A pretty Autumnal/fall themed anniversary card made using the Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Changing Leaves Anniversary card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on September 12, 2024August 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing Autumn/Fall themed cards. I have made a pretty, Changing Leaves anniversary card for friends.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the changing leaves anniversary card, you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Cherry Cobbler card

The maple leaf image was randomly stamped onto the 5⅞” by 2¼” panel of Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink.

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Using the following Blends Pens, I coloured in one of the leaves – light & dark Wild Wheat, light & dark Cherry Cobbler and light & dark Mossy Meadow. The stamped panel was glued to the Cherry Cobbler layer and then to the front of the Mossy Meadow card front.

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The outline image from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched it out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch.

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The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped onto the punched label in Mossy Meadow ink. The label was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the cards.

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A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Forever Forest Birthday card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on August 26, 2024August 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Forever Forest stamp set to make my birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the forever forest birthday card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 4⅛” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I adhered the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card. The panel was then added to the Lost Lagoon card base.

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The row of trees from the Forever Forest stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the strip of Bright & Beautiful dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set to give the trees something to stand on. The stamped strip was then given banner ends using Scissors. The strip was then glued to the card front.

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The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. This was trimmed down with my Paper Trimmer and added to the card front.

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A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Gems completed the card.

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A pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Patterned Changing Leaves card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing a card made using the gorgeous patterned Changing Leaves stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the patterned changing leaves card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set along the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

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The stamped panel was adhered to the Lost Lagoon panel and then to the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the same black ink I stamped the maple leaf, three times onto scrap Basic White card. These leaves were die cut using the Changing Leaves stamp set.

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I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images – Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon. The coloured leaves were then added to the card front, the center one on Dimensionals and the other two flat.

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A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

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Butterflies and Leaves Birthday Card

Posted on August 13, 2024August 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Spotlight on Nature stamp set and have made a pretty butterfly & leaves birthday card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the butterfly and leaves card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 4⅛” by 3”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 1¼” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the small cross hatch image I randomly stamped all over the Petal Pink card base using Petal Pink ink. The lost Lagoon panel was then adhered to the card front.

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Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I randomly stamped the leafy spray onto the 3½” by 3½” square of Basic White card. I coloured the leaves in using Lost Lagoon.

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The butterfly was added with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using Petal Pink and Poppy Parade Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty butterflies and leaves birthday card

The stamped panel was then embossed using one of the 3D Basic’s Embossing Folder. This was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty butterflies and leaves birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped onto Basic White card in Lost Lagoon ink. I trimmed the sentiment out and tucked it under the raised panel.

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A trio of Rainbow Adhesive Dots finished the card.

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A pretty Petunia Pop thank you card made using the Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Petunia Pop Changing Leaves card

Posted on August 11, 2024August 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty petunia pop changing leaves card made using the Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Petunia Pop

Basic Gray

To recreate the petunia pop changing leaves card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Gray card

Using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I glued the embossed panel to the Basic Gray layer.

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A length of Petunia Pop Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Petunia Pop card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Petunia Pop thank you card

The large leafy spray was then stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Petunia Pop ink. I die cut the leafy spray using the large die from the Changing Leaves Dies. I glued it on top of the same leafy spray on the embossed panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set, Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Petunia Pop thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using a label from the Unbounded Love Dies. I added this to a scrap of Basic Gray card which I trimmed down to leave a small border.

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A trio of Basic Gray Pearls completed the card.

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A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop using thehe gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Online Leaves card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 3, 2024July 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of our online exclusives. I do love a leafy stamp set and have chosen to make my card using the Changing Leaves stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic Beige

Berry Burst

Pretty Peacock

To recreate the online leaves card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Pretty Peacock card

I stamped the large leafy spray in Pretty Peacock ink onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic Beige card.

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The smaller leafy sprig was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto the same panel of Basic Beige card. The stamped panel was glued to the Berry Burst layer.

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I wrapped a length of Striped Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel wa then glued onto the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

From scrap Pretty Peacock card I stamped the sentiment, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set, in Versamark ink. I covered it with Embossing Powder and heat set it .

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I die cut the sentiment using the Changing Leaves Dies and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of Adhesive-backed Pearls from the Trio of Pearls pack finished the card.

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A pretty card made for a special someone using the gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Changing Leaves card

Posted on July 20, 2024July 13, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have been playing with the Changing Leaves stamp set which is one of the new online exclusives this week and am showing one of the cards I made.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the changing leaves card, you will need:

Wild Wheat card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White and Misty Moonlight card

I inked the large leafy image with Wild Wheat ink and stamped it onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I stamped it again with the same ink.

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The longer leafy sprig was stamped, twice, with Misty Moonlight ink. The maple leaf was then stamped using Pool Party ink to fill in the gaps.

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The stamped panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer and then to one of the larger. A piece of Diagonal Striped White Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and the whole piece was added to the Wild Wheat card front.

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The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and die cut using the Unbounded Love Dies. I also die cut 2 other labels and cut them in half, one longwise and the other across the middle and glued them to the back of the stamped label. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

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A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 -2025 In Colour Dots finished the card.

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A striking thank you card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Loveliest Tree card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on June 15, 2024June 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using a bundle from the new annual catalogue. I have chosen the Loveliest Tree stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the loveliest tree card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 4⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Beige card – 4½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic Beige and Mossy Meadow

I used a stamp positioner to stamp the tree as this allowed me to stamp in multiple colours, multiple times.

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Starting by colouring in the tree trunk and branches using a Pecan Pie Stamp ‘n Write Marker in the ink to stamp technique. I stamped down onto the 4½” by 3¾” piece of Basic Beige card.

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Using Sponge Daubers I added, first Mossy Meadow ink to large areas of the tree canopy and stamped down. Next, I added Cherry Cobbler ink and stamped down, then Wild Wheat ink to the tree canopy. I repeated these colours a number of times to intensify the colour.

The grass at the base of the tree was then coloured, using a Sponge Dauber, with Granny Apple Green ink.

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A length of the Centred Striped Pecan Pie Ribbon was wrapped around the Mossy Meadow panel, adhering it on the back with Sellotape. The stamped panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer and the whole piece mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used to make a striking thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I inked the tree trunk slice, from the Textured Timber stamp set, with Basic Beige ink, stamped off and stamped the 2^nd generation ink onto the Basic Beige card base and repeated it until the card front was covered.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used to make a striking thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hearts & Hugs stamp set, was stamped on scrap Basic Beige card using Granny Apple Green ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added a slightly larger piece of Mossy Meadow card to the back. The sentiment was then tucked under the raised panel.

A ribbon bow and a trio of Iridescent Pearls, coloured using a Mossy Meadow Blends Pen completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Country Flowers card

Posted on April 21, 2024May 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today is made with the pretty new stamp set called Country Flowers, available from the 1^st May 2024 in the new annual catalogue.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the country flowers card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card and Fresh As A Daisy dsp

Using Balmy Blue ink, I stamped the leafy spray in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front.

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I flagged the end of the 5⅞” by 2” piece of Fresh as a Daisy dsp and glued it down the centre of the card front.

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Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to the centre of the 4¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I stamped the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set, in Balmy Blue ink below. The panel was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty thank you card.

The image of the teapot was stamped onto a scrap of Fresh As A Daisy dsp using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The leafy spray was stamped on scrap Basic White card with the same ink. Both pieces were then die cut using the Country Flowers Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty thank you card.

The leaves were coloured with the Granny Apple Green Blend Pens. I mounted the teapot and leaves onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty thank you card.

A bow made from the 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine and a trio of Classic Matte Dots finished the card.

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A lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card made using the Prized Plant stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Prized Plant birthday card

Posted on March 13, 2024March 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my husband’s birthday using the Prized Plant stamp set. This stamp set was perfect as he loves his houseplants – sadly I don’t have green fingers.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Parakeet Party

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the prized plant card you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅞”
Parakeet Party card – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Shaded Spruce card – 2¼” by ⅜”

Using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅞” by 2¼” panel of Bsic White card. Placeing the embossed panel face down on my desk butted the dsp right up to it and used Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.

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A couple of lengths of Parakeet Party Metallic were wrapped around the joined pieces and secured on the back with more Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

Using 2^nd generation Shaded Spruce ink I stamped the inner image of the plant. The outline image was then stamped in full strength Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

The infill for the plant was stamped in 2^nd generation Parakeet Party ink onto the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. The stamped panel was then glued to the Parakeet Party layer. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and I heat set it with my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with Dimensionals and liquid glue.