A pretty Valentines' Day card made using the Hugs For love stamp set and Birthday Celebration Dies from Stampin' Up!

Hugs Valentine’s day card

Posted on February 14, 2025February 3, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty hugs Valentine’s Day card made using the pretty Hugs for Love stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the hugs Valentine’s Day card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 2½”
Blueberry Bushel card – 3¼” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

I randomly stamped the small, stripped heart all over the Coastal Cabana card front using Coastal Cabana ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For love stamp set and Birthday Celebration Dies used to make a pretty Valentines’ Day card

A small strip of Tear ‘n Tape was placed on the card front and a loop of Sheer Silver edged Ribbon stuck to it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For love stamp set and Birthday Celebration Dies used to make a pretty Valentines’ Day card

Using the Birthday Celebrations dies I die cut banners from the small panel of Basic White and the panel of Blueberry Bushel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For love stamp set and Birthday Celebration Dies used to make a pretty Valentines’ Day card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Hugs for Love stamp set onto the Basic White banner with Blueberry Bushel ink. I added the stripped heart in Coastal Cabana ink and 2 rows of tiny hearts in Blueberry Bushel ink. The 2 banners were the glued together with the Blueberry Bushel banner sticking out on the right-hand side. The whole piece was then mounted to the card front on Dimensionals over the loop of ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For love stamp set and Birthday Celebration Dies used to make a pretty Valentines’ Day card

A trio of Smoky Slate Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For love stamp set and Birthday Celebration Dies used to make a pretty Valentines’ Day card

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A love you planter card made for the 'love is in the Air' Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Planted Paradise stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Love You Planter for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on January 11, 2024January 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing ‘love is in the air’ themed projects. I am sharing a Valentine’s Day card made for my lovely husband, using the Planted Paradise and Lifetime of Love stamp sets.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the love you planter card, you will need:

Lemon Lime Twist card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛
Pebbled Path card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Pebbled Path card – 2⅞” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 2½”
Pebbled Path card – ⅜” strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Perennial Postage Dies I die cut a rectangular label from the 3¼” by 2½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a love you planter card for the ‘love is in the Air’ Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On the label I stamped the flower pot in Pebbled Path ink. I added the leaves with Lemon Lime Twist and Garden Green inks. I masked off the top of the pot with a Post It Note. The label was then glued to the 2⅞” by 2⅛” piece of Pebbled Path card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a love you planter card for the ‘love is in the Air’ Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I placed the decorated panel on the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card, roughly where I planned to adhere it. I then stamped the leaves in the upper left and lower right corners of the topper. The topper was then added to the panel on Dimensionals. The whole panel was glued to the larger Pebbled Path layer and then to the Lemon Lime Twist card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a love you planter card for the ‘love is in the Air’ Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Lifetime of Love stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap ⅜” strip of Pebbled Path card. 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 Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a love you planter card for the ‘love is in the Air’ Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a love you planter card for the ‘love is in the Air’ Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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A pretty, scenic Valentine's card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Picturesque stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Picturesque Valentine card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on February 18, 2023February 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing some of our favourite products from the January – April Catalogue. I am sharing the Valentine’s Day card I made for my husband using the Picturesque stamp set.

Colours use in this project are:

To recreate the picturesque Valentine card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼” x 2
Soft Succulent card – 3⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a square from one of the 3¼” by 3¼” pieces of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I inked up the larger tree image using Night of Navy ink and stamped it along the bottom of the stitched square. I added the smaller tree image in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A masked ‘moon’ was added to the sky area and the larger sky image stamped twice in Pool Party ink. The mask was then removed. The horizon line was then stamped in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then glued to the Soft Succulent layer and then to the Basic White square. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Night of Navy card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Love for You stamp set, was stamped in Night of Navy ink along the bottom edge of the 2¼” by 1” strip of Basic White card. This was tucked under the mounted panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Two Festive Pearls were then added either side of the sentiment to complete the card.

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A cute robot themed 'heart goes beep' card made using the Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin' Up!

You Make My Heart Go Beep!

Posted on March 1, 2022February 17, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I absolutely love the Nuts & Bolts stamp set. The little robot figures are quirky and so adorable. I have used the stamp set to make ‘heart go beep’ card.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the ‘heart go beep’ card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Real Red card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Grey card

Taking my chosen stamp, I stamped randomly, all over the Smoky Slate card base in Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

Stamped the image again in Basic Grey ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card and added the hearts in Real Red ink. The hearts were coloured using the Real Red Blends Combo Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

I added the strips of Real Red card to the top and bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

I used the same liquid glue to stick the panel to the Smoky Slate card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scarp Basic Grey card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed out the words using my Scissors and added them with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts & Bolts stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a sweet ‘heart goes beep’ robot themed card

I added a trio of Real Red Rhinestones, one on each heart to complete the card.

So cute , I love it.

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A monstera leaf love you Valentine's day card made using Stampin' Up products

Monstera Leaf Card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on February 5, 2022February 4, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the Monstera Leaf card I made for my husband for Valentine’ Day. He is not into gushy, romantic cards so this card suites him much better and the leaf has a sort of heart shape.

Colours used to create this card are:

Soft Succulent

Evening Evergreen

Basic White

To recreate the monstera leaf card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 4½” by 1”
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap of Evening Evergreen card

I stamped the large monstera leaf in Soft Succulent ink randomly all over the Soft Succulent card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

The same leaf was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

Using the Tropical Layers Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the pretty decorative edge from the piece of Evening Evergreen card and added it to the left side of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

I wrapped a length of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon around the top of the panel, securing the ends with Sellotape on the back. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

I added a bow and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artfully Layered stamp set used to make a pretty monstera leaf card for the Stamping with Friends blog hop

I really like it, I hope my husband likes it too.

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Roll Call
Linda Moore
Deb Schultz
Mickey Moore
Krissi Hannahs
Mo Rootes (UK)
Tricia Butts
Candi Suriano
Diane Evans
Melva Peters
Robbie Susan Chandler
Vickie Littlewood
Angie McKenzie
Helen Jennings
Karen Egan
Lorraine Tierney
Betty Bickford
Rachel Merrick

Caron Bailey

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The Sweet Hearts Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a Valentine's Day card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Sweet Hearts for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on January 22, 2022January 21, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing ideas for Valentine’s Day cards. I have made my card using the Sweet Heart dies.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet hearts card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Crumb Cake card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Pool Party, Real Red and Highland Heather

I began by embossing the Crumb Cake panel using Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Speciality Plate and the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. This panel was then mounted on the Crumb Cake card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using the Sweet Hearts Dies, I die cut the strips of hearts in Pool Party, Real Red, Highland Heather and Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The negative heart strips were glued to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I then stacked the small die cut hearts of the same colour, one on top of the other, three deep, adhering them together with liquid glue before adding them inside the negative strip. They rose a little above the negative strip giving some dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sweet Conversations stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink onto a scrap of Basic White card and then trimmed down. It was added to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet hearts Valentine’s Day card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Red Rhinestones completed the card.

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Roll Call
Linda Moore

Tricia Butts
Rachael Merrick

Robbie Susan Chandler
Karen Egan

Krissi Hannahs
Deborah Schultz

Donna Lester
Mo Rootes

Kelly Taranto
Helen Jennings

Mickey Moore
Vickie Littlewood

Narelle Fasulo
Melva Peters

Angie Mckenzie
Betty Bickford

Lorraine Tierney
Candi Suriano

Donna Schnees

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Playful Valentine card

Posted on February 25, 2021February 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made my husband for Valentine’s Day using the Playful Alphabet dies, Window Sheet and strips of card. This card was inspired by a Youtube video by fellow demonstrator Angie of Stamping With Amore.

Colours used in today’s project are:

To recreate the Playful Valentine card. You will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Window Sheet – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Misty Moonlight – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Panels of Misty Moonlight, So Saffron, Pacific Point, Old Olive & Balmy Blue 2½” wide
Scrap Basic White

Taking the 2½” wide strips of card stock I cut them down into thin strips, wider at one end than the other.

A lovely masculine themed Valentine card using Window Sheet, Palyful Alphabet dies and some scrap card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

I added strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive down the length of each strip and added them to the Window Sheet panel leaving a small gap between each strip. I trimmed off the excess using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

Dimensionals and Mini Dimensionals were then added to the Window Sheet behind the card stock strips, so they would be hidden and the whole panel adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

Taking the scrap Basic White and the Playful Alphabet Dies I cut out letters LOVE three times. The letters were then stacked on top of each other with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added to the card front.

A lovely masculine themed Valentine card using Window Sheet, Playful Alphabet dies and some scrap card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

I inked the word YOU from the Well Said stamp set in Versamark ink and stamped it onto the long strip of Misty Moonlight. The sentiment was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat setting it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

The strip was added to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

I hop you like the card.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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