A monochromatic Christmas card made using the Shepherd's Card stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Sounds of the Season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 14, 2024December 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired by the sounds of the season. I have been inspired by the Christmas carol – Oh, little Town of Bethlehem – and have made an essentially monochromatic card using the Shepherd’s Care stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the sounds of the season card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gold Foil – 5½” by 3¾”
Early Espresso card – 5¼” by 3½”
Season of Elegance dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The image of the shepherd with lambs was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel of Season of Elegance dsp. I added the village using the same ink.

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The large star was stamped using Versamark ink above the village image. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it.

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A sprinkling of tiny stars were added using the same ink and embossed with the same powder.

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I used the Ivory and Crumb Cake Blends Pens to colour in the shepherd’s head dress and added a little Boho Blue to colour the belt and the head band.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Card stamp set used to make a monochromatic Christmas card for the the sounds of the season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The coloured dsp was glued to the Early Espresso layer and then to the Gold Foil panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Card stamp set used to make a monochromatic Christmas card for the the sounds of the season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The whole panel was then added to the Basic Beige card front. On looking at the card again it would also work for – While Shepherd’s watch their Folks By Night.

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A pretty ornament themed Christmas card made using the soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Ornament card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 12, 2024December 8, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects created using product retiring from the September – December 2024 Catalogue. I have used the Hang an Ornament and the Reindeer Fun stamps set which are both leaving us.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Berry Burst

Blackberry Bliss

To recreate the beautiful ornament card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by ⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3½” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right and lower left corner

I stamped one of the detailed baubles, three times in a row using Blackberry Bliss ink.

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The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped, above the baubles using Berry Burst ink.

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The stamped panel was then adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set used to make a pretty ornament themed Christmas card for the – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A length of Gold Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back before the panel was added to the Berry Burst card front on Dimensionals.

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A ribbon bow and a trio of Metallic Gems completed the card.

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An adorable Sweet Santa Christmas card made using the Sweetest Star stamp set and Sweetest Star Punch from Stampin' Up!

Sweet Santa card

Posted on December 10, 2024November 28, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Another sweet Christmas card featuring the Santa from the Sweetest Star stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the sweet Santa card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Reindeer Days dsp – 5½” by 1¼”
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – 4½” by 1”
Real Red card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I used the Snowflake Embossing Folder to emboss the 5⅞” by 4⅛” panel of Crumb Cake card and adhered it to the front of the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Sweetest Star Punch used to make an adorable Sweet Santa Christmas card

To the card front I adhered the 2 strips of dsp, the longest one first and the shorter piece overlapping it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Sweetest Star Punch used to make an adorable Sweet Santa Christmas card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut a stitched square from the 2¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Sweetest Star Punch used to make an adorable Sweet Santa Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink in the upper left corner of the die cut stitched square. I wanted the words stacked rather than inline so masked and stamped one word at a time. The white square was then glued to the Real Red square. The whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Sweetest Star Punch used to make an adorable Sweet Santa Christmas card

Santa was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the scrap Basic White card. I punched it out using the Sweetest Star Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Sweetest Star Punch used to make an adorable Sweet Santa Christmas card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Ivory, Real Red and Basic Black. The Santa was then added to the raised stitched square.

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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An adorable Christmas card made using the Snowy Scenes dsp and the Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up!

Snowy Scenes Small Snow Globe card

Posted on December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Snowy Scenes Globe Christmas card made using the Snowy Wonder stamp set and Snowy Scenes dsp.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the snowy scenes snow globe card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Pool Party card – 5¼” by 3½”
Snowy Scenes dsp
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Petal Pink card

I embossed the Pool Party panel using the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder and glued it to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Scenes dsp used with the Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies to make an adorable Christmas card

A length of Iridescent Striped Ribbon was then wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Shaded Spruce card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Scenes dsp used with the Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies to make an adorable Christmas card

Using sharp Scissors I fussy cut out a snow globe and added it over the ribbon to the front the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Scenes dsp used with the Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies to make an adorable Christmas card

At this point I decided I didn’t like the Pumpkin Pie snow globe base………. So I stamped the sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink onto a scrap of Petal Pink card and die cut it using the Snowy Wonder Dies I then glued the die cut piece over the dsp base. I loved that the die cut was slightly smaller leaving a small Pumpkin Pie border.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Scenes dsp used with the Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies to make an adorable Christmas card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Scenes dsp used with the Snowy Wonder stamp set and Dies to make an adorable Christmas card

So pretty.

