A special birthday card made using the Wildflower Birthday dsp and Birthday Celebrations dies from Stampin' Up!

Special Wildflower Birthday card

Posted on March 16, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Three of my aunts are celebrating their 80^th birthdays soon and I have decided to get ahead with my card making and have made a special birthday card using the Birthday Celebration stamp set and dies along with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper (dsp).

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the special birthday card, you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Wildflower Birthday dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 for the inside
Scrap Gold Foil

The piece of Wildflower Birthday dsp was glued to the – 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. This was then glued to the Blueberry Bushel card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

I added the die cut bouquet of flowers from the Wildflower Birthday dsp to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

The numbers were die cut from scrap Gold Foil using the Birthday Celebrations dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

I placed the numbers on the card front without sticking them down and stamped the in Blueberry Bushel onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

The number were then glued into position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wildflower Birthday dsp used with the Birthday Celebrations dies to make a special birthday card

A scattering of Party Dots finished the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Memorable Blooms stamp set and the Floral & Gingham Velum from Stampin' Up!

Memorable Blooms Card

Posted on March 11, 2025March 9, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using the Memorable Blooms stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the memorable blooms card, you will need:

Thick Basic White base – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Floral & Gingham Vellum – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Scrap Old Olive card

The panel of Floral & Gingham Vellum was adhered to the larger panel of Basic White card and then to the Old Olive card layer. A length of Lost Lagoon Twine was wrapped around the panel and the whole panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

Using the Textured Notes Dies, I die cut a rectangle form the 4½” by 3¼” piece of \Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

The floral image, from the Memorable Blooms stamp set was stamped onto the die cut rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Pool Party, Granny Apple Green and Old Olive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

The coloured panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Memorable Blooms stamp set used with the Floral & Gingham Velum to make a pretty thank you card.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Old Olive card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

A Twine bow and a trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A pretty floral birthday card made for the Stamp 'N Blog Hop using the Thankful Garden stamp set, dies and masks used with a Everyday Arches dies all from Stampin' Up!

Thankful Garden card – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on March 8, 2025March 6, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing flora/fauna themed projects.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the thankful garden card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5¾” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the floral image in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front with Fresh Freesia ink and set it one side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thankful Garden stamp set, dies and masks used with a Everyday Arches dies to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Stamp ‘N Blog Hop.

The same image was then stamped on scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Using Blending Brushes and the Thankful Garden Masks I added Fresh Freesia ink to the flowers. The trick is to lightly add it with mask 1, a little more ink with mask 2 to layer up the colour. With mask 3 I used Gorgeous Grape ink to add the detail. The leaves were coloured with Old Olive, lightly with mask 1 and another layer with mask 2. The image was then die cut using the Thankful Garden Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thankful Garden stamp set, dies and masks used with a Everyday Arches dies to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Stamp ‘N Blog Hop.

I die cut 2 stitched arches from the panels of Basic White and Gorgeous Grape card. The sentiment from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped onto the arch with Old Olive ink and the 2 were glued together and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thankful Garden stamp set, dies and masks used with a Everyday Arches dies to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Stamp ‘N Blog Hop.

The die cut flower was then mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thankful Garden stamp set, dies and masks used with a Everyday Arches dies to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Stamp ‘N Blog Hop.

A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems and a bow made from retired Sale-a-Bration ribbon finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thankful Garden stamp set, dies and masks used with a Everyday Arches dies to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Stamp ‘N Blog Hop.

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A pretty floral birthday card made using the Everyday Details stamp set and Beautiful Bouquet dsp from Stampin' Up!

Everyday Details card

Posted on February 16, 2025February 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty birthday card made using the Everyday Details stamp set and the Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the everyday details card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Pebbled Path – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White card – 2” by ⅜”

The panel of Beautiful Bokeh dsp was glued to the layer of Pebbled Path card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Beautiful Bouquet dsp used to make a pretty floral birthday card

I wrapped a length of White Diagonal Striped Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was glued to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and then to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Beautiful Bouquet dsp used to make a pretty floral birthday card

Using the Nested Essentials Dies, I die cut a label from the 4¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Beautiful Bouquet dsp used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The vase of flowers was stamped on the die cut label using Pebbled Path ink. The image was then coloured using the following light Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Soft Sea Foam and Smoky Slate. The label was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Beautiful Bouquet dsp used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped in pebbled Path ink onto the small strip of Basic White card. I added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Beautiful Bouquet dsp used to make a pretty floral birthday card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card.

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A pretty card made using the Attention Shoppers stamp set and Dies and the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Shopping Card

Posted on November 24, 2024November 16, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am sharing a beautiful shopping themed card made using the Attention Shoppers stamp set and dies combined with a little paper piecing.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the beautiful shopping card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Lemon Lolly card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Berry Burst card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”
Scrap Basic White card and Bright & Beautiful dsp

I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Lemon Lolly card using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. The embossed piece was then glued to one of the larger Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set and Dies used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a pretty card- Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A strip of White Diagonal Striped Ribbon was wrapped around the layer and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Lemon Lolly card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set and Dies used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a pretty card- Share It Sunday Blog Hop

From the 4” by 2½” panel of Basic White card, I die cut a label using the Everyday Details Dies. I glued this label to the Berry Burst layer. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set and Dies used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a pretty card- Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I stamped the gift bag in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Bright & Beautiful dsp. The gift bag portion was then fussy cut out using sharp Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set and Dies used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a pretty card- Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The same gift bag was stamped three times onto scrap Basic White card. These were then die cut using the Attention Shoppers Dies. The dsp pieces were then glued in place onto the white gift bags. Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the tissue paper at the top of the bags – Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly & Balmy Blue. The bags were the added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set and Dies used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a pretty card- Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Nested Essentials Dies. I added it to the card front. A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems and a ribbon bow completed the card.

