I created the tulips card using the following supplies:
Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Berry Burst – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Berry Burst – 2¾” by 2½” Basic White – 2½” by 2¼” Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Using Summer Splash ink, I randomly stamped the tulip leaves over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card
I used the following colour combinations to stamp the flowers – Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink and Calypso Coral and Fresh Freesia and Berry Burst.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card
The stamped panel was then glued to the Berry Burst layer and a length of retired Daffodil Delight Ribbon wrapped around before it was adhered to the Summer Splash card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card
I stamped the sentiment, from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card. I then cut it out using the Beautifull Celebrated Dies. A slightly larger label was die cut from the piece of Berry Burst card using the same die set. The two panels were adhered together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card
A ribbon bow and a trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the Beautifully Created Dies to make a colourful, floral Easter card
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Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire our creativity. I have made my card using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies with the Mixed Up Patterns dsp.
I created the Easter flowers card using the following supplies:
Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side Secret Sea – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 4 ¾” by 1” Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 3 ½” by 1″ Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White and Mixed Up Patterns dsp
I began by adhering the 2 pieces of Mixed Up Patterns dsp to the smaller panel of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies used with the Mixed Up Patterns dsp to make a pretty floral Easter card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop
The word EASTER, from the Reason to Celebrate was then stamped in Secret Sea ink and the word HAPPY added next to it with Old Olive ink. The decorated panel was then glued to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Old Olive card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies used with the Mixed Up Patterns dsp to make a pretty floral Easter card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop
From scrap Mixed Up Patterns dsp I die cut a vase and added it on Dimensionals to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies used with the Mixed Up Patterns dsp to make a pretty floral Easter card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop
I stamped the cluster of daisies with Secret Sea onto scrap Basic White card and added colour using the infill stamps with Daffodil Delight and 3rd generation Secret Sea ink. An Old Olive Blends Pen was used to colour in the leaves. The flowers were then die cut and added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies used with the Mixed Up Patterns dsp to make a pretty floral Easter card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop
A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies used with the Mixed Up Patterns dsp to make a pretty floral Easter card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop
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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.
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
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.
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
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To recreate the Pop-up Petals Birthday Double Z Fold Card, you will need:
Night of Navy card – 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½” Basic White card – 5¼” by 5¼” Basic White – 5¼” by 2½” x 2 Country Woods dsp – 5⅛” by 2⅜” Country Woods dsp – 5” by 2¼” x 2 Strawberry Slush card – 5⅛” by 5⅛” Basic White card – 5” by 5”
Bubble Bath card – 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½” Strawberry Slush card – 4⅛” by 3⅝” Strawberry Slush card – 4⅛” by 2½” x 2 Basic White – 3⅞” by 3⅜” Basic White – 3⅞” by 2⅜” x 2 Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil
The three panels of Country Woods dsp were adhered to the three Basic White panels, one measuring 5¼” by 5¼” and two measuring 5¼” by 2½”. These were then adhered to the three panels of the Night of Navy card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-0rdinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The sentiment, from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set was stamped in the upper right corner of the 3⅞” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card. The HAPPY was stamped in Strawberry Slush ink and the BIRTHDAY in Night of Navy ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the tall vase in Night of Navy ink, the bowl in Strawberry Slush ink. The outline daisies and rose were stamped in Secret Sea ink. I die cut all the images using the Pop-up Petals Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The daisies were coloured using the infill stamps, petals in bubble Bath and flower centres in Cloud Cover. The rose was coloured with 2nd generation Strawberry Slush ink and the leaves with Cloud Cover ink. These were added to the Basic White panel on Dimensionals. The whole piece was glued to the slightly larger Strawberry Slush panel and then to the Bubble Bath card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The outline of the daisies was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto one of the 3⅞” by 2⅜” panels of Basic White card. The petals were stamped in Strawberry Slush ink and the flower centres with Cloud Cover ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The HAPPY was stamped in Night of Navy ink and the BIRTHDAY in Strawberry Slush ink. I add the 40th, die cut from Silver Foil using the retired Small Numbers Dies. The whole panel was glued to the 4⅛” by 2½” piece of Strawberry Slush card before being added to the Bubble Bath card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The tall vase was stamped in the remaining 3⅞” by 2⅜” piece of Basic White card, the outline rose was added using Secret Sea ink. The flower was coloured with Bubble Bath ink and the leaves with Cloud Cover ink. The decorated panel was glued to the remaining piece of Strawberry Slush card measuring 4⅛” by 2½” before being added to the Bubble Bath card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The two card bases were then adhered together.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The tall vase was stamped in Strawberry Slush ink on the remaining Basic White panel. I stamped the same image on a Post It Note, cut it out and applied it over the stamped vase. The vase was then stamped in Cloud Cover ink, overlapping the first image. With the mask still in place I stamped the bowl in Night of Navy ink and removed the mask.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
The outline rose image was stamped in Secret Sea ink and colour added with Bubble Bath and Cloud Cover inks. A butterfly was added with Secret Sea ink. The decorated panel was glued to the remaining Strawberry Slush layer and the panel was then adhered to the back of the card ready for me to sign.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Country Woods designer series paper to make a special double Z fold card
A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing a technique of our choice. I have used the Petals of Beauty stamp set to make a pretty card showcasing the Faux Silk technique.
To recreate the faux silk petals card, you will need:
Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” Adhesive Sheet – 5” by 3¼” White Tissue Paper – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 4⅛” by ¾” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Using Bubble Bath ink, I randomly stamped the large, solid flower image, randomly all over the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the faux silk technique to make a floral anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Blog
The smaller, detailed image was then randomly stamped all over the same layer with Blackberry Bliss ink. The Flower centres were added with Pretty Peacock ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the faux silk technique to make a floral anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Blog
To the stamped layer I added the 5” by 3¼” piece of Adhesive Sheet, covering the entire piece. I crumpled up the piece of White Tissue paper, opened it without smoothing it out too much and applied it to the sticky, stamped panel pressing it firmly into place and trimming off the excess. The whole panel was then adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the faux silk technique to make a floral anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Blog
A length of Faux Linen Ribbon was the wrapped around the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card before being glued to the Bubble Bath card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the faux silk technique to make a floral anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Blog
The sentiment, from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set was stamped in Blackberry Bliss and Pretty Peacock inks onto the strip of Basic White card. I flagged both ends and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty and Reason to Celebrate stamp sets used with the faux silk technique to make a floral anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Blog
A ribbon bow and a trio of retired Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots finished the card.
Please hop on to see what techniques have inspired my fellow crafters.
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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
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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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
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