added with Lemon Lolly, Pretty In Pink and Balmy Blue ink. The whole piece was adhered to the Basic Black panel and then to the Pretty In Pink card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
Three heads were stamped, 2 on scrap Basic White and one, in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. We added white embossing powder to the black card and set it with my Heat Tool. All the images were the punched out and added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes
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I created the leafy masculine card using the following supplies:
Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Pretty Peacock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Smoky Slate – 4¼” by 2¼” Basic White – 4” by 2” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Pretty Peacock
I stamped the large leafy sprig in 2nd and 3rd generation Smoky Slate ink in the upper left and lower right corners.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card
Using Pool Party ink, I stamped the dotage image from the Gears & Textures stamp set.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card
I cut two leafy sprigs from the scrap Pretty Peacock card using the Greenery Lane Dies. I added them with a little Liquid Adhesive to the stamped panel, angled to the upper left and lower right corners and with some leaves not adhered down. The panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Smoky Slate card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card
The Nested Essentials dies were used to cut labels from the small panels of Smoky Slate and Basic White card. The sentiment, from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set was stamped on the Basic White label in Pretty Peacock ink. The two labels were glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card
A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greenery Lane stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a striking masculine themed card
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Today I am sharing the cards designed for my January classes using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Cloud Cover card – 5½” by 3¾” Basic White card – 3¼” by 2¾” – used to die cut a label using Nested Essentials dies Basic White card – 8” by 5⅝” – scored at 4” on the long side Basic White card – 2” by ¼” Scrap Basic White card
We used the Damask Designs Embossing Folder to emboss the panel of Cloud Cover card. A length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Cloud Cover card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
Using the larger of the rectangular scored die we die cut the pop out feature from the 8” by 5⅝” piece of Basic White card. The central scoring piece of the die was lined up with the panel’s scoreline.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
The pop out panel was then adhered inside the card and the sentiment, from the Branching Out stamp set was stamped below in Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
On scrap Basic White card, we stamped 2 plant pots in Secret Sea and 2 bunches of sunflowers using the same ink. These images were then die cut using the Pop-up Petals dies. The flowers were coloured with Darling Duckling Blends Pens, the centres added with 2nd generation Secret Sea ink. We coloured the leaves with Cloud Cover Blends Pens. The flowers were glued to the pots.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
One of the pots of sunflowers was added to the pop-up panel inside the card and the other, on Dimensionals to the die cut label. The label was then glued to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped on the small strip of White card with Secret Sea ink before being added to the card front. A White Baker’s Twine Bow completes the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
Trio of Vases Card
Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Strawberry Slush card – 5½” by 3¾” Basic White card – 5” by 3” Secret Sea card – 4⅛” by ⅝” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White card
The strip of Secret Sea card was glued to the front of the Thick Basic White card front about 1½” from the bottom.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
Using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder we embossed the panel of Strawberry Slush card before gluing it to the Thick Basic White card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
Cloud Cover ink was added to the smaller Basic White card cover the upper two thirds. The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the panel with Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
On scrap Basic White card, we stamped the plant pot with Secret Sea ink, 2 vases – one in Timid Tiger and the other in Strawberry Slush inks. Using Secret Sea ink, we stamped a rose and 2 of the Tulip like flowers. All these images were die cut out.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
All the leaves were coloured using the Cloud Cover Blends Pens. Colour was added to the flowers using the infill stamps and either Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger or Strawberry Slush ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
The vases were then glued to the inked panel, slightly overlapping on either side and the Tulips tucked inside. The plant pot and rose were then added on Dimensionals.
Single Rose card
Darling Duckling card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Secret Sea card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” Basic White card – 4¾” by 3” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White card Scrap piece of printer paper
Using Darling Duckling ink, we stamped the single open sunflower in the upper left and lower right corner of the Darling Duckling card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
We tore the scrap piece of printer paper from side to side, separated then and adhered the pieces together with Washi Tape. The whole piece was then positioned over the smaller panel of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
Cloud Cover ink was then swirled on using a Blending Brush between the pieces of printer paper. With the mask still on place we added some dotage, from the Branching Out stamp set with Cloud Cover ink. The masking pieces were then removed and the sentiment, from the Hugs & Healing stamp set was stamped in the lower right corner with Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
On scrap Basic White card, we stamped the vase with darling Duckling ink and the flower with Secret Sea ink. Colour was added to the leaves with Cloud Cover ink and to the rose with Strawberry Slush ink. The images were then die cut, adhered together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Damask Design Embossing Folder to make a cards for my January 2026 classes
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Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Poppy Parade card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card – 3¾” by 1¾” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
I began by stamping the vase in Blackberry Bliss onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and Nested Essentials dies used to make a pretty, random vases themed thank you card
A second vase was added with Poppy Parade ink and a third using lemon Lime Twist ink. I then randomly stamped the same image using the same three colours until the panel was fully covered.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and Nested Essentials dies used to make a pretty, random vases themed thank you card
The decorated panel was the adhered to the panel of Poppy Parade card, a length of retired Blackberry Bliss Twine was wrapped around the layer before it was adhered to the Blackberry Bliss card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and Nested Essentials dies used to make a pretty, random vases themed thank you card
A label was die cut from the small piece of Basic White card using the Nested Essentials Dies. The sentiment, from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set was stamped onto the label with Blackberry Bliss ink. The label was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and Nested Essentials dies used to make a pretty, random vases themed thank you card
A Twine bow and a trio of retired Wonderful Gems finished the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and Nested Essentials dies used to make a pretty, random vases themed thank you card
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This penguin themed card was created to celebrate the fact that my husband has spent part of each year for the last 50 years working in Antarctica, a huge achievement. I used a lot of retired products to make this card including the Sweet & Precious stamp set, Mini Alphabet and Small Numbers Dies.
Misty Moonlight card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5” by 3¼” Basic White card – 3½” by 3” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil.
The panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp was adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and the whole piece was then glued to the Misty Moonlight card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card
From the 3½” by 3” panel of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card
The penguin and chick image, from the retired Sweet & Precious stamp set was then stamped onto the die cut label using Secret Sea ink. Snowflakes, from the Woodland Scenery stamp set were then stamped, randomly above the penguins using Misty Moonlight ink. The decorated piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card
The word ‘congratulations’ from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card before being trimmed out and tucked beneath the raised panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card
From scrap Silver Foil I die cut the number 5 and 0 using the Little Numbers Dies (retired) and glued them to the card front. The word YEARS was die cut from scrap Basic White card using the Mini Alphabet Dies (retired). I adhered this in place with liquid glue.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card
A trio of loose snowflakes (retired) finished the card.
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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.
Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
Mo x
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