A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

Floral Reverse Embossing Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing techniques using embossing folders. I have made my card using the gorgeous Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the floral reverse embossing card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Beige card – 2½” by 2½”

 

I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic Beige card using the Sunflower 3D embossing folder.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The embossed panel was placed face, or embossed side down and added Berry Burst ink with a Sponge Dauber to the petals of the flowers. The leaves were coloured in the same way using Garden Green ink and to the flower centres using Pecan Pie ink.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Taking a Secret Sea ink pad, I dragged it lightly across the coloured embossed panel from top to bottom. I repeated this until the whole panel was covered. A length of Gold Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the layer before being secured on the back with Sellotape.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the embossed panel to the Berry Burst layer. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped on the small square of Basic Beige card with Secret Sea ink. I die it out using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of gold dots and a ribbon bow finished the card.

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A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

Twisted Kintsugi Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects we have been working on. My twisted Kinsugi card was inspired by Julie Davison – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAaB4fg3Oq8 and I made it using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies with the Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper (dsp) to make my version of Julie’s card.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the twisted kintsugi card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 10¼” by 4 x 2 scored at 5½”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 3¾” by 3¾” cut in half on the diagonal from corner to corner
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Scrap Kintsugi Inspirations dsp and Cloud Cover card

 

With a pencil, mark each of the smaller panels of the card bases at 4” then score from the 4” mark to the upper corner on both pieces of card

 

A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Glue the 2 large panels of the card bases, one on top of the others to create the back of the card.

 

A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Ho

The card base was then folded on all the score lines and the 2 triangles of Kintsugi Inspiration dsp adhered to the triangular front panels with the long edge butted up to the edge of the fold.

 

A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the largest stitched squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies I cut a square from the square of Basic White card.

 

A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

From the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp I die cut a vase and a bowl and glued the die cut pieces to the stitched square. From scrap Cloud Cover card, I die cut the small open floral piece and tucked it in the top of the bowl.

 

A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Cloud Cover card. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then trimmed down and glued to the Basic White square.

 

A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the closed card in portrait mode, I adhered the ribbon to the top triangle with a little Tear and Tape. The upper half of the square was then glued to the upper triangle and the ribbon wrapped around and tied in a bow to close the card.

A trio of Adhesive-backed Metallic Sequins finished the card.



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A card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a sketch challenge

Stay Warm Card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have made my card using the pretty Stay Warm stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the stay warm card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 1¼” x 3
Garden Green card – 3” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

Using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder I embossed the panel of Basic Beige card and glued it to the Garden Green panel.

 

A card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a sketch challenge

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Poppy Parade card front.

 

A card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a sketch challenge

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used the Stylish Shapes Dies to die cut three banners from the three small panels of Basic White card.

 

A card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a sketch challenge

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

On the first banner I stamped the stockings with Coastal Cabana ink. On the second banner I stamped the bobble hat with Poppy Parade ink and on the final banner I stamped the mittens with Garden Green ink. The banners were then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a sketch challenge

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A smaller banner was then die cut from the Garden Green strip using the same dies. The sentiment, from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with Gold Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool. I trimmed off the end and added it to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

 

A card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a sketch challenge

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of gold sequins and a ribbon bow completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my friends have created using the sketch for inspiration. Next up is the lovely Leonie Stuart

 Mo Rootes  ●  Leonie Stuart  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Jan Musselman  ●  Karen Henderson

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

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3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Scenic Adventures Classes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my September 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies. For my September classes I always try to sneak in a Christmas card design – some of my ladies think this is too early!

