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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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

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Mo x

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A card CASE'd from the January - April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Books for You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

For the Books card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are CASing the catalogue. The card I have chosen to Case – copy and selectively edit, is on page 52 of the January to April 2025 Mini Catalogue and features the For the Books stamp set. I have changed the colours and added a matting layer to my card.

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the for the books card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lolly card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by ¼”
Balmy Blue card – 2¼” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

Using a T ruler, I lightly drew 2 straight lines onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card to help me line up the books.

 

A card CASE'd from the January - April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Books for You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Books for You stamp set used to CASE a card from the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The books were then stamped using Pebbled Path ink.

 

A card CASE'd from the January - April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Books for You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Books for You stamp set used to CASE a card from the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the following Subtle family Blends to colour in the books -Bubble Bath, Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party and Balmy Blue. I used only the light pen in each colour.

 

A card CASE'd from the January - April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Books for You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Books for You stamp set used to CASE a card from the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I erased the pencil lines and added the strips of Pebbled Path card to form the shelves.

A Balmy Blue Baker’s Twine bow was added to the top shelf with a Mini Glue Dot.

 

A card CASE'd from the January - April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Books for You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Books for You stamp set used to CASE a card from the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hugs for Love stamp set was stamped onto the piece of Balmy Blue card using Pebbled Path ink. I flagged the end and added it to the card front on Dimensionals over the knot of the bow.

A card CASE'd from the January - April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Books for You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Books for You stamp set used to CASE a card from the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A scattering of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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

Mo x

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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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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

Mo x

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A Spring themed card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies and the Everyday Arches from Stampin' Up!

Spring Garden card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are ‘wishing for Spring’. I have chosen to make my Spring garden themed card using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the Spring Garden card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Copper Clay card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using Poppy Parade ink, I randomly stamped the strawberry image all over the Poppy Parade card front.

 

A Spring themed card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies and the Everyday Arches from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Two arches were die cut using the Everyday Arches dies, one from the 3⅞” by 2½” pice of Basic White card and the slightly larger arch from the Copper Clay panel.

 

A Spring themed card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies and the Everyday Arches from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hugs for Love stamp set was stamped onto the Basic White die cut arch in Poppy Parade ink. The two arches were then glued together.

 

A Spring themed card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies and the Everyday Arches from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I coloured a length of Very Vanilla Baker’s twine using the dark Poppy Parade Blends Pen and set it aside to dry. When dry the twine was wrapped around the arches, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole panel was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A Spring themed card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies and the Everyday Arches from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the stack of plant pot and a strawberry plant with Pebbled Path ink.  The following Blends Pens were used to colour the images – light and dark Copper Clay for the pots and light and dark Poppy Parade for the berries and light and dark Granny Apple Green for the leaves. The images were then die cut using the Storybook Garden Patch dies. I glued the images to the die cut arched piece on the card front.

 

A Spring themed card made using the Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies and the Everyday Arches from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Storybook Garden Patch stamp set and dies used with the Everyday Arches dies to make a Spring themed card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A coloured Twine bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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

Mo x

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A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

Sending a Big Hug card

Today, I have made a pretty big hug card for a friend who has been in hospital hoping it will cheer her up. I have used the Hugs for Love stamp set combined with the Bright Borders stamp set.

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

The piece of Bloom Impressions dsp was adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

I added the strip of Silver Foil card to the panel and wrapped a length of Fresh Freesia Seam Binding Ribbon around layer, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Fresh Freesia card base.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

I stamped the label outline onto scrap Basic White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. I punched it out using the To The Point Label Punch. The flowers were coloured using Fresh Freesia and daffodil Delight Blends Pens.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

The sentiment was stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the label before it was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

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

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

Order goodies/Join My Team

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.

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

Mo x

Supplies used: