The Rustic Crate stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a Christmas card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Rustic Christmas Crate – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2024July 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired to make a Christmas card using a sketch and colour challenge.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the rustic crate card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 4”
Garden Green card – 5” by 3”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the poinsettia image, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Real Red card base using Real Red ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The poinsettia image was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the panel of Basic White card measuring 4” by 3”. I stamped the same image onto a Post It note, taking care to stamp part of the image onto the sticky part. I used scissors to cut out this image to use as a mask.

Placing the mask over the stamped image, I stamped the wooden crate over the bottom of the image using Pecan Pie ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I coloured the image in using the following Blends Pens – Real Red and Granny Apple Green. The flower centres were coloured using a Garden Green Stampin Write Marker from the Regals Collection. I grounded the image with a Crumb Cake Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Countryside Corners Dies I die cut the stamped and coloured image and added it to a slightly larger label die cut from the Garden Green layer using the Countryside Corner Dies. The two labels were adhered together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I die cut a larger label from the 5½” by 4” panel of Basic White card using the same dies. I wrapped a length of checked ribbon around the label, securing it on the back with Sellotape. I glued it to the Real Red card front. The stamped panel was added on Dimensionals to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink. I cut it down, flagged the end and added it to the card front. A trio of Iridescent Foil Gems and a ribbon bow completed the card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Leonie Stuart ● Karen Henderson ● Annette Ball

Judith Patterson ● Tricia Butts

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A pretty frosted tree Christmas card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Frosted Forest Masks from Stampin' Up!

Frosted Tree card – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2024July 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are celebrating Christmas in July. I have used the Frosted Forest Masks to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the frosted tree card, you will need:

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I stamped the larger pine tree in Summer Splash ink in the lower right and upper left corners of the Summer Splash card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest Masks used to make a pretty frosted tree Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The first mask (A) was then placed in the centre of the 3⅞” by 2⅞” panel of Basic White card and I used a Blending Brush to add Summer Splash ink through the mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest Masks used to make a pretty frosted tree Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

With mask B in place, I added Garden Green ink and finally through mask C, I added Shaded Spruce ink. Love this colour combo. The panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce panel and added to the Summer Splash card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest Masks used to make a pretty frosted tree Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Merriest Trees stamp set was stamped on the smallest piece of Basic White card using Shaded Spruce. I tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest Masks used to make a pretty frosted tree Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest Masks used to make a pretty frosted tree Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I absolutely love these masks, they are so easy to use and great fun.

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Cards made for the 'Into The Forest' themed Christmas Stampathon using the Fragrant Forest background stamp from Stampin' Up!

Fragrant Forest card – June Christmas Stampathon

Posted on July 8, 2024July 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the June 2024 Christmas Stampathon. This month our theme is ‘Into The Woods’. I have made my cards using the Fragrant Forest background stamp.

Colours used in these projects are:

Basic White

Pool Party

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the fragrant forest cards, you will need:

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

Using the retired Birch Trees Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and adhered it to the rectangle of Shaded Spruce card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

I wrapped a length of retired green twine around the panel twice, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

The Fragrant Forest stamp was inked up with Shaded Spruce ink and stamped down onto scrap Basic White card. I then cut out the section I wanted using the largest stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Using a Blending Brush, I added Pool Party ink to the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

I die cut a slightly larger deckled circle from the square of Shaded Spruce card. The stamped circle was glued to the deckled circle before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto scrap Basic White card. I cut the sentiment down, flagged one end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make cards for the ‘Into The Forest’ themed Christmas Stampathon

A twine bow was added using a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Share What You Love Artisan Pearls finished the card.

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The Encircled In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make shaker cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Encircled Shaker cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

On the 25^th of each month a new challenge is issued by the Christmas Stampathon team and this month we have to create multiple Christmas cards on the theme of ‘Make It Clear’. I made encircled shaker cards using Window sheet and the Encircle In Nature stamp set.

Colours used in these cards are:

Basic White

Balmy Blue

Garden Green

To recreate the encircled shaker card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Window Sheet – 3¾” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Garden Green card

Using Whisper White ink, I stamped the 2 cloud images from the Under The Moon stamp set onto the upper half of the piece of Balmy Blue card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Here are the shaker cards I made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set for the Christmas Stampathon

A circle was die cut, using the Stylish Shapes Dies, in the upper half of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. I adhered the panel of Window Sheet to the back of the die cut circle, holding it in place with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Here are the shaker cards I made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set for the Christmas Stampathon

I tore a piece of copy paper to give a ragged edge and used it with a Blending Brush to apply Balmy Blue ink to the die cut panel to give the impression of banks of snow. I stamped the sentiment, from the retired Ringed With Nature stamp set, in Garden Green ink onto the inked card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Here are the shaker cards I made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set for the Christmas Stampathon

I applied Foam Adhesive Strips around the circular aperture, over the Window Sheet. I also added pieces of the Foam Adhesive strip to the bottom and sides of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Here are the shaker cards I made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set for the Christmas Stampathon

Placing the Balmy Blue panel on my desk, I added 2 or 3 pinches of white sequins, stars and snowflakes onto the stamped clouds. I removed the backing from the Adhesive Strips and placed the panel down onto the Balmy Blue panel, making sure that the sequins remained inside the circular area.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Here are the shaker cards I made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set for the Christmas Stampathon

From scrap Garden Green card, I die cut pine trees using the Encircled In Nature Dies. These were added to the card front, overlapping the clear circle. The whole panel was then adhered to the Garden Green card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Here are the shaker cards I made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set for the Christmas Stampathon

I hope you like them.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Christmas cards and tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Encircled Christmas card – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on March 8, 2024March 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

It is Christmas Stampathon time again and the theme for February is cards and matching tags and as per the rules of the Stampathon we have to make multiples. I have used the gorgeous new stamp set called Encircled in Nature, available in my online shop.

Colours used in these cards and tags are:

To recreate the encircled Christmas card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Balmy Blue card – 3” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Shaded Spruce card

I stamped the wreath image, from the Encircled in Nature stamp set in Pecan Pie ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of basic white card.

Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Using a Stencil previously die cut using the largest of the circular Stylish Shapes Dies – the negative circle fits beautifully over the stamped wreath – I inked the background in the Balmy Blue ink using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The arc of pine trees were stamped in Shaded Spruce ink inside the stamped ring.

A piece of the gorgeous Copper Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The decorated panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and then to the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the Ringed with Nature stap set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto the small piece of Balmy Blue card. I angle cut the ends and added the sentiment over the ribbon, securing it in place with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I die cut the larger solid tree and the bigger group of trees from scrap Shaded Spruce card. I added the large tree on Dimensionals to the card front. I then cut off the 3 smaller trees from the group and added the remaining 2 trees inside the circle with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Inking only one of the group of stars and crescent moon with Misty Moonlight ink, randomly over the background. A trio of Solid Faceted Gems finished off the card.

To recreate the encircled Christmas tags, you will need:

Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Balmy Blue card – 4” by 3”

Using the large tag from the Merriest Trees Dies, I die cut a tags from both the the Basic White and Balmy Blue card pieces. I made 4 tags in total.

Christmas tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

2 tags were placed side by side and the wreath stamped on both in Pecan Pie ink. I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink inside the stamped wreath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The trees were then added in Shaded Spruce and some of the cut off die cut trees added with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped on the tag in Shaded Spruce ink.

The Balmy Blue label was the glued behind the stamped tag, slightly offset.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

A length of Copper Ribbon was then fed through the hole at the top of the tag to finish the tags off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards and tags for the Christmas Stampathon

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Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Merry Christmas Stampers – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2023December 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Merry Christmas Stampers’. I have chosen to use the More Wishes stamp set combined with the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Merry Christmas card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 1¾”
Basic Black card – 3¾” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using a T square ruler, I marked off a strip 1¾” wide near the top of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using a pencil. This would act as a guide when I began stamping.

A merry Christmas card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make a merry Christmas card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I began by stamping the largest detailed snowflake from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set in Petal Pink ink, above the top pencil line and below the bottom pencil line.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make a merry Christmas card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The medium sized snowflake was added in Sweet Sorbet ink and the smallest using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The pencil ines were then erased.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make a merry Christmas card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The whole panel was then glued to the large Basic Black layer and then to the Sweet Sorbet card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make a merry Christmas card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

On the 3½” by 1¾” strip of Basic White card I stamped the word CHRISTMAS in Sweet Sorbet ink. The ‘merry’ was added in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I glued the thin strips of Basic Black card to the top and bottom of the sentiment panel and trimmed off the excess. The panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make a merry Christmas card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones finished the card.

Merry Christmas everyone x

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A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Winter Mittens card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Posted on December 13, 2023December 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Christmas Blog Hop where we are sharing seasonal themed projects. I have used the mittens from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Winter mittens card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 4½” by ⅜” x 2
Basuc White card – 2⅝”by 1¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 2¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The 2 snowflake images, from the Beary Cute stamp set, were mounted onto one acrylic block and randomly stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten was stamped in the centre of the 4⅛” by 2¼” panel of Basic White using Azure Afternoon. I used Grid Paper to help me get the mitten in the centre of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten image was stamped again in Sweet Sorbet ink on the right and Calypso Coral ink on the left.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the longer strips of Azure Afternoon card to the top and bottom of the stamped panel and trimmed off the excess. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set, was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. The smaller strip of Azure Afternoon card was glued along the bottom and the whole piece was tucked under the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive Backed Sequins finished the card.

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Mo x

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A pretty panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

A panelled Fragrant Forest card

Posted on December 12, 2023November 30, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is another pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Shaded Spruce

Night of Navy

To recreate the panelled fragrant forest card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅝” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Night of Navy card

I stamped the Fragrant Forest background stamp in Shaded Spruce ink onto the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

Using a trimmer I cut the stamped layer into 1” panels. These were glued to the 5½” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card leaving a small gap between each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

This panel was then glued to the Night of Navy layer and then glued to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

A strip of Tear ‘N Tape was added to the card front and I looped some of the 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine and pressed the loops into the tape to secure it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched it out with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I also punched another from the scrap Night of Navy card. I cut the Navy label in half and added it behind the white tag showing just a little colour top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

The sentiment was added on Dimensionals over the Twine and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mary Did You Know? – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have used the gorgeous Night Divine Dies to create a card inspired by one of my favourite Christmas songs ‘Mary Did You Know’ – follow this link to hear the song

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Mary Did You Know card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Copper Foil

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was placed over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White to act as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink inside the circle, covering about ¾ of the circle. Another Blending Brush added Crumb Cake ink to the lowest ¼” of the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The nativity scene was die cut from Copper Foil card using the Night Divine Dies. The vignette was mounted onto the card with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The star was die cut from Copper Foil using the Stars At Night Dies. It was also added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double bow, made from Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine was tucked under a corner of the die cut image and secured with a Mini Glue Dot.

To see what seasonal music has inspired my crafty friends please hop on. Next up is the lovely Aurelie

Roll Call

Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts ● Danielle Kassing

Teri West ● Kim Fee

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Corrugated cardboard used with the Merriest Trees stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a unique textured trees Christmas card

Textured Merriest Trees card

Posted on December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Back in October I was preparing for my Walk in the Forest Stamp-a-Stack by stamping the largest tree from the Merriest Trees stamp set onto 12” by 12” pizza boxes made from corrugated cardboard. Why? I hear you say………. to hold all the goodies my customers would need to create the 20 cards. As I stamped the tree, I found I was creating a really cool effect and I am recreating the effect for you today.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the textured merriest trees card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I inked the large tree with Pretty Peacock ink, stamped it onto a scrap piece of corrugated card then stamped it onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. This gives such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated card board for a unique textured trees Christmas card

The image was stamped again and then a third time without re-inking.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

The ‘snow’ image from the Above It All stamp set was stamped above the trees in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Pool Party layer and a piece of Iridescent Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

I stamped the sentiment from the Celebrate with Tags stamp set in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and used one of the pretty labels from the Autumn Leaves Dies to cut it out.