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Window Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – circle die cut from the upper ⅓ using the Spotlight on Nature Dies
Basic White – 4⅛” by 3⅝”
Shaded Spruce – 3” by 1¾”
Basic White – 3” by ¾” – label die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Blueberry Bushel – 3” by ¼”

 

We punched out a mask from a Post It Note and used a 1” Circle Punch and added it to the upper part of the 4⅛” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card with the 4⅛” side going up and down.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush, we inked the upper ⅔’s of the Basic White panel with lightly applied Blueberry Bushel ink. Using the same technique and a different Blending Brush we added Smoky Slate ink to the bottom ⅓ of the panel and the mask was removed. I used the ‘water image stamp to add texture to the ground with 2nd generation Smoky Slate ink.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

The trees were stamped to the right and left of the inked panel in 1st and 2nd generation Shaded Spruce ink. The die cut window panel was then glued to the stamped layer. You could add it with Dimensionals, but I didn’t for this class. The whole panel was then added to the Thick Basic White card front on Dimensionals.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

From the Shaded Spruce card I die cut the double trees and added then to the card front.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Shepherds Care stamp set was stamped on the die cut label with Blueberry Bushel ink. I added the strip of Blueberry Bushel card behind the label and glued it to the card front.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

Mountain View

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Smoky Slate – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Shaded Spruce – 4⅛” by 1¾”
Shaded Spruce – 3” by 1¾”
Cloud Cover – 2” by ½”

 

Using the grid paper to get things straight I stamped the water image across the 5¼” by 3½” at the 3¼” level, you need to stamp twice. I then stamped another row beneath the first. In the upper ⅓ of the panel I stamped the clouds twice.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

From the panel of Smoky Slate card I die cut the mountain and used a Sponge Dauber to ink along the top of the die cut piece to add some dimension.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

The row of trees was die cut from the 4⅛” by 1¾” panel of Shaded Spruce card. The double trees were then die cut from the remaining piece of Shaded Spruce.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

I glued the row of trees to the mountain piece and glued the whole piece to the panel of 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card and trimmed off the overhanging pieces. The whole piece was mounted onto the Thick Basic White front on Dimensionals.

The double trees were added, slightly overhanging the raised panel.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

With Shaded Spruce ink I stamped the sentiment from the Darling Dinos stamp set on the piece of Cloud Cover card and added it to the card front.

 

Scenic card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Granny Apple Green – 5¼” by 2½”
Smoky Slate – 5¼” by 1½”
Shaded Spruce – 3¾” by 1¾”
Basic White – 3” by ¾” – label die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies

 

We added Blueberry Bushel ink to the top ⅔’s of the Basic White panel.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

Using the Scenic Adventures Dies we die cut the row of trees from the piece of Granny Apple Green card, the bushes/shrubbery from the piece of Smoky Slate card.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

These pieces were adhered together and added to the bottom of the inked panel and the overhanging pieces trimmed off. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Thick Basic White card front on Dimensionals.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

The double trees and 2 small single trees were die cut from the Shaded Spruce panel. These were added to the card front.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

The sentiment from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped on the die cut label and added to the card front.

 

3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Multicoloured Leaf card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the pretty Artistic Leaves stamp set and Sponge Daubers to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the multicoloured leaf card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5¼” by 2”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4½” by 2¼”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by ¾”

 

The two larger panels of Beautiful Bokeh were glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” layer of Basic White card.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I then added the square of the Beautiful Bokeh dsp was then glued on top. The whole piece was then adhered to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Thick Basic White card base.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the outline leaf image onto the square of Basic White card.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Berry Burst ink was added to the infill leaf image using Sponge Daubers. This was then stamped over the secret Sea image. The leaf was then die cut using a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment, from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set, in Secret Sea ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I die cut it using a banner from the Stylish Shapes dies before adding it to the card front.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a card for a sketch challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed pearls finished the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have created based on this sketch.

 

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

Kintsugi Inspiring Imperfections Classes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my August classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Faux Step Card

Misty Moonlight card base – 8” by 5½” – scored at 1”, 2” & 5” on long side
Misty Moonlight card – 6” by 3” scored at 4¼”
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 2⅝” – embossed with the Glass and Garden Embossing Folder
Basic White – 5⅜” by ⅞”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 5¼” by ¾”
Cloud Cover – 4” by 3”
Basic White – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 2” by ¾” – banner cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – 5¼” by 2⅞” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

Fold the Misty Moonlight card base, mountain, valley and mountain then adhere the embossed panel to the larger part of the folded card front.

