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.

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

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A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Love Ewe Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 10, 2026January 7, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Valentine or thinking of you cards. I have made my card using the adorable Woolley Friends stamp set and co-ordinating punch.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the love ewe card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Strips of Perennial Lavender dsp – 4” by ⅜” – about 8
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The strips of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card, each one at a jaunty angle. The excess was trimmed off and the panel glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer. I adhered the whole panel to the Shaded Spruce card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a cute ‘love ewe’ card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The body and head of the sheep were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched them out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a cute ‘love ewe’ card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A little colour was added to the body and head of the sheep with a Light Crumb Cake Blends Pen. I added the body and head to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a cute ‘love ewe’ card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The bow was stamped on Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the infill colour added in Highland Heather. I punched it out using the same punch Ns glued it into position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a cute ‘love ewe’ card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the word LOVE, from the Friendly Foliage stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. The word EWE, from the Woolly Friends stamp set was stamped with the same ink on the same piece of scrap card. I trimmed them out and added them to the card front.

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A trio of gems from my stash completed the card.

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A striking thinking of you card made using the Sunflower Embossing Folder and a White ink pad from Stampin' Up!

Thinking of you Sunflowers

Posted on July 15, 2025July 6, 2025 by Mo Rootes

I have used the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder to make a striking ‘thinking of you card’.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Secret Sea

To recreate the ‘thinking of you’ sunflowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the panel of Secret Sea card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower Embossing Folder used with a White ink pad to make a striking thinking of you card

I repeatedly dragged a White ink pad over the embossed side of the Secret Sea panel and set the panel aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower Embossing Folder used with a White ink pad to make a striking thinking of you card

A length of White Ribbon was wrapped around the embossed layer and it was added to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower Embossing Folder used with a White ink pad to make a striking thinking of you card

The sentiment, from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set was stamped In Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. The sentiment was then die cut using the Greetings of the Season dies. I added it over the ribbon with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower Embossing Folder used with a White ink pad to make a striking thinking of you card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower Embossing Folder used with a White ink pad to make a striking thinking of you card

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A monochromatic thinking of you card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Monochromatic Wooded Acres card

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

Today I am sharing a pretty monochromatic card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set

Colours in this project are:

Basic White

Basic Black

To recreate the monochromatic wooded acres card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic Black card – 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4½” by 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 2 by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using the Textured Notes Dies I die cut a decorated rectangle from the 4½” by 4⅛” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

I masked the edges of the die cut rectangle using Post It Notes and stamped the row of pine trees down the length of the rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

The stamped rectangle was glued to the Basic Black layer and then to the 4¾” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. The whole piece was mounted onto the Basic Black card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

The sentiment, from the Delicate Forest stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used make a monochromatic thinking of you card

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The Frosted Forest Dies and the Thoughtful Journey designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty thinking of you card

Thoughtful Thinking of You Card

Posted on November 1, 2024October 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a simple thinking of you card made using the beautiful Thoughtful Journey designer series paper (dsp) and the Frosted Forest Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the thoughtful thinking of you card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Early Espresso card – 5½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Frosted Forest Dies, I die cut the row of bare trees from the Early Espresso card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thinking of you card made using the Frosted Forest Dies and the Thoughtful Journey designer Series Paper

The die cut trees were then glued to the bottom of the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thinking of you card made using the Frosted Forest Dies and the Thoughtful Journey designer Series Paper

The sentiment, from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set, was stamped onto the dsp with Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thinking of you card made using the Frosted Forest Dies and the Thoughtful Journey designer Series Paper

The whole panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer which was then mounted onto the Thick Basic card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thinking of you card made using the Frosted Forest Dies and the Thoughtful Journey designer Series Paper

Such a pretty card.

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A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

Delicate Forest Thinking of You card

Posted on May 24, 2024May 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a clean and simple thinking of you card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the delicate forest card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Misty Moonlight card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I stamped the leafy sprig in Balmy Blue ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front and set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

Using the lines on the grid paper to make sure it was straight, I masked off a 1 ¼” strip on the 4¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink to the bottom of the panel. Next, I added Boho Blue ink and finally Misty Moonlight at the top of the strip. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The leafy image was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink along the right-hand edge of the inked strip.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The sentiment, from the retired Botanical Layers stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

A trio of Opaque Faceted Dots finished the card.

