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

Posted on August 14, 2025July 31, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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

Posted on August 8, 2025July 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Darling Sunflower card

Posted on August 3, 2025July 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Darling Duckling

Early Espresso

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Trio of Line Art

Posted on July 25, 2025July 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Recently, a couple of my teammates ran their first all day event and I dropped in during the morning to offer support. When I left, they kindly gifted me a pack with all the pieces to make the 4 cards they had designed. I had the stamp sets to make 3 of the 4 cards but not for the last one so decided to use the Along These Lines stamp set and the card sketch to make a different card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the trio of line art card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Full of Life dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I adhered the piece of Full of Life dsp to the panel of Secret Sea card and then to the Petunia Pop card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Full of Life designer series paper to my trio of line art card

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 3 stitched circles using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Full of Life designer series paper to my trio of line art card

The following images were then stamped onto the stitched circles, one image on each circle – the rose, the birthday cake and the bird. I used Secret Sea ink to stamp all the images, and the following Blends Pens were used to colour in the images – Daffodil Delight, Petunia Pop and Lemon Lime Twist.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Full of Life designer series paper to my trio of line art card

The sentiment, from the Thankful Garden stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink below the bird image and the die cut circles were then added to the card front using either liquid glue or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Full of Life designer series paper to my trio of line art card

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Full of Life designer series paper to my trio of line art card

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A leaf themed card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Artistic Leaves card

Posted on July 18, 2025July 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I have used the Artistic Leaves stamp set to create a pretty, celebratory card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the artistic leaves card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Darling Duckling card – 3 ¾” by 1⅛”
Basic White card – 3” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I stamped the detailed large leaf, twice with Night of Navy ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder used to make a leaf themed card

Three small leaves were added in Old Olive ink. I added the splatter image, randomly over the panel with Darling Duckling ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder used to make a leaf themed card

I glued the stamped panel to the Night of Navy layer and then added the whole piece to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder used to make a leaf themed card

The piece of Darling Duckling card was embossed using the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder. I wrapped a piece of Very Vanilla Twine around the embossed piece before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder used to make a leaf themed card

I die cut a banner from the small piece of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The sentiment was stamped on the banner with Night of Navy ink and added it to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder used to make a leaf themed card

A twine bow and a trio of Opal Rounds completed the card.

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Floral Thank You Card

Posted on July 4, 2025June 25, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral thank you card made using the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape and co-ordinating dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral thank you card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”

I unrolled the Washi Tape and cut it across where the colour combo changes and glued the cut off piece to the 4½” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. These images were then die cut using the Extraordinary Flora Die.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Stylish Shapes Dies to make a pretty floral thank you card

A stitched circle was die cut from the square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes dies and trimmed off the right-hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Stylish Shapes Dies to make a pretty floral thank you card

The sentiment, from the My Small Business stamp set was stamped on the stitched circle with Shaded Spruce ink. The circle was then added to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Stylish Shapes Dies to make a pretty floral thank you card

The die cut floral pieces were then arranged around the circle, some on the circle itself and others tucked underneath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Stylish Shapes Dies to make a pretty floral thank you card

The whole panel was then adhered to the Shaded Spruce layer and then to the Petunia Pop card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies used with the Stylish Shapes Dies to make a pretty floral thank you card

A Gold twisted Thread bow and a trio of Iridescent Foil Gems completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the With You In Mind stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Floral Thank You Card

Posted on June 1, 2025May 24, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet, floral thank you card made using the With You In Mind stamp set and some of the 2025 – 2027 In Colors.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral thank you card, you will need:

Darling Duckling card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I die cut a stitched circle from the 3” square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment was stamped on the stitched circle using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

I placed the circle onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and lightly drew a circle around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The daisy flower was stamped around the pencil circle in Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger and Strawberry Slush inks. I made sure that each image overlapped the pencil line. I erased the pencil line when the inks were dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

The stitched circle was then mounted on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The With You In Mind stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

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A pretty floral wedding card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Extraordinary Flora card

Posted on May 22, 2025May 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and a colour combo suggested for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the extraordinary flora card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

Using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder, I embossed the Basic Beige panel. I wrapped a length of Petunia Pop Bordered Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was the glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

I stamped the large floral image stamp onto the 5¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

Using the following Blends Pens, I coloured in all the images – Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop, Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green. The images were then die cut using the Extraordinary Flora Die.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

I die cut a large, stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies and stamped the sentiment, from the Filled With Fun stamp set in Petunia Pop ink. Th circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

The flowers and leaves were then added around the circle with Mini Dimensionals and Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Filled With Fun stamp set used to make a pretty floral wedding card

A trio of Dappled Dots finished the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Terrific Toadstools Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a dice roll. We must create a project using pearls, regals, horizontal, thank you and sponging. I have used the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Toadstool card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Cherry Cobbler card – 3¾” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed the Garden Green panel using the Corrugated Embossing Folder and glued it to the Garden Green card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. Using the same die set I die cut a label from the Cherry Cobbler card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Along the bottom of the stitched circle, I stamped the ‘ground’ in 2^nd generation Old Olive ink. The toadstool stalks were then stamped in either full strength or second-generation Cajun Craze ink. The smaller mushroom top was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and the leafy sprigs with Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the medium toadstool top in Cherry Cobbler ink and punched it out using the Toadstool Punch. It was added to the card front on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The die cut label was cut in half and added to the back of the stitched circle. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front. A trio of Antique Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty, floral anniversary card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set and dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Thankful Anniversary Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on April 27, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing an anniversary card made for my sister-in-law and her husband using the Thankful Garden stamp set, masks and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the thankful anniversary card, you will need:

Timid Tiger card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green card

I glued one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card to the layer of Petunia Pop and then to the Timid Tiger card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The floral images were stamped on scrap Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink and coloured using Blending Brushes and the Thankful Garden Masks. For the single flower I used Pretty in Pink for the first and second layers and Petunia Pop for the final detailed layer. For the Hydrangea I used Peach Pie for the first two layers and Timid Tiger for the detail.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The larger single flowers were die cut and was the trio of blossoms from the hydrangea using the Thankful Garden Dies. I also fussy cut some of the individual hydrangea blossoms.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes dies. Onto this I stamped the sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set in Petunia Pop ink. The stamped circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I tucked the die cut and fussy cut flowers around the stitched circle and added some leaves die cut from scrap Granny Apple Green card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The lovely Thankful Garden stamp set and Dies with the Layers of Beauty stamp set used to make a pretty, floral anniversary card -Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A White Baker’s Twine bow and a scattering of 2024 -2026 In Color Dots finished the card.

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