Glue the strip of Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to the 5⅜” by ⅞” piece of Basic White card and adhere to the smaller front fold of the card base.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

On scrap Basic White card stamp the vase and the bowl with Misty Moonlight ink and die cut. Colour the flowers with Petal Pink Stamp ‘n Write Marker. Colour the inside of the vase and bowl and the base of the bowl with the Cloud Cover Marker.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The larger ‘crack’ was stamped onto the 3⅞” by 2⅞” piece of Basic White card using Versamark ink, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. The embossed piece was then glued to the Cloud Cover panel and then to the 6” by 3” piece of Misty Moonlight card. The vase and the bowl were then glued in position.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Glue was added to the bottom half of the back part of the 6” by 3” piece of Misty Moonlight card. This was then glued to the back of the main card base. A little glue adhered the front flap to the 1” panel of the card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto the die cut label and added to the card front.

 

Vase, Bowl and Flower card

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp dsp – 4⅛” by ¾”
Basic White – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Gold Foil backed with Adhesive Sheet – large ‘crack’ and small flower die cut
Scrap Basic White

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The thin strip of Basic White card was glued along one edge of the strip of dsp. The whole piece was then glued to the Petal Pink card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink in the lower right corner of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The panel was then adhered to the Misty Moonlight layer and added to the Petal Pink card front. The gold die cut small flower was slipped under the upper right corner.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The vase, bowl and flower were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. The images were coloured with the Petal Pink and Cloud Cover Marker and the die cut crack added to the vase which was then glued to the card front. The bowl and flower were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

Floral Card

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 4½” by 3”
Basic White – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Gold Foil – 1” by 1” – cut in ½ on the diagonal
Petal Pink – 3⅛” by ⅜”
Misty Moonlight – 3⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The small floral image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Cloud Cover card front with Cloud Cover ink.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The vase was randomly stamped all over the 4⅜” by 2⅞” piece of Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. The panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer and a Gold Foil triangle added to the upper left and lower right corners. The whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

The sentiment was stamped on the Petal Pink strip with Misty Moonlight ink. The strip of Misty Moonlight card was glued along the bottom before the whole piece was glued to the card front.

 

Cards made for my August 2025 Classes using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a cards, including a fun fold, for my August 2025 Classes

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

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A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

Pair of Birds’ Card

Today I am sharing a pretty anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder.

Colours used to make this card, you will need:

 

To recreate the pair of birds’ card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Azure Afternoon card – 4” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Secret Sea card – 2¼” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the Glass and Garden Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and adhered it to the panel of Secret Sea card. The whole piece was then glued to the Azure Afternoon card front.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

The pair of birds were stamped onto scrap Basic White card with Secret Sea ink.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia and Azure Afternoon. I then fussy cut the image out.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylish Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

From the square of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I also die cut a banner from the piece of Azure Afternoon card. The birds were adhered to the die cut circle and then mounted onto the card front with the die cut banner behind.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

The sentiment, from the Cutest Onsie stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

 

A sweet pair of birds anniversary card made using the Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Feathered Fun stamp set and Stylsh Shapes Dies used with the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder to make a sweet anniversary card

A trio of Starburst Sequins finished the card.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A striking congratulations card made using the Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and some ink blending.

Summer Sailing Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are having ‘fun in the sun’. I have chosen to make my card using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the summer sailing card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Basic Black card – 4½” by 2½”

 

Using the largest stitched square from the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut a square near the top of one of the panels of Basic White card. I laid the die cut stitched square to one side and placed the negative panel over the remaining panel of the same side, holding it in place with tape from my stash.

 

A striking congratulations card made using the Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and some ink blending.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

A 1” Circle was punched from a Post It note and added it in the upper third of the die cut hole to create a sun.