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A striking thinking of you card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set and the 2023 -2025 in colors from Stampin' Up! - Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Loveliest Tree card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on April 29, 2024May 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a roll of a dice to inspire us today. The roll gives us – pearl, colouring, In Colors, sympathy and standard horizontal and I have used the new Loveliest Tree stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the loveliest tree card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛
Pebbled Path card – 4⅜” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 4¼”
Boho Blue card – 3¼” by 1”
Moody Mauve card – 3¼” by 1”
Wild Wheat card – 3¼” by 1”
Copper Clay card – 3¼” by 1”
Scrap Basic White & Pebbled Path card

I decided to use the 2023 – 2025 In Colors to make my card, they seemed more appropriate for a sympathy card. I added a little removable adhesive to the back of each 1” strip of in color card and lined them up on a sheet of grid paper butted up against each other.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with the 2023 -2025 in colors to make a striking thinking of you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using a stamp positioner, I stamped the large tree image in Pebbled Path ink across all 4 strips of card. I made sure that my ink pad was freshly inked and repeated this step a couple of times to get the required depth of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with the 2023 -2025 in colors to make a striking thinking of you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The strips were then lifted and placed onto the 3⅜” by 4¼” leaving a small border around the edge. The whole panel was then adhered to the Pebbled Path panel, then the whole piece was adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with the 2023 -2025 in colors to make a striking thinking of you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut it using a label die from the Autumn Leaves Dies. I die cut it twice to make the label smaller. I then adhered the sentiment to a scrap of Pebbled Path card which was then trimmed to fit. I added it to the card front with liquid adhesive and a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used with the 2023 -2025 in colors to make a striking thinking of you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using a Boho Blue Blends Pen I coloured a trio of Iridescent Pearls and added them to the card front.

I got to this point before I realised that I had missed out the colouring element……. Ooops! I hope you’ll forgive me.

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A pretty, floral 'sending hugs' card made using the Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

Bunch of Lavender card

Posted on February 20, 2024February 10, 2024 by Mo Rootes

This bunch of lavender card was inspired by a card made by Amy Koenders – I have taken Amy’s original and adapted it to make it my own.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the bunch of lavender card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 4¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3 ¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Highland Heather

I glued the large panel of Perennial Lavender dsp to the Gorgeous Grape layer and then added the panel to the Highland Heather card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card

From the 4” by 3” panel of Basic White card, I die cut a Deckled Rectangle. With Mossy Meadow ink, I stamped the leafy sprig, twice onto the die cut rectangle. The thin strip of dsp was then adhered to the back of the rectangle . The rectangle was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card

I inked up the spray of flowers with Highland Heather ink. I coloured in some of the flowers with a Gorgeous Grape Stampin’ Write Marker _ the marker to stamp technique – to add more texture and stamped the image onto scrap Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card

The flower stems were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Granny Apple Green ink. Both images were then die cut using the Painted Lvender Dies. Using a little liquid glue I adhered the stems to the flowers. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card

The sentiment, from the Perennial Postage stamp set was inked up with Mossy Meadow ink and stamped on scrap Basic White card. I punched it out using a retired 1” Circle Punch. I used a 1¼” Circle punch to unch out a Highland Heather circle. You could use Dies to do this. I added the sentiment on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card

A trio of Tinsel Gems and a Baker’s Twine bow completed the card.

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A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Stems of Lavender card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on December 5, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring two step stamping. I have chosen to use the Painted Lavender stamp set which will be available in the upcoming January to April 2024 Mini Catalogue.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the lavender stems card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Old Olive card – 2” by ½”

Using Old Olive ink, I stamped 2 flower stems on the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. A third stem was stamed between them in 2^nd generation – or stamped off – Old Olive ink.

The flowers were stamped in full strength or 2^nd generation Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

I added some ‘ground’ using an image from the Forever Forest stamp set in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The pair of butterflies were stamped in Berry Burst ink then decorated panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis layer. A length of Orchid Oasis Metallic Ribbon was wrapped around the piece before it was glued to the Old Olive card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hills of Tuscany stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Old Olive card, covered with White Embossing Powder and Hear set. The piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

A bow and a scattering of Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

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A pretty thinking of you card made for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the gorgeous Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Seaside Bay card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on October 12, 2023October 1, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the theme ‘thoughts & prayers’. I have used the Seaside Bay stamp set and dies with the gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy dsp to make my card.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the seaside bay card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Old Olive card

I cut out the piece of Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper from the large 12” by 12” sheet and trimmed it down to 5⅛” by 3⅜” by taking a bit off the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Using the Seaside Bay Dies, I die cut some grasses from scrap Old Olive card and added them to the dsp panel. The overhanging pieces were trimmed off with Scissors. The dsp layer was then glued to the Pecan Pie layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then glued to the Azure Afternoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The large bird from the was stamped on scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I die cut it out using the Seaside Bay dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the bird – Boho Blue, Wild Wheat & Pecan Pie. I also used Sponge Daubers to add Wild Wheat ink to the bottom of the bird and Boho Blue to the back of the bird. This helped it blend into the background mage. The bird was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the In The Moment stamp set was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed the sentiment down and added it to the card front using the liquid glue.