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A pretty, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

So Sorry card

Posted on September 13, 2024August 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet so sorry card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set and some soft colours.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the so sorry card, you will need:

Peach Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅛” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner

I inked up the largest bloom with Fresh Freesia ink, the leaves and stem were wiped clean with my Shammy and re-coloured with an Old Olive Stampin’ Write Maker. I also added some Highland Heather to the flower spike using the Stampin’ Write Maker. I huffed on the image to re-moisten the ink and stamped onto the 5” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to a pretty, floral sympathy card

I repeated this with the medium flower spike using Pretty In Pink ink and a Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write Marker and Old Olive for the stem and leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to a pretty, floral sympathy card

For the smaller flower spike I used Peach Pie ink, a Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker and the Old Olive Marker. These were all stamped onto the same panel of Basic White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to a pretty, floral sympathy card

The Dragonflies were stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and the sentiment stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The decorated piece was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to a pretty, floral sympathy card

Linen Thread was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Peach Pie card front on Dimensionals. A double Linen Thread Bow and a trio of Dappled Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to a pretty, floral sympathy card

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A pretty floral card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Flowers card

Posted on September 1, 2024August 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, floral sending love card, made using the lovely Flowers of Beauty stamp set and dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the beautiful flowers card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card. The embossed panel was then glued to the Garden Green layer and then to the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set to make a pretty floral card

I used the Everyday Details dies to die cut a large circle and stamped the sentiment, from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set in the centre of the die cut circle in Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set to make a pretty floral card

The outline rose image was stamped in Calypso Coral ink and the centre added in 2^nd generation Calypso Coral. The smaller flower was stamped in Berry Burst ink with the colour added in 2^nd generation Berry Burst ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set to make a pretty floral card

The leaves were stamped with Garden Green ink, the outline in full strength and the inside with 2^nd generation. All the images were die cut using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. The flowers and leaves were then arranged around the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set to make a pretty floral card

A Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems – 4 pack finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set to make a pretty floral card

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A pretty floral thank you card made using the Spotlight In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Sweet Floral card

Posted on August 27, 2024August 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet floral card made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the sweet floral card, you will need:

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner.
Basic Black card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner.
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner.
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside.

In Summer Splash ink, I stamped the beautiful butterfly image all over the Summer Splash card base and set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight In Nature stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The floral image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4½” by 3” panel of Basic White. The butterfly was also stamped on the panel in the same Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight In Nature stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The flowers were coloured with Petal Pink and Calypso Coral Blends Pens and the leaves with Lost Lagoon Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight In Nature stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card

Using the Pool Party and Summer Splash Blends Pens, I coloured the butterfly. The sentiment was stamped in Summer Splash ink. The panel was then mounted onto the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight In Nature stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card

A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight In Nature stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card

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A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Inspiring Snapdragon Card

Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have made a sweet get-well card using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set and some bright and happy colours.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Lemon Lolly

Melon Mambo

To recreate the inspiring snapdragon card, you will need:

Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Melon Mambo card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Taking the longest flower spike, I stamped around the edges of the Lemon Lolly card front with Lemon Lolly ink creating a tone-on-tone textured look.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

At the bottom of the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card I stamped the sentiment in Melon Mambo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

The long flower spike was then stamped above the sentiment, in the centre of the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card using Melon Mambo ink. The other 2 flower spikes were then stamped, one on either side with Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

I stamped the dragonfly in 3^rd generation Melon Mambo ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Melon Mambo layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

A length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel and tied in a bow. The whole piece was mounted onto the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

A scattering of Shiny Sequins finished the card.

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A gorgeous thank you card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies and Masks from Stampin' Up!

Embossed Enduring Beauty card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on March 9, 2024March 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by the theme of Flora or Fauna. I have gone with flora and used the stunning Enduring Beauty Bundle to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the embossed enduring beauty card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3½”
One Horse Open Sleigh dsp – 5¼” by 4”
Basic White card – 5” by 4”
Soft Sea Foam card – 2¼” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using the Deckled Rectangles, I die cut a rectangle from the piece of One Horse Open Sleigh dsp. This was then glued to the 5” by 4” piece of Basic White card. I wrapped a piece of Iridescent Ribbon around the panel and adhered the piece to the Soft Sea Foam card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies and Masks used to make a gorgeous thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The large floral image was stamped in Versamark ink. I covered it with Black Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies and Masks used to make a gorgeous thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using washi tape I secured the embossed panel of Basic White card to my Glass Mat. The first mask was positioned on top and held in place with more washi tape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies and Masks used to make a gorgeous thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to ink through the mask with Highland Heather ink. Using mask number 3, a Blending Brush and Gorgeous Grape ink I added the detailed layer of ink to the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies and Masks used to make a gorgeous thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The 2nd mask was positioned, exposing the leaves. Using Blending Brushes I lightly inked with Old Olive. I decided not to add the detailed image as the black embossing gives a lot of dimension already.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies and Masks used to make a gorgeous thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I die cut the floral image using the Enduring Beauty Dies and mounted the die cut piece on Dimensionals to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies and Masks used to make a gorgeous thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Earthen Textures stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Soft Sea Foam ink. The sentiment was then added to the card front/

A trio of Purple Gems completes the card.

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