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A Christmas card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Peaceful Season stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Peaceful Season Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on December 7, 2024November 28, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using dies. I have used the lovely Peaceful Seasons Dies to make my card which was inspired by a card in the September – December 2024 Mini Catalogue.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the peaceful seasons cards, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Pretty Peacock card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Lost Lagoon and Season of Elegance dsp

Using the Peaceful Seasons Dies, I die cut 4 small, rounded squares – 1 from scrap Basic White card, 1 from scrap Lost Lagoon card and 2 from scrap Season of Elegance dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Peaceful Season stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Peaceful Seasons stamp set was stamped on the Basic White die cut label using Versamark ink. I covered it with gold embossing powder and heat set it. I stamped the snowflake from the Frozen Edges stamp set, in Versamark ink onto to die cut Lost Lagoon die cut label. I covered it with the Gold Embossing Powder and Heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Peaceful Season stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The 4 die cut labels were then placed in position on the Pretty Peacock panel, moved each to one side and stamped the cluster of mini snowflakes in Versamark ink. The snowflake cluster were then embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. The embossed panel was then glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Peaceful Season stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A length of Gold Ribbon was then threaded through the Basic White label and the label was then added to the Pretty Peacock layer on Dimensionals. The ends of the ribbon were then adhered to the back of the panel using Sellotape and the panel was then glued to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Peaceful Season stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The dsp labels were then glued in position and the embossed Lost Lagoon label was added on Dimensionals. A trio of Adhesive backed Metallic Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Peaceful Season stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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A pretty gingerbread themed Christmas card made using the Sweetest Star stamp set, Sweetest Star Punch and the Country Woods and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

Gingerbread Couple card

Posted on December 6, 2024November 24, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable card featuring a gingerbread couple made using the Sweetest Star stamp set and some non-traditionally Christmas dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the gingerbread couple card, you will need:

Pecan Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – one for the inside
Country Lace dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Country Woods dsp – 5⅜” by 1”
Basic White card – 4½” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White card

The Country Lace dsp was adhered to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and co-ordinating Sweetest Star Punch used with the Country Woods and Country Lace dsp to make a pretty gingerbread themed Christmas card

The strip of Country Woods dsp was then added over top, and a length of White Baker’s Twine wrapped around the panel. The whole piece was then glued to the Pecan Pie card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and co-ordinating Sweetest Star Punch used with the Country Woods and Country Lace dsp to make a pretty gingerbread themed Christmas card

Two gingerbread shapes were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card. These were punched out using the Sweetest Star Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and co-ordinating Sweetest Star Punch used with the Country Woods and Country Lace dsp to make a pretty gingerbread themed Christmas card

I used the following Blends to colour in the images – Light Pecan Pie and Dark Melon Mambo for the lady and Dark Pecan Pie and Dark Boho Blue for the man. These were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and co-ordinating Sweetest Star Punch used with the Country Woods and Country Lace dsp to make a pretty gingerbread themed Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the thin strip of Basic White card. I flagged the ends with Scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and co-ordinating Sweetest Star Punch used with the Country Woods and Country Lace dsp to make a pretty gingerbread themed Christmas card

A Twine bow and a trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems completed the card.

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A pretty gift bag themed Christmas card made using the Attention Shoppers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Gift Bags card

Posted on November 29, 2024November 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I have used the Attention Shoppers stamp set and dies to make a Christmas gift bag themed card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Christmas gift bags card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 3 ¾” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap ⅜” strips of Basic White, Cherry Cobbler & Shaded Spruce
Scrap Basic White card

I randomly stamped the gift bag all over the Real Red card front using Real Red ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used to make a pretty gift bag themed Christmas card

Using the Deckled Rectangle Dies, I cut a label from the 3¾” by 2⅜” panel of Basic White card. This was adhered to the Shaded Spruce panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used to make a pretty gift bag themed Christmas card

The sentiment, from my stash, was stamped onto the die cut label with Cherry Cobbler ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used to make a pretty gift bag themed Christmas card

Three gift bags, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set, were stamped onto scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. These were die cut using the Attention Shoppers Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used to make a pretty gift bag themed Christmas card

Using Real Red, Cherry Cobbler or Shaded Spruce Blends Pens I added stripes to the gift bags and colour to the handle. These were then added to the deckled rectangle which was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used to make a pretty gift bag themed Christmas card

The ⅜” strips of card were tucked under the decorated piece and a trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

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A pretty Yuletide church Christmas card made using the Yuletide Village stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Yuletide Church card

Posted on November 26, 2024November 16, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I have CASE’d my own card – see Blog Post on the 3^rd November 2024. I really liked the card but felt the that the sentiment over-powered the pretty image. I decided to make the card again. I have used the Yuletide Village stamp set and this time I have combined it with the Peaceful Seasons stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Christmas church card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the pretty church onto the 5⅞” by 3” piece of Basic White card with Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a pretty Yuletide church Christmas card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Gray Granite & Pebbled Path

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a pretty Yuletide church Christmas card

The larger tree was stamped in Old Olive ink. I coloured it in using the Old Olive Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a pretty Yuletide church Christmas card

The sentiment from the Peaceful Season stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a pretty Yuletide church Christmas card

The strips of Poppy Parade card were glued to top and bottom of the decorated panel and the whole piece was then added to the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a pretty Yuletide church Christmas card

A trio of Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls completed the card.

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A beautiful pastel Yuletide village Christmas card made using the Yuletide Village stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Pastel Yuletide Village card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 23, 2024November 7, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am loving the Yuletide Village stamp set and have used it again to create a Pastel Yuletide Village Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pastel yuletide village card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using Pebbled Path ink, I stamped the single house in the centre of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a beautiful pastel Yuletide village Christmas card

I added the church to the right and the pair of houses to the left with the same ink. Finally, I stamped the brick wall in front of the pair of houses.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a beautiful pastel Yuletide village Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the same panel using the same Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a beautiful pastel Yuletide village Christmas card

The images were coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Soft Sea Foam, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate & Pebbled Path. Love how these building look coloured in pastel shades.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a beautiful pastel Yuletide village Christmas card

I covered the ‘snowy’ areas with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and covered it with Dazzling Diamonds, sadly retired….so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Yuletide Village stamp set used to make a beautiful pastel Yuletide village Christmas card

The stamped and coloured panel was then glued to the piece of Pebbled Path card and the whole piece was then mounted onto the Petal Pink card front on Dimensionals.

Such a pretty card.

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A Snow Globe Christmas card made using the gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set and Snowy Wonder dies from Stampin' Up!

Seasonal Snow Globe card – Tis the Season Blog Hop

Posted on November 19, 2024November 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Tis the Season Blog Hop where we are sharing projects with a seasonal theme. I have made my seasonal snow globe card using the Yuletide Village stamp set and the Snowy Wonder Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the seasonal seasonal snow globe card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Balmy Blue card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3½”
Pebbled Path card – 3” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Balmy Blue card

I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Balmy Blue card using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder. The embossed piece was then glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and then I added it to the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set and Snowy Wonder dies used to make a Snow Globe Christmas card – Tis the Season Blog Hop

Using the Snowy Wonder Dies, I die cut the ‘globe’ from the 3¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set and Snowy Wonder dies used to make a Snow Globe Christmas card – Tis the Season Blog Hop

The pair of houses were stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the die cut globe. I added the falling snow in Balmy Blue ink. I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink around the edge of the globe.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set and Snowy Wonder dies used to make a Snow Globe Christmas card – Tis the Season Blog Hop

The houses were coloured using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly, Real Red, Balmy Blue, Soft Sea Foam & Pebbled Path. The coloured globe was then added to the Pebbled Path base before both pieces were mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set and Snowy Wonder dies used to make a Snow Globe Christmas card – Tis the Season Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto a scrap of Balmy Blue card. I masked of the words I didn’t want using Masking Paper. I cut the sentiment down adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set and Snowy Wonder dies used to make a Snow Globe Christmas card – Tis the Season Blog Hop

Such a pretty card.

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