A clean and simple card made using the Along These Lines stamp set and the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

Along These Lines Card

Posted on March 25, 2025March 19, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a clean and simple card made using the new ‘Along These Lines’ stamp set which will be available in the new Annual Catalogue from the 8^th April.

Colours used to make this card are:

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

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 1⅝”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4⅛” by 1½”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¾”

The two pieces of Beautiful Bokeh dsp were glued together then glued to the Basic Black layer. The whole piece was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

From the 3½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card I die cut a rectangle using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

I stamped the pretty cake image onto the die cut rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set below using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

The image was coloured using the Light Daffodil Delight and Light Berry Burst Blends Pens. The decorated rectangle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Along These Lines stamp set used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a clean and simple card

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A notecard wallet and 4 co-ordinating cards made using the Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Unbounded Beauty Notecard Wallet – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing notecard gift sets. I have used the lovely Unbounded Beauty designer series paper (dsp) and a new stamp set called Layered Thoughts stamp set, which will be available in the new Annual Catalogue next month to make my notecard and holder. I was inspired by this video on YouTube video by Julie Davison

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the notecard holder, you will need:

Unbounded Beauty dsp – 12” by 12” – scored at 1¾” and 5¾” then rotated 180° and score again at 1¾” & 5¾”. Rotate 90° and score at 2½” and 8¼”.

Fold and burnish on all the scorelines. Fold the two 1¾” side panels to the back so that the reverse of the paper is showing and fold down each corner. Fold the two centre scorelines inward to form the spine of the notecard wallet.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Fold the remaining two scorelines inward to form the top and the bottom of the wallet and tuck the larger panel under the folded down corner to form the wallet.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Add a strip of Tear & Tape across the back and secure the White Diagonal Stripped Ribbon in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Notecards

4 Notecards and Envelopes
Unbounded Beauty dsp – 5” by 1” x 4
Unbounded Beauty dsp – 5” by ¼” x 4

I glued the 1” strip of dsp and ¼” strip of dsp, one on top of the other on each card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Layered Thoughts stamp set was then stamped on each card in Petunia Pop and Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A 2024 – 2026 In Colour Shimmer Gem finished each card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Layered Thoughts stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper to make a wallet and 4 co-ordinating notecards -Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Two cards and envelopes were then placed into each pocket of the notecard wallet and the ribbon tied closed.

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A floral Easter card made using the Mixed Media stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Easter Flowers card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Spring or Easter cards. I have made my Easter flowers card using the pretty Mixed Floral stamp set and Dies to make my card today.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Easter flowers card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Sea Foam card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3½”
Old Olive card – 4” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

Using Fresh Freesia ink, I stamped the daisy image in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut a Fresh Freesia arch using the Everyday Arches Dies from the panel of Fresh Freesia card and glued it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Both ends of the Old Olive strip were flagged using sharp Scissors and the strip was added to the Soft Sea Foam arch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

From the 4½” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, I die cut an Arch using the same dies. On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the daisy image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image was coloured using the Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive Blends Pens. The coloured image was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Versamark Ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat tool before adding it to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Media stamp set and dies used make a floral Easter card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems from the 3 pack finished the card.

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A monochromatic birthday card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Five-panel Thankful Garden card

Posted on March 21, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a clean and simple, monochromatic card made using the Thankful Garden stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Blueberry Bushel

To recreate the five-panel thankful garden card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Blueberry Bushel – 3¼” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by 1¼”

The large hydrangea image was stamped randomly all over the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

The panel was the cut into five 1” strips. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I adhered the five strips to the larger panel of Blueberry Bushel card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

I wrapped a length of retired Blueberry Bushel ink around the decorated panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

From the small pieces of Blueberry Bushel and Basic White card I die cut to arches from the Everyday Arches Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped onto the Basic White die cut arch in Blueberry Bushel ink. The two die cut arches were then glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thankful Garden stamp set used make a monochromatic birthday card

A trio of Tinsel Gems and a ribbon bow completed the 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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A special birthday card made using the Wildflower Birthday dsp and Birthday Celebrations dies from Stampin' Up!

Special Wildflower Birthday card

Posted on March 16, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Three of my aunts are celebrating their 80^th birthdays soon and I have decided to get ahead with my card making and have made a special birthday card using the Birthday Celebration stamp set and dies along with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper (dsp).

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the special birthday card, you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Wildflower Birthday dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 for the inside
Scrap Gold Foil

The piece of Wildflower Birthday dsp was glued to the – 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. This was then glued to the Blueberry Bushel card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

I added the die cut bouquet of flowers from the Wildflower Birthday dsp to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

The numbers were die cut from scrap Gold Foil using the Birthday Celebrations dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

I placed the numbers on the card front without sticking them down and stamped the in Blueberry Bushel onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

The number were then glued into position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

A scattering of Party Dots finished the card.

