A Father's Day card made using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set and the Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

Relaxing Waterside Father’s day card

Posted on June 21, 2026June 13, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is the card I designed for my son to give my husband on Father’s Day using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set.

Coloured used to make this card are:

I created the relaxing waterside card using the following supplies:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Darling Duckling – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Darling Duckling & Blueberry Bushel

In the centre of a large scrap panel of Basic White card I die cut a circle using the largest of the circle dies from the Stylish Shapes dies. This was placed over the smaller piece of Basic White card to act as a mask and held in place with washi tape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

I used a Blending Brush to apply Misty Moonlight ink to the negative space, slowly building up the colour. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

The chair was stamped, overlapping the inked circle with Secret Sea ink and coloured it in with Blueberry Bushel Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

Using Darling Duckling ink I stamped the dotty image, from the Help Me Grow stamp set, under the chair and added the small grass image with 1^st and 2^nd generation Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink. I flagged the end of two ¼” strips, one of Darling Duckling and the other of Blueberry Bushel card and added them to the top of the panel. I added the layer to the Darling Duckling panel, offset. The whole piece was mounted onto the Blueberry Bushel card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes dies to make a Father’s Day card

A trio of Darling Duckling gems from my stash finished the card.

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A card made for a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set , Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin and the Mixed Up Patterns dsp from Stampin' Up!

Distressed Bike Card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2026June 12, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a Tic-Tac-Toe board to inspire us. I have chosen the top line – Distress, Blue, Bike. This was a real challenge as distress and vintage techniques don’t come easily to me. I am more of a clean and simple girl.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the vase of distressed bike card using the following supplies:

Misty Moonlight White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Balmy Blue – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 3⅞” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 3⅞” by ½”
Misty Moonlight – 3⅞” by ½”
Basic White – 2” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Mixed Up Patterns dsp

I randomly stamped the flying bird from the Waterside Retreat stamp set all over the Balmy Blue layer using Balmy Blue ink. I then roughed up the edges of the panel using Scissors and inked around the edges with Misty Moonlight ink and a Blending Brush. I glued it, offset to the Misty Moonlight card front.

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Using Garden Green ink, I stamped the smaller clump of grasses onto the piece of Mixed Up Patterns dsp. I then roughed up the edges with my scissors.

I distressed the bottom of the pieces of ½” wide strips of Basic White card and Misty Moonlight card before adding them to the bottom of the piece of dsp. The whole piece was then glued to the card front.

I added the bike – from the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings stamp set was stamped with Garden Green ink on the small piece of Basic White card and punched it out with the Three Banner Punch before adding it to the card front.

A cluster of ‘pebbles’ from the Lakeside Retreat Pumpkin Kit finished the card.

Please hop on to what my fellow demos have been inspired to create using this Tic-Tac-Toe board. Next up is the lovely Jan Musselman.

Leonie Stuart ● Mo Rootes

Jan Musselman ● Karen Henderson

Kelly Taranto ● Angie McKenzie

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A thank you card made using the Waterside Relaxing stamp set and dies and the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up!

Lakeside Retreat Card

Posted on June 5, 2026May 24, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is my second Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin alternative card made using the April 2026 kit combined with the Relaxing Waterside Stamp set and dies.

Colours in this card are:

I created the lakeside retreat card using the following supplies:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Piece of card 2 card front – 5½” by ¾”
Misty Moonlight – 5½” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White & Misty Moonlight

I stamped a couple of clumps of rushes in Peaceful Pine ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation about 1” from the bottom of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and dies used with the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit to make a thank you card

The strip of Misty Moonlight card was adhered to the top of the piece of card front. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front covering the bottom of the rushes.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and dies used with the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit to make a thank you card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the Adirondack chair with Early Espresso ink. I added colour using the Gray Granite Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and dies used with the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit to make a thank you card

The chair was then die cut using the Relaxing Waterside dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and dies used with the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit to make a thank you card

I stamped the sentiment in Peaceful Pine ink onto scrap Basic White card and cut it out using my Paper Trimmer. I cut a slightly larger piece of Misty Moonlight card and adhered the sentiment label to it. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Relaxing Waterside stamp set and dies used with the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit to make a thank you card

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Dots finished the card.

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A masculine birthday card made using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Nested Essentials dies from Stampin' Up!

Blue Garden Chair Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on April 25, 2026May 9, 2026 by Mo Rootes

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.

Colours used to make this card are:

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.