A pretty colourful leaves thank you card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Colourful Leaves Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 20, 2025September 15, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using product from the Mini Catalogue or Online Exclusives. I have chosen to share a card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the colourful leaves card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside

On one of the Basic White panels, I masked off a strip, about 1¾” wide using Masking Paper.

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Using Blending Brushes, I added patches of ink between the strips of Masking Paper. First Daffodil Delight, then Timid Tiger and finally Poppy Parade. The strips of Masking Paper were then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp sets used to pretty colourful leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The large outline leaf image was then stamped over the inked strip using Blackberry Bliss ink. I hindsight I wish I had used Black ink for a more defined look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp sets used to pretty colourful leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The sentiment was then stamped in Poppy Parade and the whole panel was then adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp sets used to pretty colourful leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

Using Dimensionals I mounted the entire panel to the Poppy Parade card front. A trio of Iridescent Gold Foil Gems completed the card.

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A thank you card featuring pine boughs made using the Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Branching Out Thank You Card

Posted on September 11, 2025September 3, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams blog hop where we are sharing projects inspired by leaves. I have used the pretty Branching Out stamp set to make my card, I think pine needles count as leaves, don’t you?

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the branching out card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Pecan Pie card – 1¼” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I stamped the trio of leaves in the upper left and lower right corners of the Gray Granite card front with Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a thank you card featuring pine boughs – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Using the Branching Out Dies, I die cut a label from the panel of Lost Lagoon and a smaller label from the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a thank you card featuring pine boughs – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On the white label, I stamped the larger branch with Gray Granite ink. The leaves were stamped with Lost Lagoon ink.

I added the small pinecones with Pecan Pie ink. The labels were then glued together and mounted onto the Gray Granite card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a thank you card featuring pine boughs – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set, was stamped on the small piece of Pecan Pie card with Versamark ink. I covered the ink with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a thank you card featuring pine boughs – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of Dappled Dots from my stash finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a thank you card featuring pine boughs – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

Floral Spotlight Card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing the spotlight technique. I have made my card using the Mixed Florals stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the spotlight on florals card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Secret Sea card – 1¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the large floral image, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Soft Sea Foam card base with Soft Sea Foam ink. I set this aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the Fresh Freesia panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

The large floral image was then stamped onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card with Secret Sea ink. Using a 1¾” Circle Punch I punched out part of the image. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Fresh Freesia embossed panel and then to the Soft Sea Foam card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

I coloured the punched-out part of the image using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia and Soft Sea Foam. The punched part was then repositioned into the stamped panel but raised up on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Twisted In Time stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Secret Sea card, I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and angled the end before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Starburst Sequins finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

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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 pretty floral thank you card made using the Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

Memorable Flowers card

Posted on July 20, 2025July 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral card made using the lovely Memorable Blooms stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the memorable flowers card, you will need:

Pretty in Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Beige card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Old Olive card – 4⅛” by 2 ¾”
Basic Beige card – 4” by 2⅝”
Basic Beige card – 1⅞” by ⅜”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic Beige card using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders and glued it to the largest Old Olive panel and then to the Pretty in Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The floral spray was stamped onto the 4” by 2⅝” panel of Basic Beige card using Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Pretty In Pink, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. The coloured panel was glued to the smaller Old Olive panel before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

A double Linen Thread bow was added to the side of the raised panel with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the thin strip of Basic Beige card before being added to the card front. A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Gems finished 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, simple, thank you card made using the Along These Lines stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Roses Along These Lines Card

Posted on June 22, 2025June 15, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty, floral card made using the rose image from the Along These Lines stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the roses along these lines card, you will need:

Pretty in Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Blackberry Bliss card – 2⅛” by ⅜”

On the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card I stamped the rose image using Blackberry Bliss ink. The same image was stamped below in Berry Burst ink and above in Pretty in Pink ink making sure to connect each to the one above or below.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used to make a pretty, simple, thank you card

The stamped panel was glued to the Blackberry Bliss panel. A length of retired Blackberry Bliss Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was added to the Pretty in Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used to make a pretty, simple, thank you card

The sentiment, from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Blackberry Bliss card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used to make a pretty, simple, thank you card

I added it to the card front over the twine on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used to make a pretty, simple, thank you card

A twine bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used to make a pretty, simple, thank you 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 Spring themed, floral thank you card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Spring Flowers Abloom Card

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

Here is a pretty Spring flower themed thank you card made using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this project are:

To recreate the Spring flowers abloom card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green card

From scrap Granny Apple Green card, I die cut a selection of double and single stems using the Impressions Abloom Dies. These were adhered to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card which was then glued to the Granny Apple Green layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

I stamped the larger flowers on scrap basic White card, the first in Gorgeous Grape ink, the detail full strength and the solid in 2^nd generation. The detail of the second large flower was stamped in Poppy Parade ink and the solid colour added in 2^nd generation Strawberry Slush ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

The daisy flowers were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Timid Tiger and Poppy Parade ink. The small flower was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Timid Tiger ink. They were added to the stems with either Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

The sentiment, from the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Spring themed, floral thank you card

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A single layer, clean and simple card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Impressions Abloom Clean & Simple Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on May 6, 2025May 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing one-layer cards. I have used the new Impressions Abloom stamp set to make a clean and simple card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the impressions abloom card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”

Using Darling Duckling ink, I stamped the detailed image from the largest flower, once at the top and twice at the bottom of the Thick Basic White card base. The solid image of the same image was then inked up, stamped off onto scrap paper then stamped over the detailed image to give the two-tone look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the detailed daisy image at the top and the bottom of the card base in Petunia Pop ink and added the solid image with stamped off Petunia Pop ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The detailed leaf was added with Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Petunia Pop ink I stamped the word ‘thanks’ and added the ‘so very much’ with Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed Pearl’s finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set used to make a single layer, clean and simple card –
Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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