A card using the torn paper technique made using the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

Torn Paper Effect Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on February 3, 2026January 28, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing torn paper techniques. The version of the torn paper technique I am sharing was very popular two or three years ago, but I never got around to trying it……. now is my chance. I have used the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper (dsp) to make my card.

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the torn paper effect card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Misty Moonlight Two Tone card – 5½” by 3¾”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2 ¼” by ½”

The piece of Thoughtful Journey dsp was adhered to the front of the Thick Basic White card front.

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I placed the panel of Misty Moonlight Two Tone card (lighter side uppermost) on top and worked out which part of the dsp I wanted to show and marked the card with a pencil.

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I then carefully tore a strip down the centre of the card to just over half-way. Using a Bone Folder I curved the loose middle section and carefully rolled it up gluing it in place with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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The whole panel was then glued to the card front, exposing the dsp underneath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Lovely Arrangements stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to create a torn paper card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. I flagged the end and glued it to the card front.

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A row of Opal Rounds completed the card.

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Thinking of You Card

Posted on January 20, 2026January 14, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty thinking of you card made using the Blessed Beginning stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the thinking of you card using the following supplies:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Balmy Blue card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I used a Blending Brush to apply Balmy Blue ink to the smaller panel of Basic White card and added the ‘ground’ with Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessed Beginnings stamp sets and dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card

I stamped a tree and a bush on the right-hand side of the panel using Basic Gray ink. The tree was coloured with Granny Apple Green Blends Pens and the bush with Old Olive Blends Pens. The panel was then glued to the Balmy Blue layer and then to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessed Beginnings stamp sets and dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card

I stamped the church on scrap Basic White card; 2 trees and 2 bushes were stamped using the same ink on the same scrap card. I cut these out using the Blessed Beginnings Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessed Beginnings stamp sets and dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card

I coloured the church with the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Crumb Cake and Gray Granite. The trees were coloured as those above. I cut the church and trees using the Blessed Beginnings Dies and fussy cut the bushes. These were added to the card front with either glue or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessed Beginnings stamp sets and dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set with Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down, flagged the ends and added it to the card front.

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A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

Aurora Anniversary Card

Posted on October 13, 2025October 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today my husband and I celebrate our 41^st wedding anniversary and I have made him an Aurora themed anniversary card as he loves adventure and the great outdoors. I used the new Light & Wonder Dies and the Lights of Aurora designer Series Paper.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the aurora anniversary card, you will need:

Secret Sea card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Lights of Aurora dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Secret Sea card – 4” by 3¼”
Lost Lagoon card – 4” by 1¾”

The panel of Lights of Aurora dsp was adhered to one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

From the Secret Sea card, I die cut the small row of trees using the Light & Wonder Dies and glued the piece to the dsp panel. The excess was trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

Using the same set of dies I cut the ‘lake’ from the piece of Lost Lagoon card. I stamped all over this piece with 2^nd generation Lost Lagoon ink to give the illusion of water. This panel was then adhered to the panel and the excess trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink in the lower right corner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

I added the whole piece to the Secret Sea card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

Using watered down Whisper White ink from a refill bottle and a Wink of Stella brush I added some ‘snow’ to the tree line.

I really hope my husband likes the card.

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A mountain scene themed birthday card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Mountain Scene Card

Posted on July 29, 2025July 20, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card inspired by a card created by the lovely Stacey Marsh using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card:

To recreate the mountain scene card, you will need:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Cloud Cover card – 5¼” by 3½”
Smoky Slate card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Mossy Meadow card – 4⅛” by 2”
Shaded Spruce card – 3” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using the grid paper to get things straight I stamped the water image across the 5¼” by 3½” at the 2¾” level, you need to stamp twice. In the upper ⅓ of the panel I stamped the clouds.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

From the panel of Smoky Slate card I die cut the mountain and the row of trees was die cut from the 4⅛” by 2” panel of Mossy Meadow card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

I glued the row of trees to the mountain piece and glued the whole piece to the panel of 5¼” by 3½” Cloud Cover card on Dimensionals and trimmed off the overhanging pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

The whole piece was mounted onto the Mossy Meadow layer and then to the Cloud Cover card front. The double trees were added, slightly overhanging the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies used to make a mountain scene themed birthday card

The sentiment from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on the card front. A trio of 2025 – 2027 Flat Pearls completed the card.

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A masculine themed congratulations card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Scenic Adventure card

Posted on April 13, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a simple celebration card suitable for a male in your life made using the new Scenic Adventures stamp set available from the 6^th May in my online store.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the scenic adventure card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 3” by 1½” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Winter Meadow dsp – 5” by 3 ¼”
Shaded Spruce card – 3⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Shaded Spruce card – 1⅛” by ¼”

The piece of Winter Meadow dsp was glued to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” layer of Basic White card.

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I glued the 2 rectangles of Shaded Spruce card to the back of the dsp layer, one on the upper left and the other in the lower right. A length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel, and it was adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set used to make a masculine themed congratulations card

Using the Textured Notes Dies, I die cut a rectangle from the 4” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. Onto the rectangle I stamped the ‘ground’ image from the Scenic Adventures stamp set in 2^nd generation Gray Granite ink. The ‘cloud’ image was stamped in 2^nd generation Lost Lagoon ink. The trees were then stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. The whole panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and added to the cardstock on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set used to make a masculine themed congratulations card

The sentiment, from the Cheers & Sips stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Shaded Spruce card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before gluing it to the card front.

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A Twine bow and a trio if Tinsel Gems finished the card.

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A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

Water Coloured Hills of Tuscany for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something We have been working on recently. I am loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the water coloured hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large curved image was inked in Old Olive ink, then lightly spritzed with water before stamping the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. I repeated this step to add more ‘ground’. I also inked up the smaller curved image with the same colour and spritzed it before adding it to the panel to add more texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Misty Moonlight ink, spritzed then stamped at the top of the wet Fluid 100 paper. At this point I set the panel to one side to dry.

When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with Mossy Meadow ink and added the dotty image using the same coloured ink.

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The house was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the roof added in Pretty Peacock ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint and used a Waterpainter to fill in the gap.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The trio of trees were added in Shaded Spruce ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. A waterpainter was used to add some Old Olive ink to ‘ground’ the house. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Basic White card in Misty Moonlight ink. I tucked the sentiment under the inked panel and glued it in place with some wet glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

Such a pretty card, love the moody look of the sky.

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A sketch/color challenge theme for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop featuring the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Mountain Scene for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch and Colour Challenge.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the mountain scene card:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside

I stamped the detailed mountain image in Starry Sky ink across one of the Basic White panels. I cleaned the stamp, adhered it to the block with the detailed side against the block and inked up the reverse with Fresh Freesia ink. I stamped this off on scrap paper before stamping it over the detailed image to provide a shadow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

The detailed line of trees was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink at the base of the mountains. I inked the image again, stamped off onto scrap paper, turned the image upside down and stamped again in the foreground. I stamped multiple times until all the ink was gone.

Using a Post It Note, punched with a 1” Circle Punch I placed it in the sky overlapping the mountain range. I used Sponge Daubers to add Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight ink above the mountains to indicate a sunset. I removed the mask and added a little Daffodil Delight ink to the moon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

Using Orchid Oasis ink and a Blending Brush I added Orchid Oasis ink to the top of the card. I finished the sky with Starry Sky ink around the edges to add depth to the sky.

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The group of trees in the foreground were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

A couple of groups of birds were stamped in the sky in Starry Sky ink and I used the same ink to darken up the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

I was really happy with how this card turned out and I really love this stamp set.

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