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Pastel Christmas Trees Card

Posted on September 20, 2026September 12, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I love a Christmas card made using non-traditional, pastel colours and have used the Holly Jolly Branches bundle to make this pretty card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the pastel Christmas trees card using the following supplies:

Bubble Bath base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side – Rounded upper left corner
Gray Granite – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 2⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Bubble Bath, Pool Party, Gray Granite & Silver Foil

A length of Bubble Bath ribbon was wrapped around the Gray Granite panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the piece was then adhered to the Bubble Bath card front.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches and Rejoice stamp sets

I stamped the ‘snowy’ image from the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set was stamped in 2^nd generation Pool Party in in the lower right corner of the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. The stamped panel was then adhered to the card front.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches and Rejoice stamp sets

From scrap Bubble Bath, Pool Party and Gray Granite card I die cut the three trees and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches and Rejoice stamp sets

The sentiment, from the Rejoice stamp set was then stamped on the ¼” strip of Basic White card. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches and Rejoice stamp sets

A star, die cut from scrap Silver Foil was added to the top of the largest tree, and a trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Holly Jolly Branches and Rejoice stamp sets

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Christmas Houses Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 19, 2026September 10, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects using the ink blending technique. I have used the Welcome Noel stamp set to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the winter houses card using the following supplies:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside

Using Blending Brushes I added Pool Party ink across the centre of the 5⅛” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

I added Lost Lagoon ink below the Pool Party and Fresh Freesia ink above the Pool Party ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The row of houses was stamped onto the ink blended area; I stamped again to bring the row of houses across the layer. I also stamped the row of houses again below. I inked up the top of the small tree and added it in two or three places.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

The star from the Balloon Festoon stamp set was stamped with Secret Sea ink and the sentiment from the Rejoice stamp set was then added along the bottom using the same ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel, Rejoice and Balloon Festoon stamp set – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

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Garden Gatherings Card

Posted on September 18, 2026September 10, 2026 by Mo Rootes

I love the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and I sorry that they will be leaving us soon. I have used them to make a pretty, feminine birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the garden gatherings card using the following supplies:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Melon Mambo – 3⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 3¾” by 3”- rounded upper right corner
Basic White, Daffodil Delight & Peaceful Pine strips – ¾” by ⅜
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Velvet Meadow dsp

I began by tamping the sentiment onto the smaller panel of Basic White card using Peaceful Pine ink. I stamped the words one at a time as I wanted them stacked rather than side by side. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Melon Mambo and then mounted onto to the Bubble Bath card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies.

The group of stems were stamped, twice with Peaceful Pine ink onto scrap Basic White card. The flowers were added with Daffodil Delight ink before die cutting them out.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies.

From scrap Velvet Meadow designer series paper (dsp) I die cut the wide, squat vase. I glued the stems of the blossoms to the back of the vase and added the whole piece to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies.

I flagged the ends of the three strips of card and tucked them up under the raised panel.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies.

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color finished the card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies.

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Pretty Violets Card

Posted on September 15, 2026September 2, 2026 by Mo Rootes

This pretty card was made using the Framed Violets stamp set and the Country Woods designer series paper.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the pretty violets card using the following supplies:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Country Woods dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Highland Heather – 4⅝” by 3¼”
Basic White – 4½” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I wrapped at length of Fresh Freesia Satin Ribbon around the piece of Country Woods dsp before gluing the panel to the largest piece of Basic White card and then to the Fresh Freesia card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Framed Violets stamp set dies and the Country Woods designer series paper.

The scalloped oval, from the Framed Violets stamp set was stamped on the smallest piece of Basic White card with Misty Moonlight ink. This was layered onto the piece of Highland Heather card, and this was added to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Framed Violets stamp set dies and the Country Woods designer series paper.

I stamped the sentiment, from the All Aflutter stamp set at the bottom of the oval with Misty Moonlight ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Framed Violets stamp set dies and the Country Woods designer series paper.

The bunch of violets were stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. I coloured the image using the following Blends Pens – Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Soft Sea Foam. The image was then die cut and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Framed Violets stamp set dies and the Country Woods designer series paper.

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins finished the card. So pretty!

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Framed Violets stamp set dies and the Country Woods designer series paper.

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Rustic Nativity Card

Posted on September 13, 2026September 1, 2026 by Mo Rootes

This card is the result of my first play with the Rejoice stamp set. I was aiming for a rustic look and used the Country Woods dsp to provide the illusion of the stable.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the rustic nativity card using the following supplies:

Hydrangea Hue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside
Early Espresso – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Country Woods dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the Nativity scene in the centre of the Country Woods dsp using Secret Sea ink. The wooden stable was the added with Early Espresso ink.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Country Woods designer series paper

I used Blends Pens to colour in part of the image. Mary’s robe was coloured with Light & Dark Balmy Blue, with a Light Pecan Pie band around the sleeve. Her hair was coloured with Golden Glow, Light & Dark and the skin with Light Petal Pink.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Country Woods designer series paper

For Joseph I used Light & Dark Pecan Pie for the robe with Light & Dark Hydrangea Hue for the trim. Ivory for the headdress and Light Petal Pink for the skin.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Country Woods designer series paper

Jesus was wrapped in a Dark Hydrangea Hue blanket, and skin was coloured with Light Petal Pink.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Country Woods designer series paper

A piece of Linen Thread was wrapped around one of the Basic White layers before it was glued to the Hydrangea Hue card front. The stamped panel was then glued to the piece of Early Espresso card which was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Rejoice stamp set and the Country Woods designer series paper

The sentiment, from my stash was stamped on scrap Basic White card with Early Espresso ink and trimmed down, cut down and added to the card.

A Linen Thread bow and a trio of Antique Pearls were added to finish the card.

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Autumnal Leaves Card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a Tic Tac Toe board to inspire us. I have chosen the left-hand – layers, green, leaves to make my card and the Elegant Leaves stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the Autumnal Leaves card using the following supplies:

Golden Glow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Golden Glow – 5½” by 3¾”
Early Espresso – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 4¾” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Early Espresso

Using the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Golden Glow card. This was adhered to the Golden Glow card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and co-ordinating dies with the Nested Essentials Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I die cut the labels from the Nested Essentials Dies, the smaller from the 4¾” by 2⅞” piece of Basic White card and the larger from the panel of Early Espresso card. The labels were adhered together and added to the card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and co-ordinating dies with the Nested Essentials Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe Challenge

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the outline of all three leaves with Early Espresso ink, the smallest leaf was stamped twice. I used the solid infill images to add colour to each leaf. Cherry Cobbler, 2^nd generation for the largest leaf, Timid Tiger for the medium leaf and 2^nd generation Garden Green and Golden Glow ink for the smallest leaf. The leaves were die cut using the Elegant Leaves Dies.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and co-ordinating dies with the Nested Essentials Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I arranged the leaves on the card front, some with Liquid Adhesive and the others with Dimensionals. I added a Linen Thread bow to the centre of the group of leaves with a Mini Glue Dot.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and co-ordinating dies with the Nested Essentials Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I embossed the sentiments from scrap Early Espresso card using the Hot Foil System and gold Foil. I added the chosen sentiment to the card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and co-ordinating dies with the Nested Essentials Dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe Challenge

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Butterflies completed the card.

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House In The Woods Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on September 12, 2026September 2, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using something from the September – December catalogue. I have made my card using the Welcome Noel stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

I created the house in the woods card using the following supplies:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Lemon Lolly – 3⅝” by 3⅛”
Blueberry Bushel – 3½” by 3”
Basic White – 3⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

Using the small tree image, I randomly stamped all over the Shaded Spruce card from with second generation Shaded Spruce ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush I added Blueberry Bushel ink to the top three quarters of the small Basic White panel.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The large and small trees were then stamped with Shaded Spruce ink, first and second generation. The stamped layer was then adhered to the Berry Burst panel and then to the Lemon Lolly panel. Finally, the whole piece was then adhered to the card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the largest house with Blueberry Bushel ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using the co-ordinating dies. A little ‘light’ was added to the windows with a Light Lemon Lolly Blends Pen. The house was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Cutest Crew stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card with Blueberry Bushel ink. I trimmed down the sentiment and added it to the card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Welcome Noel stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Cutest Crew stamp set – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of Antique Pearls completed the card.

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Holly Jolly Branches Christmas Card

Posted on September 11, 2026September 2, 2026 by Mo Rootes

This Christmas card was made using the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

Basic White

Pool Party

Peaceful Pine

I created the holly jolly branches card using the following supplies:

Peaceful Pine card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Pool Party – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 4½” by 2” x 2
Basic White – 4½” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

Using a Blending Brush I swirled Pool Party ink on the top two thirds of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Taking each 2” wide strip of Basic White card I tore down the top edge and used the same Blending Brush to add Pool Party to the torn edge. The 1” wide strip was then glued to one of the 2” strips. This piece was added to the inked panel with Dimensionals along the bottom edge. The excess card was the trimmed off on each side. I added Liquid Adhesive to the remaining torn strip and tucked it under the raised piece.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped three trees from the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set with Peaceful Pine ink and die cut the trees using the co-ordinating dies. These were tucked under the torn ‘snowy’ layers.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

The sentiment was stamped with Peaceful Pine ink onto the ‘sky’. I masked off part of the sentiment each time so that I could stack the words. The ‘snow’ was stamped in the ‘sky’ using second generation Pool Party ink.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

A trio of Sunset Sparkle Sequins finished the card.

A handmade Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

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Autumn Leaves Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2026September 12, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing Autumn themed projects. Now I love a leaf stamp set and couldn’t resist using the Elegant Leaves stamp set and unusual colours.

Colours used to make this card are:

Basic White

Bubble Bath

Blackberry Bliss

I created the Autumn leaves card using the following supplies:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Bubble Bath – 5¾” by 4”
Basic White – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Bubble Bath

I stamped the outline of the large leaf, randomly across the smaller Basic White panel with Blackberry Bliss ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and Cutest Crew stamp set,s and the Beautifull Celebrated Dies – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I added the medium and small leafy outlines to fill up the panel using the same ink.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and Cutest Crew stamp set,s and the Beautifull Celebrated Dies – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The solid large leaf image was inked up with Bubble Bath ink and Blackberry Bliss ink added randomly with a sponge Dauber and added the colour to one of the large outline leaves. The stamped panel was then adhered to the layer of Bubble Bath card, and a length of Bubble Bath Ribbon was then wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Blackberry Bliss card base.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and Cutest Crew stamp set,s and the Beautifull Celebrated Dies – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the sentiment from the Cutest Crew stamp set with Blackberry Bliss ink. I die cut the stamped sentiment using the Beautifully Created dies. I die cut two of the same size labels from scrap Bubble Bath card and cut them in half, one horizontally and the other vertically. The pieces were then glued to the back of the stamped label with a little pink showing all the way around. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and Cutest Crew stamp set,s and the Beautifull Celebrated Dies – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio od Sunset Sparkle Sequins completed the card.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Elegant Leaves and Cutest Crew stamp set,s and the Beautifull Celebrated Dies – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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Pumpkins Anniversary Card – Stamping With Friends

Posted on September 9, 2026August 31, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using a product of the month. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Glow of Harvest dsp to make my card.

Colours used in making this card:

I created the pumpkin anniversary card using the following supplies:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Cloud Cover – 5¾” by 4”
Timid Tiger – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Glow of Harvest dsp & Old Olive

I used the Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the large panel of Cloud Cover card and adhered it to the Cloud Cover card front.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I die cut two arches from the panels of Basic White and Timid Tiger card. The sentiment, from the Sunset Coast stamp set was stamped on the white arch with Old Olive ink. I masked off the words one and a time and stamped the other. The arches were then glued together.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From the Glow of Harvest designer series paper (dsp) I fussy cut three pumpkins. Using Blends Pens I added colour to each pumpkin, Cloud Cover for the smallest, Golden Glow and Timid Tiger for the two larger pumpkins. I added Crumb Cake to the pumpkin stalks with Blends Pens.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The pumpkins were then added to the arched panel, the larger two on Dimensionals. I tucked some leaves, die cut from scrap Old Olive card using the Flowering Meadow dies, around the pumpkins.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I added a couple of die cut leafy sprigs behind the arches and used the Golden Glow Shimmer Pen to add some more colour to the Golden Glow pumpkin.

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product featuring the Sunset Coast stamp set, Flowering Meadow and Everyday Arches Dies – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Dots finished the card.

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