An adorable birthday card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Pink Dino Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on December 29, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday where I am sharing have made an adorable card using the Darling Dinos stamp set, coming on the 7^th January 2025 in the new January – April 2025 catalogue.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pink dino card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shy Shamrock card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card –x 2 – one for the inside
2024 – 2026 In Color dsp – 5½” by 1½”
Shy Shamrock card – 5½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3”
Scrap Shy Basic White & Shamrock card

The thin strip of Shy Shamrock card was glued to the right-hand edge of the strip of designer series paper (dsp).

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the dark Shy Shamrock I coloured a length of Baker’s Twine – I used the Very Vanilla. I left it a few minutes to dry before wrapping it around the panel, securing it on the back. The whole piece was then adhered to one of the 5½” by 3¾” pieces of Basic White card. The panel was layered onto the large Shy Shamrock panel and then to the Petunia Pop card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the Nested Essentials Dies, I die cut a stitched rectangle from the 3¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I stamped the grass image in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Shy Shamrock ink along the bottom if the rectangle. The flower was stamped in Pebbled Path ink amongst the grass and coloured using Peach Pie, Shy Shamrock and Pecan Pie Blens Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The boulders and the adorable dinosaur were stamped with Pebbled Path ink. The boulders were coloured using Pebbled Path and Smoky Slate Blends. The dinosaur was coloured using Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Flirty Flamingo Blends Pens. These were die cut using the Darling Dinos Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The boulders were added to the die cut rectangle with liquid Glue and the dinosaur added on Dimensionals. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

From scrap Shy Shamrock card, I die cut leaves using the Heart Shaped Dies and added them to the upper right and lower left corners of the raised rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Petunia Pop ink in the lower right-hand corner of the card front. A coloured twine bow and a scattering of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer finished the card.

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A pretty winterly snowflakes Christmas card made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Winterly Snowflakes card

Posted on December 27, 2024December 19, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a winterly snowflake card made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and heat embossing.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the winterly snowflake card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base- 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Smoky Slate card – 5¼” by 3½”
Bubble Bath card – 4” by ⅜” x 2
Melon Mambo card – 2¼” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I used my Embossing Buddy all over the panel of Smoky Slate card and then randomly stamped the 3 snowflakes all over the card with Versamark ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty winterly snowflakes Christmas card

The panel was then covered with White Embossing Powder which was set using a Heat Tool. The embossed panel was then glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card. This was then adhered to the Bubble Bath card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty winterly snowflakes Christmas card

The ends of the 2 strips of Bubble Bath card were angled before being glued down to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty winterly snowflakes Christmas card

Using the Nested Essentials Dies I die cut a banner from the piece of Melon Mambo card. The sentiment was stamped onto the die cut piece with Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. This piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty winterly snowflakes Christmas card

A white Baker’s Twine bow and at trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty winterly snowflakes Christmas card

Such a pretty card.

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A pretty blue-green leaves card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Blue Green Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 21, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of the product retiring from the September to December Mini Catalogue. Now, I love a leaf set and will be very sad to see the Caring Leaves stamp set retire at the end of the month and have chosen to use it to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the blue-green leaves card, you will need:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Winter Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 7½” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of dsp was adhered to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” layer of Basic White card. A length of Lost Lagoon cord was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From the long strip of Basic White card, I die cut 3 rectangles using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the outline of the leaf on each die cut rectangle in Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the solid leaf image to colour each leaf using Pretty Peacock, Coastal cabana and Lost lagoon ink. The rectangles were the added to the card front, straddling the cord on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Pretty Peacock ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A cord bow and a trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

City Sights Kit – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on August 17, 2024August 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing some of our super affordable and versatile kit collection. The City Sights Kit was one of the raffle prizes offered at my recent Stamp-A-Stack and I like to create projects using the raffle prizes to show the versatility and alternative ways to use the supplies.

Colours used in these cards are:

Extra cardstock used for the alternative cards:

Card Bases – Basic Beige, Boho Blue & Pebbled Path
Layers and die cuts – Basic White, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path & Basic Black

These are the cards made up as per the instructions in the kit.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

These are the alternative cards I designed, I hope you like them.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A pretty floral card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Red Rose card

Posted on August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Flowers of Beauty stamp set and dies to make a sweet note card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the red rose card, you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Real Red card – 3½” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using Mossy Meadow ink, I randomly stamped the leafy sprig all over the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Real Red layer and then to the Mossy Meadow card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink onto the 3” by 2¼” piece of Basic White card. I die cut it out using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral card

From the 3½” by 3” piece of Real Red card, I die cut the next size label and glued it behind the sentiment. I mounted it on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral card

The outline rose image was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and the inside colour stamped in Real Red. The pair of leaves were stamped in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive. The images were then die cut using the Flowers of Beauty Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral card

The die cut images were then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral card

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Cards made for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon using the Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies from Stampin' Up!