 

A striking congratulations card made using the Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and some ink blending.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

I added Azure Afternoon ink with a Blending Brush along the bottom third of the die cut hole. Coastal Cabana ink was then brushed onto the upper two thirds over the masked moon. I stamped the ‘water across the inked square in 1st and 2nd generation Azure Afternoon ink. The mask was then removed, and a little Lemon Lolly ink was added to the colour the sun. The two panels were then separated.

 

A striking congratulations card made using the Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and some ink blending.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

The sentiment, from the Cheers & Sips stamp set was added in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the same ink I also stamped a bird in the upper right corner of the inked area.

 

A striking congratulations card made using the Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and some ink blending.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

From the Basic Black card I die cut the boat and sails using the Sunrise Sailing Dies. I glued the pieces together and mounted the boat onto the inked panel using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

A striking congratulations card made using the Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and some ink blending.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunrise Sailing and Cheers & Sips stamp sets used with some ink blending to make a striking congratulations card

A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have made to share with us today.


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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A cocktails themed celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set with some designer series paper, all from Stampin' Up!

Cocktails Card

I am sharing a pretty cocktails themed card today, made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the cocktail themed card, you will need:

Lemon Lime Twist card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Country Lace dsp – 5⅞” by 1¾”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 1¼” by ¼”
Scrap Basic White and Full of Life dsp

 

I glued the strip of Shaded Spruce to the panel of Country Lace dsp and adhered it to one of the large panels of Basic White card. The whole piece was glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card front.

 

A cocktails themed celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set with some designer series paper, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some designer series paper to make a cocktails themed celebration card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the tall glass and the squat glass using Secret Sea ink. Both glasses were then die cut using the Cheers and Sips Dies.

 

A cocktails themed celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set with some designer series paper, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some designer series paper to make a cocktails themed celebration card

The same glasses were stamped onto scrap pieces of Full of life dsp. I cut off about ⅛” from the top of the glass and trimmed around each glass as close to the stamped line as possible and adhered each piece to the corresponding die cut white glass. I embossed the taller glass using the embossing die from the same die.

 

A cocktails themed celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set with some designer series paper, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some designer series paper to make a cocktails themed celebration card

A stitched circle was die cut from the square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I placed the glasses onto the stitched circle, moved the smaller one aside and stamped the celery leaves with Shaded Spruce ink. The leaves were then coloured using Lemon Lime Twist and Shaded Spruce Blends Pens.

 

A cocktails themed celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set with some designer series paper, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some designer series paper to make a cocktails themed celebration card

I added the glasses to the stitched circle on Dimensionals and glued the circle to the card front.

2 berries were stamped in Secret Sea ink, coloured with Blackberry Bliss Blends Pens before being die cut and added to the card front.

 

A cocktails themed celebration card made using the Cheers & Sips stamp set with some designer series paper, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheers & Sips stamp set used with some designer series paper to make a cocktails themed celebration card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the strip of Basic White. I trimmed it down before adding it to the card front. A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots finished the card.

 

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A pretty note card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder and the Beautiful Motifs stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Darling Sunflower card

I have used the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder to make a striking ‘just a note card’.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the darling sunflower card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White & Early Espresso card

 

Using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty note card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder and the Beautiful Motifs stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the Beautiful Motifs stamp set to make a pretty note card

I repeatedly dragged a Darling Duckling ink pad over the embossed side of the Basic White panel and used Sponge Dauber to add Early Espresso ink to the flower centres.

 

A pretty note card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder and the Beautiful Motifs stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the Beautiful Motifs stamp set to make a pretty note card

The embossed layer was added to the Early Espresso panel and a length of White Ribbon was wrapped around. The whole piece was glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty note card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder and the Beautiful Motifs stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the Beautiful Motifs stamp set to make a pretty note card

The sentiment, from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set was stamped In Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Stylish Shapes dies. I die cut a second label, cut it from side to side and added the pieces to the back of the sentiment. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty note card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder and the Beautiful Motifs stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the Beautiful Motifs stamp set to make a pretty note card

A trio of Antique Pearls completed the card.

 

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Supplies used: