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

Posted on February 24, 2025February 14, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have been inspired to make using this sketch.

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A cute birthday card inspired by a sketch and made using the adorable Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Darling Dinos card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 11, 2025January 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have made my card using the adorable Darling Dinos stamp set and Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the darling dinos card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Country Woods dsp – 4⅝” by 3¾”
Peach Pie card – 3¾” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Lost Lagoon card

To the top and bottom of the panel of Country Woods dsp, I adhered the strips of Peach Pie card leaving about ⅛” of the card showing. I then tore about 1½” off the bottom of the dsp and set the pieces to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Darling Dinos stamp set used to make a cute birthday card inspired by a sketch – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

From the piece of Basic White card measuring 4½” by 3”, I die cut a label using the Countryside Corners Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Darling Dinos stamp set used to make a cute birthday card inspired by a sketch – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

With Granny Apple Green ink, I stamped the ‘grass’ all along the bottom of the label in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink. A Blending Brush and Pool Party ink were used to add colour to the top of the label. The speckles were added to give texture using a stamp from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and the same Pool Party ink.

I added the leaves, from the Heart Shaped stamp set in Granny Apple Green at the top of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Darling Dinos stamp set used to make a cute birthday card inspired by a sketch – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sweet dinosaurs were stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card, die cut using the Darling Dinosaur Dies and coloured using Blends Pens – Pool Party and Lost Lagoon for one and Peach Pie and Cajun Craze for the other. These were glued to the label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Darling Dinos stamp set used to make a cute birthday card inspired by a sketch – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

At this point I placed the pieces of dsp onto the card front, moving them until I was happy with the position. I then added the decorated label on top with Dimensionals only on the top and bottom. A piece of White Baker’s Twine was fed through, under the label and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Darling Dinos stamp set used to make a cute birthday card inspired by a sketch – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on scrap Lost Lagoon card with Pebbled Path ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front. A twine bow and a trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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Mo x

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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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Mo x

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Dino Days

Posted on July 2, 2019June 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the quirky Dino Days stamp set, this set makes lovely cards for children.

To recreate the Dino days card you will need;

Mint Macaron 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rich Razzelberry 4¼ ” by 3¼”
Shimmery White 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Scrap Shimmery White

Using the Mint Macaron ink and an Aqua Painter I did a watercolor wash on the panel of Shimmery White cardstock and set it aside to dry.