A pretty flip flap fun fold card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Storybook card

Posted on March 7, 2025March 4, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty flip flap card made using the Storybook Garden Patch Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the storybook card: you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛” and with the front edge at 1” on the right of the trimmer, cut from the top down to 1¾” and from the bottom to 3⅛”. Score the remaining 1” tab at 1”
Pool Party – 5¾” by 3”
Pool Party – 5¾” by 1¼”
Basic White – 4” by 2½” – Die cut a rectangle using the Textured Notes Dies
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed the 2 panels of Pool Party card with the So Swirly Embossing Folder and glued the larger to the front of the card and the smaller to the right-hand side of the inside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

A rectangle was die cut, using the Textured Notes dies. I added some ‘ground’ with a light Crumb Cake Blends Pen and added the die cut panel to the 1” tab on the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the stack of pots and 3 carrots using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card

The images were coloured using the following Blends – Petunia Pop and Crumb Cake for the plant pots. The carrots were coloured with the Pumpkin Pie Blends and the leaves with the Old Olive Blends pens. All of the images were then die cut using the Storybook Garden Patch Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

The die cut pieces were then added to the rectangle on Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped in Petunia Pop ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down, flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

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

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set used to make a flip flap fun fold card.

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A card made for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop using the Rustic Crate stamp set and the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Rustic Crate Fall Fun Fold card – Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

Posted on October 16, 2024October 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop. I recently watch a Youtube video posted by Australian demonstrator, Alisa Tilsner showcasing a pop out window card http://(https://www.youtube.com/live/_uQZ9AN1wTM)which she had designed. I absolutely loved the card and decided to rework it for a standard sized card using A4 cardstock.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Fall goodies card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 4”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5½” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 7⅝” by 5½” – scored at 3¾”
Unbounded Beauty dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5” by 1“scored at ½”,1” and 1½” at each end

The panel of Perennial Lavender dsp was adhered to the 5⅝” by 4” piece of Basic White card which was then adhered to the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

I selected 2 Deckled Circle Dies and using the larger die I die cut a circle through all 3 layers. I needed to run it backwards and forwards 2 to cut through all the layers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

I glued the piece of Unbounded Beauty dsp to the front of the inner Basic White card and adhered the back of the card to the inside of the Pretty Peacock card base taking care to stay away from the central fold.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

The small circle was then used to die cut a circle from the square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

Using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the Autumnal arrangement and the sentiment onto the die cut white circle. I used Washi tape from my stash to mask the words for the sentiment as I wanted then stacked rather than inline.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

The image was coloured using the following Blends Pens – light and dark Pumpkin Pie and light and dark Pretty Peacock for the Pumpkins, light and dark Wild Wheat and light and dark Old Olive for the ears of corn and light and dark Daffodil Delight, light Copper Clay and light and dark Mossy Meadow for the sunflowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

I folded and burnished the scorelines on the 5” by 1“– the 2 centre scorelines were folded back, the next 2 folded forwards and the last 2 folded back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

The card front was closed, and a little Liquid Adhesive added to the innermost tabs of the folded strip which was then placed in the centre of the die cut hole. I held it in place for a minute or so to make sure it would not move. Adhesive was then added to the raised centre of the strip and the decorated circle added, making sure to leave an equal border all the way around.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

I finished the card by adding the trio of Adhesive-backed Dappled Dots. Not sure I have got this card quite right, but I do like it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper to make a card for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

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Engagement card – Celebrate Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Posted on February 12, 2024February 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Celebrate Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop where we are showcasing, you’ve guessed it…….. Sale-a-Bration product. I am showcasing the gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp and have used it to make a pretty card made for my niece who became engaged over Christmas.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the engagement card, you will need:

Pool Party card – 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Softly Stippled dsp – 12” by 5¼”
Basic White card 5⅛” by 3⅞”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic White & Pool Party card

On the long side I scored the Softly Stippled dsp at 2”, 4” 8” and 10”. On the short side I marked at 2” down on both sides and using a trimmer, cut from the 2” mark to the second score line – 4” and 8”.

A pretty fun fold card made to celebrate an engagement using the gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

Taking the 2 off cut pieces, I trimmed the point off at the 2” score line and glued the pieces to the front panels with the co-ordinating pattern uppermost. I love that you see both sides of this pretty dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The sentiment, from the Stippled Rose stamp set, was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut the sentiment using the Nested Essentials Dies. I cut 2 more labels from scrap Pool Party card, I cut one of these in half across the middle and glued the 2 halfs to the back of the stamped label with a little peeking out at the top and the bottom. The remaining Pool Party label was glued to the back of the label and the whole piece was glued to the left side of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 2 circles using the Everyday Details Dies. On the circle I stamped the sentiment from the Color & Contour stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The single rose was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the circle. I coloured the rose in using Pool Party and Wild Wheat Blends Pens. The circle was the glued to the inside panel, roughly in the centre but not visible when the card was closed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The panel of Pool Party card was adhered to the back of the central dsp panel. This gives the card more stability. The 5” by 3⅝” piece of Softly Stippled dsp was glued to the remaining piece of Basic White card. The panel was then gled to the back of the Pool Party layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The remaining die cut circle was glued to the back panel of the card. This will give me a place to write a message. I also stamped a 2^nd rose onto scrap Basic White card, coloured it in as before and fussy cut it out before gluing it to the card circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

After I had photographed the card I added a couple of Opaque Faceted Gems, also from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure.