Forever Forest Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on July 27, 2024July 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing cards I made for the July Christmas Stampathon. The theme this month is ‘red, green & cream’. I have made my cards using the Forever Forest stamp set and the Nested Essential Dies.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the forever forest card you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Very Vanilla card – 4½” by 2¾”

Using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder, I embossed one of the pieces of Very Vanilla card. A piece of retired Cherry Cobbler Twine was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

I die cut a label from from the center of the Cherry Cobbler panel using the Nested Essentials Dies. The embossed panel was then glued to the Cherry Cobbler layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

Using the same Nested Essentials Dies, I die cut a slightly smaller label from the 4½” by 2¾” piece of Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

Using Shaded Spruce ink, I stamped the row of trees onto the label. I added ‘ground’ using an image from the Garden Meadow stamp set and Basic Beige ink. The stamped label was glued to the Cherry Cobbler label. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

A twine bow and a trio of retired Cherry Cobbler Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

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Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

Thoughtful Wishes Team Recognition Cards

Posted on May 21, 2024May 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing 2 cards designed for members of my team congratulating them on recent achievements. I used the gorgeous Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and Thoughtful Journey designer series paper.

Colours in these cards are:

To recreate the thoughtful wishes cards, you will need:

Thick Basic White card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – all 4 corners rounded
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – all 4 corners rounded
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 3½” x 2 – all 4 corners rounded
Basic White card – 3½” by 3” x 2

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

The panels of Thoughtful Journey dsp were adhered to the Basic Black layers. I wrapped a length of checked ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

From the 3½” by 3” panels of Basic White card I die cut 2 labels using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

The group of flowers were stamped onto the labels with Memento Tuxedo black ink. The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set, was stamped in Memento ink above the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

I used Wild Wheat and Shy Shamrock Blends to color the first image and Blackberry Bliss and Granny Apple Green Blends to colour the second image. The coloured panels were then added to the card fronts on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

A ribbon bow was added to each card and Iridescent Foil Gems and Purple Shimmer Gems completed the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

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The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 - 2026 In Color dsp from Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Truckful of Presents card – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on May 18, 2024May 7, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the gorgeous 2024 – 2026 In Colors. I have used the Trucking Along stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the truck full of presents card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
2024 – 2026 In Color dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¾”
2024 – 2026 In Color dsp – 4” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White card

The large panel of 2024 – 2016 In Color dsp was glued to the Basic Black panel and then glued to the Thick Basic White card front. I flagged the end of the 4” by 1½” piece of 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp and glued it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The outline of the truck was stamped on the label in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the ‘ground’ added below. The truck was coloured with Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The pile of presents was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and they were coloured using the 2024 – 2026 In Color Markers. The whole piece was mounted on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Country Birdhouse stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and tucked it under the decorated label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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

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One of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders used to make a pretty card with an ink to embossed panel technique

Ink to Embossed Panel card

Posted on April 14, 2024April 10, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty uplifting card made using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders and some pretty flowers from the Hearts & Hugs Dies and an an ink to embossed panel technique

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Pool Party

Pretty Peacock

To recreate the ink embossed panel card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using the one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders I embossed the piece of Basic White card measuring 5¼” by 3½”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An inked Embossing Folder technique used with the Basics 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty card

Using the back edge of the Pool Party ink pad, I dragged it lightly and repeatedly, across the top of the embossed panel adding colour to the top of the embossed pattern.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An inked Embossing Folder technique used with the Basics 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty card

The embossed panel was then glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White layer, the whole piece was glued to the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An inked Embossing Folder technique used with the Basics 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty card

I die cut 2 stitched labels from scrap Basic White card using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An inked Embossing Folder technique used with the Basics 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty card

The sentiment, from the Hot Air Balloon stamp set was stamped onto the smaller stitched shape using Pretty Peacock ink. The label was then mounted onto the larger label with liquid glue. The whole piece was then added to the card on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An inked Embossing Folder technique used with the Basics 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty card

A trio of flowers were die cut using the Hearts & Hugs Dies from scrap Pool Party and Pretty Peacock card. I added them to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

A Festive Pearl was added to each flower centre finished the card.

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A pretty bird themed card made using the Bird's Eye View stamp set and Masterfully Made dsp by Stampin' Up!

A Little Bird Told Me card

Posted on August 22, 2023August 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet little bird told me card made using the Bird’s Eye View stamp set and the Masterfully Made designer series paper.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the little bird told me card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 1½” & 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the piece of dsp to the Lost Lagoon panel. The panel was then adhered to the Crumb Cake card base.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set and Masterfully Made dsp used to make a pretty bird themed card

I added a strip of Tear ‘n Tape across the centre of the panel and used it to hold a loop of Wavy Trim in place.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set and Masterfully Made dsp used to make a pretty bird themed card

Using the Nested Essential dies, I die cut a label from the 4½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card. The cute bird was the stamped in Basic Gray ink and the glasses added in Lost Lagoon.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set and Masterfully Made dsp used to make a pretty bird themed card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Smoky Slate and Black.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set and Masterfully Made dsp used to make a pretty bird themed card

The sentiment, from the Sweet Songbirds stamp set was stamped on the label in Pretty Peacock ink. The label was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.