A floating hexagon card made using the Birthday Celebrations Dies with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Floating Hexagon card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 1, 2025February 18, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing Floating Hexagon cards, also known as Bandstand card. I have made my card, inspired by a Youtube video from Sue Campfield using the Wildflower Birthday and Perennial Lavender dsp.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the floating hexagon card you will need:

For the Card Base

Thick Basic White card – 5½” by 4⅛” – scored on the short side at ¾” and 3⅜”
Pretty in Pink card – 5⅜” by 2½” x 2 – for the centre inside and back panels
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5¼” by 2⅜” – for the inside panel
Basic White card – 5¼” by 2⅜” – for the back panel
Window Sheet – 4” by 1⅝”
Pretty in Pink card – 5¼” by ⅝” x 4 – 2 side inside panels and 2 side back panels
Perennial Lavender dsp -5¼” by ½” x 4 – 2 side inside panels and 2 side back panels

For the Pop Up Bands

Thick Basic White card – 5 ½” by 1 ¼” x 2 – scored on the long side at ¾”, 2”, 3 ¾” and 5”
Basic White card – 1⅛” by 2⅝” x 2 – for the centre panel
Basic White card – 1⅛” by1⅛” x 4 – for the side panels

Scrap Basic White and Gold Foil

Card Base – Front

Adhere the larger panel of dsp to the larger Pretty in Pink layer and glue to the card base.

Glue two of the ½” strips of dsp to the ⅜” strips of Pretty in Pink card and adhere to the side panels

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Birthday Celebrations Dies with the Wildflower Birthday designer series Paper used to make a floating hexagon card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Pop Up Bands

Emboss the six small pieces of Basic White card – I used the Starstruck Embossing Folder and glue these into position with the larger pieces in the centre and a smaller piece either side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Birthday Celebrations Dies with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper used to make a floating hexagon card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Add a strong glue to the inside of the 2 remaining flaps and adhere to the back of the side flaps, one at the top and one at the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Birthday Celebrations Dies with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper used to make a floating hexagon card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Add the Window Sheet to the back of the pop up bands using Mini Glue Dots.

The birthday cake image from the Wildflower Birthday dsp was added to the Window Sheet with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Birthday Celebrations Dies with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper used to make a floating hexagon card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the Birthday Celebration Dies, I die cut the 80 from scrap Gold Foil and glue the numbers to the card front.

The sentiment, from the Cake fancy stamp set was stamped in Blue Berry Bushel ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Birthday Celebrations Dies with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper used to make a floating hexagon card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Card Back

Adhere the remaining panel of Basic White card to the larger Pretty in Pink layer and glue to the back of the card, decorate with images from the Wildflower Birthday dsp.

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Glue the last two ½” strips of dsp to the ⅜” strips of Pretty in Pink card and adhere to the side panels

A trio of Adhesive-backed Sequins finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Birthday Celebrations Dies with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper used to make a floating hexagon card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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

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A pretty Easter card made using the Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up!

Easter Pick a Season card

Posted on February 25, 2025February 14, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Easter card made using the Pick a Season stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Easter pick a season card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base– 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Old Olive card

I embossed the panel of Fresh Freesia card using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice used to make a pretty Easter card

Using the Everyday Arches dies I die cut an arch from the 4¼” by 3” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice used to make a pretty Easter card

I stamped the tree trunk in Pecan Pie ink onto the arched die cut and added the tree canopy with Old Olive ink. The groups of Easter Eggs were stamped onto the tree canopy with Fresh Freesia ink. The grass was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice used to make a pretty Easter card

A small piece of Tear & Tape was added to the back of the arch and a loop of Iridescent Striped Ribbon was adhered to it. The arched piece was then added to the card front o Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice used to make a pretty Easter card

The sentiment from the retired Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped on scrap Old Olive card in Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I cut the sentiment apart and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pick a Season stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice used to make a pretty Easter card

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

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A card inspired by a sketch made using the Darling Dinos and Hugs for love stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Darling Dinos card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on February 24, 2025February 14, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have made my card using the adorable Darling Dinos stamp set.

Colours used in the darling dinos card are:

To recreate the darling dinos card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Granny Apple Green card – 4⅛” by 1½”
Basic White card – 1¼” by 1¼” x 3
Lemon Lolly card – 2” by ⅝”

One of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card was embossed using the Starstruck Embossing Folder and glued the embossed panel to the layer of Pool Party card. The whole piece was glued to the Lemon Lolly card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos and Hugs for love stamp sets used with the Starburst Embossing Folder to make a card inspired by a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the images from the darling Dinos onto the three small squares of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos and Hugs for love stamp sets used with the Starburst Embossing Folder to make a card inspired by a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images – Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake. The squares were then adhered to the strip of Granny Apple Green card. The strip was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos and Hugs for love stamp sets used with the Starburst Embossing Folder to make a card inspired by a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hugs For Love stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small piece of Lemon Lolly card. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos and Hugs for love stamp sets used with the Starburst Embossing Folder to make a card inspired by a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A scattering of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos and Hugs for love stamp sets used with the Starburst Embossing Folder to make a card inspired by a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have been inspired to make using this sketch.

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A card made for a Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Stippled Roses stamp set and Starburst Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Stippled Roses card – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on February 8, 2025January 31, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are creating based on a Tic, tac, Toe Board. I have chosen the left-hand line – Summer, flowers, Embossing Dry/Heat – and made my card using the Stippled Roses stamp set and the Starstruck Embossing Folder.

Colours used in the Stippled Roses card are:

To recreate the stippled roses card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty In Pink card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Pebbled Path card – 2½” by ⅜”

The large floral image from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped on the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Starburst Embossing Folder used for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The image was coloured in using Pretty In Pink and Granny Apple Green Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Starburst Embossing Folder used for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The decorated panel was then embossed using the Starstruck Embossing Folder, a Sale-a-Bration choice. The embossed panel was then adhered to the Pretty In Pink layer and added to the Granny Apple Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Starburst Embossing Folder used for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

I added a large White Baker’s Twine bow to the card front using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Starburst Embossing Folder used for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pebbled Path ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Starburst Embossing Folder used for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

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A trio of cards, including a column fun fold card made for my January 2025 classes using the Pretty petals stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up!

Pretty Petals Classes

Posted on January 15, 2025January 10, 2025 by Mo Rootes

The cards I am sharing today were designed for my January classes using the gorgeous Pretty Petals stamp set.

Colours used in these cards are:

Column Card

Berry Burst card – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored on the long side at 2”, 4”, 6” & 8”
Fresh Freesia – 5½” by 1¾” x 4
Basic White – 4½” by 3” – die cut a label using the Countryside Corner Dies for the front
Basic White – 4” by 2¼” – die cut a label using the Countryside Corner Dies for the back
Basic White – 3½” by 3” – for stamping and die cutting
Basic White – 1” by ½” – scored at ½” on the long side x 6 – 4 for the front & 2 for the back

Place the 4 strips of Fresh Freesia card side by side and butted up against each other. Hold down with a little temporary adhesive if needed. Use Fresh Freesia ink to stamp the floral image across all 4 pieces overlapping the panels. Keep the panels in order so that the design flows. Adhere the stamped layers to the 2” panels of the Berry Burst card, leaving a border.