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Cards made to swap at OnStage, made using the Wooded Acres stamp set and Ocean Friends Dies rom Stampin' Up!

Wooded Acres OnStage swaps

Posted on March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I made to take to OnStage in Strasbourg as my swaps. I used the lovely Wooded Acres stamp set to make the cards.

Colours used to make these cards are:

To recreate the wooded acres OnStage swaps, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Boho Blue & Old Olive

The row of trees was stamped on the 4⅛” by 2¼” panel of Basic White card with Versamark ink. I covered the stamped image with Black Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with the Ocean Friends Dies to make cards to swap at OnStage

I punched a 1” circle from a Post It Note and added it above the tree line

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with the Ocean Friends Dies to make cards to swap at OnStage

Using Blending Brushes I added Boho Blue ink above the tree line to create the ‘sky’. The ‘ground’ was added with Old Olive ink, again using Blending Brushes. The whole piece was then glued to the layer of Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with the Ocean Friends Dies to make cards to swap at OnStage

The wavy edge die from the Ocean Friends was used to create borders for the top and bottom of the panel. The top one in Boho Blue and the bottom in Old Olive and they were added with glue. The whole piece was mounted onto the Soft Sea Foam card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with the Ocean Friends Dies to make cards to swap at OnStage

The sentiment, from the Ocean Friends stamp set was stamped onto the card front in Old Olive ink.

A trio of Basic Rhinestones finished off the cards.

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A pretty Easter card made using the Pretty Petals stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

Pretty Petals Easter card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on March 13, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing Easter themed projects. I have used the Pretty Petals stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Calypso Coral

Garden Green

To recreate the pretty petals Easter card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I randomly stamped the group of flowers image all over the Calypso Coral card front using Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Petals stamp set used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty Easter card.

Using the Everyday Arches Dies I die cut an arch from the 4½” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and a larger arch from the panel of Garden Green card. A length of Iridescent Striped Ribbon was wrapped around the Garden Green arch and secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Petals stamp set used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty Easter card.

Garden Green ink was used to stamp the leafy spray onto the white arch. The group of flowers were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Calypso Coral ink. I die cut these using the Pretty Petals Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Petals stamp set used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty Easter card.

The die cut flowers were added to the arch with either, Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals. The white arch was then adhered to the Garden Green arch and glued to the Calypso Coral card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Petals stamp set used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty Easter card.

The sentiment was from the Throughout the Year stamp set. In fact, I used the EASTER from the happy Easter stamp and the HAPPY from the happy holidays stamp – I liked the font …….. what can I say. They were stamped in Garden Green and fussy cut before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Petals stamp set used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a pretty Easter card.

A ribbon bow and a trio of Earth Tones Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Floral & Gingham Velum from Stampin' Up!

Memorable Blooms Card

Posted on March 11, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the memorable blooms card, you will need:

Thick Basic White base – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Floral & Gingham Vellum – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Scrap Old Olive card

The panel of Floral & Gingham Vellum was adhered to the larger panel of Basic White card and then to the Old Olive card layer. A length of Lost Lagoon Twine was wrapped around the panel and the whole panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

Using the Textured Notes Dies, I die cut a rectangle form the 4½” by 3¼” piece of \Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

The floral image, from the Memorable Blooms stamp set was stamped onto the die cut rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Pool Party, Granny Apple Green and Old Olive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

The coloured panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Old Olive card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

A Twine bow and a trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A pretty scenic card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils from Stampin' Up!

Wooded Acres Card

Posted on March 9, 2025March 6, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Wooded Acres stamp set and Watercolor Pencils.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the wooded acres card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Boho Blue, Old Olive and Early Espresso

Using the image of the line of full canopied trees I stamped along the bottom of the Boho Blue card front in Boho Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty scenic card.

I die cut a decorated rectangle from the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using the Textured Notes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty scenic card.

The line of trees was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut rectangle. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using a 1” Circle Punch and added it above the tree line. I masked all 4 sides of the rectangle using Post It Notes and added Boho Blue ink to the top of the panel with a Blending Brush and Mossy Meadow ink to the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty scenic card.

The tree trunks were coloured with an Early Espresso Water-colored Pencil. I added colour to the bushes with a Garden Green Watercolor Pencil. The canopy of the trees was coloured using both the Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive Water-coloured Pencils. The coloured panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wooded Acres stamp set used with a Watercolor Pencils to make a pretty scenic card.

I flagged the end of ⅜” strips of Old Olive, Basic White and Early Espresso card and tucked them under the raised image.

The sentiment, from the Delicate Forest stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Boho Blue ink. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front. A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Glossy Dots finished the card.

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