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A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Sophisticated Bottles card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on January 29, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a dice roll – In Colors, Masking, Friend, Staple and Fun Fold. I have combined the Bottled Happiness stamp set from the Annual catalogue and the Softy Sophisticated stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the simply sophisticated bottles card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Scrap Parakeet Party & Orchid Oasis

I placed the front of the card base in my Paper Trimmer, lined the score line up with the cutting track and the other end lined up at, roughly 1¾”, the measurement isn’t crucial and I did it by eye.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the smaller, squat bottle in Orchid Oasis ink at the bottom of the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card, roughly in the middle. I stamped the image again onto a Post It Note taking care to position it largely onto the sticky part, and cut it out with scissors. I placed it over the stamped image and stamped the taller bottle to the left in Boho Blue ink and the squat bottle to the right in Tahitian Tide ink.

Leaving the mask in position I stamped the leafy spray in Parakeet Party ink and added the flowers in Sweet Sorbet ink. I removed the mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the larger bottle onto a Post It note, trimmed it out and added it over the stamped taller bottle. The other leafy sprig was the stamped in Wild Wheat ink and the flowers added with Moody Mauve.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The ‘ground’ was stamped in Pebble Path ink using a stamp from the Trucking Along stamp set and the whole panel was glued to the panel of Pebbled Path card. The whole piece was then added to what was left of the card front, lining up the upper left corner with the cut line.

A thin strip of Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis card were flagged and stapled to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped on the inside panel in Pebbled Path ink. I added one of the floral images in the lower right corner and glued the panel inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine bow and a trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

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Three cards, including a Bridge Fold card made for August 2023 classes using Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies by Stampin' Up!

Earthen Textures Class projects

Posted on August 11, 2023August 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my August classes using the stunning Earthen Textures stamp set and dies.

Colours used in these cards are:

Bridge card

Azure Afternoon card base – 8” by 4⅜” – scored at 1¼” & 2½” at each end
Azure Afternoon 4¼” by 2¾”
Basic White – 4¼” by 1⅛” x 2
Pecan Pie – 5½” by 1”
Basic White – 4 ¼” by 2¾”
Small pot die cut from scrap Parakeet Party
Sprigs die cut from Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie
Palm leaf and pot handles die cut from Distressed Gold
Scrap Basic White

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used for August 2023 classes

We ran the 4¼” by 2¾” panel of Azure Afternoon, the 2 pieces of 4¼” by 1⅛” Basic White card and the 5½” by 1” strip of Pecan Pie card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Painted Textures Embossing Folder. These were the blue and white pieces were then glued to the front of the card.

The Pecan Pie bridge was then adhered to the two front panels.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used for August 2023 classes

The spray of twigs was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink onto the die cut small pot. We added Granny Apple Green ink around the edges with a Dauber. The pot handles were then glued to the to and the Pecan Pie sprigs glued behind. This was then added to the right side of the card front.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used for August 2023 classes

The large and small pots were stamped in Azure Afternoon and Pecan Pie ink and die cut using the Earthen Textures dies. We added the distressed gold palm leaf and Granny Apple Green sprigs was glued to the back of the pots before they were added to the left side of the card front.

The sentiment was stamped in Azure Afternoon, trimmed down and added to the bridge. Some Pastel Sequins finished the card.

Group of Pots card

Pecan Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Azure Afternoon – 3⅝” by 1¼” – Embossed using the Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used for August 2023 classes

The wooden floor image, from the Lazy days stamp set was stamped in 2^nd generation Pecan Pie ink along the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The panel was then glued to the Azure Afternoon layer.

We glued the embossed panel to the right-hand side and wrapped the Wavy Trim around to cover the join. The panel was added to the Pecan Pie card front.

The sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pecan Pie ink. The large pot was then stamped using the same ink.

The small pot was stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Parakeet Party ink and the large pot was stamped in Azure Afternoon. Both the pots were trimmed out with scissors. The blue pot was then cut down. The larger piece mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals. The smaller pot was also mounted on Dimensionals and the smaller blue pot tucked in behind.

A trio of Solid Gems finished the card.

Two Pots card

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White – 2½” by ⅜”

Three cards, including a Bridge Fold card made for August 2023 classes using Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies by Stampin' U

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used for August 2023 classes

The wooden floor image was stamped in 2^nd generation Pecan Pie ink along the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

The tall pot was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink and the shorter pot in Pecan Pie ink.

Using a Post It Note, we masked the top of the smaller pot and added the spray of grasses in Parakeet Party ink. The panel was then glued to the Pecan Pie layer and then to the Parakeet Party card front.

The sentiment was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink and a trio of Solid Gems completed the card.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Earthen Textures dies used for August 2023 classes

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A bridge fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Earthen Textures dies and the Painted Textures Embossing Folder by Stampin' Up!

Earthen Textures Bridge Fold card

Posted on June 26, 2023June 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. I have chosen to make a bridge fold card using the lovely Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the earthen textures bridge fold card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5¾”
Azure Afternoon card – 5⅝” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 1⅜” x 2
Pecan Pie card – 6¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅛”
Scrap Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist, Pecan Pie & Distressed Gold

Using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅝” by 3⅛” piece of Azure Afternoon card and both 5⅜” by 1⅜” panels of Basic White card. These were glued to the Azure Afternoon card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Earthen Textures dies used with the Painted Textures Embossing Folder to make a bridge fold card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The panel of Pecan Pie card was embossed using the same folder. It was then added to the left panel of the card front with liquid adhesive. The left panel was then close over the central panel and the loose end of the Pecan Pie strip was adhered to the right hand panel forming the bridge.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Earthen Textures dies used with the Painted Textures Embossing Folder to make a bridge fold card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the tall pot in Azure Afternoon ink onto scrap Basic White card and onto the same card stamped the smaller patterned pot. These were both die cut using the Earthen Textures Dies.

The smaller pot was die cut from scrap Lemon Lime Twist card. I stamped one of the branches from the Earthen Textures stamp set onto the die cut pot and used a Sponge Dauber to add some Lemon Lime Twist ink to the edges of the pot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Earthen Textures dies used with the Painted Textures Embossing Folder to make a bridge fold card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The fancy pot handles and 2 different leaves were die cut from Distressed Gold Paper. The pot handles were glued to the Lemon Lime Twist pot.

Extra leaves were die cut from scrap Lemon Lime Twist and Pecan Pie card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Earthen Textures dies used with the Painted Textures Embossing Folder to make a bridge fold card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using liquid glue, I added the leaves to the back of the pots. The pots were then adhered to the bridge and side panels of the card.

The sentiment for the Love For You stamp set was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed it out and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Earthen Textures dies used with the Painted Textures Embossing Folder to make a bridge fold card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

A trio of Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card.

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A floating panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop fun fold challenge made using the So Refreshing stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

So Refreshing Floating Panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on June 6, 2023May 29, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. Love fun folds and today I am sharing a floating panel card made using the So Refreshing stamp set and inspired by Susan Campfield – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn3Lrs-aNu4.

The colours used in this card are:

To recreate the so refreshing card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 2 1/16” and 4⅛”
Stargazing dsp – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Stargazing dsp – 5⅝” by 1⅞” x 2
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 2” – scored at ¾”, 1½”, 2¼”
Scrap Basic White card

I folded and burnished the score lines on the Thick Basic White card base and glued the panels of Stargazing dsp to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a floating panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop fun fold challenge

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies, I die cut rectangles from 5” by 3½” and 4” by 3” panels of Basic White card. I trimmed off the left side of the larger rectangle. Using a Blending Brush, I added Berry Burst ink, lightly around the edges of both of the scalloped rectangles. The sentiment was then stamped at the top of the smaller rectangle in Berry Burst ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a floating panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop fun fold challenge

The outline of the jug was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card and added the infill in Lemon Lime Twist ink. The glass was stamped next in Pebbled Path ink and added the infill using the same Lemon Lime Twist ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a floating panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop fun fold challenge

The outline limes, outline leaves and slice of lime were all stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and the infill of the leaves and limes in Lemon Lime Twist ink all on Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a floating panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop fun fold challenge

The spray of flowers was stamped on scrap Basic White card, the stem and leaves in Granny Apple Green, outline flowers in Berry Burst ink and infill flowers in Bubble Bath ink. I stamped an extra flower and trimmed it out using Scissors.

The two scalloped rectangles were then decorated with all the die cut pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a floating panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop fun fold challenge

The larger rectangle with the cut down side was then inserted onto the back panel. I didn’t do this correctly………. I didn’t actually watch Susan’s video to the end as I thought I knew what she had done……….. haven’t we all made that mistake. What I should have done was fold in the two outer pieces of the 3” by 2” panel and place them, folded side down, straddling the scoreline and adhering them with a strong adhesive. The rectangle panel should then be glued to the left had side.

The smaller rectangle is then added to the front piece with glue only on the left side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a floating panel card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop fun fold challenge

The card was completed using a scattering of Festive Pearls.

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A beautiful double Z fold birthday card made using the Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder by Stampin' Up!

Paper Florist Double Z Fold birthday card

Posted on June 3, 2023May 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently and I have chosen to share a card made using the gorgeous Paper Florist Dies.

Colours used in making this card are:

To Recreate the Everything is Paper Florist Double Z Fold card you will need;

Bubble Bath cardstock 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

Bright & Beautiful dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”

Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2
Bright & Beautiful dsp 5¼” by 2½” x2

Thick Whisper White cardstock 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Pebbled Path card – 4” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Pebbled Path card – 4” by 2½” – x 2 – one with a rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 3⅝” by 2¼” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam

I began by folding and burnishing the score lines on the Bubble Bath cardstock panel. I glued the 3 pieces of Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper (dsp) to the Pebbled Path layers using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. These panels were then glued to the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

Taking the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder and embossed the 3 smaller panels of Pebbled Path card.

I folded and burnished the score lines of the smaller Thick Whisper White panel and adhered the three embossed panels of Pebbled Path card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

Using the stunning Paper Florist Dies I die cut a variety of flowers and leaves from scrap Basic White, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam. I shaped the flowers using a ball tool and a bone folder and assembled the flowers using Mini Glue Dots between each layer and a Mini Dimensional under the flower centres. The flowers were then added to the card front, and two inside panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

The leaves were tucked in around the flowers and 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots (Moody Mauve or Pebbled Path) to the flower centres.

The sentiment from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Pebbled Path ink. I trimmed it out with Scissors and added it to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

The smaller decorated card base was then added to the larger Bubble Bath card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

I made this card for my lovely Mum who had a birthday a couple of days ago. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A vertical easel card made for the Stamping Inkspirations fun fold Blog Hop using the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up!

Sailing Ship Vertical Easel Card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on April 8, 2023April 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. I have chosen to use the On The Ocean stamp set to create a vertical easel card.

The colours in this project are:

To recreate the sailing ship card, you will need:

Thick Basic White – 8” by 5⅞” – scored at 2” & 4”
By the Bay dsp – 5 ¾” by 1⅞”- x 2
Balmy Blue – 5¾” by 1”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅝” by ⅞”
Balmy Blue – 3½” by 1¾”
Basic White 3½” by 1¼”
Scrap Basic White, Balmy Blue, Real Red, Early Espresso & Basic Black

Using Balmy Blue ink, I stamped the clouds onto the 2 identical panels of By the Bay dsp. The birds were then added in Night of Navy ink. The 2 panels were then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sailing ship vertical easel card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The remaining panel of dsp was adhered to the Balmy Blue strip using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then mounted onto the inside of the card base on Dimensionals, right up against the edge.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sailing ship vertical easel card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the On the Ocean Dies, I die cut the solid wave from the 3½” by 1¾” panel of Balmy Blue and the detailed wave from the 3½” by 1¼” piece of Basic White card. The two were adhered together and trimmed down. As an after thought I stamped the wave image along the bottom using Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sailing ship vertical easel card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The ship, body, sails and mast, were die cut from Early Espresso card. The separate sails were die cut from Basic Black card and the skull and crossbones from scrap Basic White card. The black sails were glued over the Early Espresso sails and the skull and cross bones added.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sailing ship vertical easel card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The skull and crossbones were stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Real Red card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set. It was die cut out using the flag die. This was adhered to the top of the mast.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sailing ship vertical easel card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I folded off cut strips of dsp in half and glued one half of the strip to the ship and the other side to the card front butted up against the fold. I used three strips on either side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sailing ship vertical easel card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Ho

I loved playing with this card, such fun.

Please hop along to share the fun fold cards created by my fellow crafters. Next up is the lovely Tricia Butts

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Tricia Butts ● Judith Patterson ● Susan Webster

Leonie Stuart ● Karen Henderson ● Annette Ball

Anne Krucek ● Vickie Littlewood ● Teri West

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A tri-fold card made for the Stamping INKsprations Blog Hop using The Cup of Tea stamp set, Teacup Dies and Design A Daydream dsp by Stampin' Up!

Tri-fold Teacup card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 10, 2022September 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing fun fold cards. I have made a pretty tri-fold teacup card using the lovely Design A Daydream designer series paper.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the tri-fold teacup card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at a smidgeon over 2” and at 4⅛”
Design A Daydream dsp – 5⅝” by 4”
Design A Daydream dsp – 5⅝” by 1⅞”
Design A Daydream dsp – 3¾” by 1⅞”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 1⅞”
Basic White – 3” by 3”
Vellum – 3” by 3”
Scrap Basic White card

I scored the Mint Macaron card using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. The score lines were then folded and burnished.