Winter Woods stamp set used for the Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop

Winter Wonderland Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on November 25, 2019November 19, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to this months Stamper’s Showcase blog hop where our theme is Winter Wonderland and I have chosen to use the gorgeous Winter Woods stamp set. If you have joined me from……. then welcome, My name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK..

To recreate the Winter Wonderland card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce 4⅛” by ½” x 2
Whisper White cardstock 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Scrap Real Red, Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce cardstock

I stamped the gorgeous pine tree in Shaded Spruce ink onto the Whisper White panel and added the ‘ground’ in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop using Winter Woods stamp set

Taking a 1¼” Circle Punch I punched a circle from a PostIt Note and laid it onto the stamped panel half covering the top of the tree.

Taking a sponge I swirled on Balmy Blue ink before removing the PostIt Note circle. I added the 2 strips of Shaded Spruce cardstock either side of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop using Winter Woods stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink onto the Thick Whisper White cardstock, the stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals. I tucked small pieces of Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Balmy Blue behind the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop using Winter Woods stamp set

I scribbled over the tree with Fine Tip Glue and added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. So sparkly…….

I stamped the tree in Shaded Spruce inside the card and on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop using Winter Woods stamp set

I hop you like the card. Please hop on to see what Marita Dreissen has to share with us.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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

Mo x

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A sweet Christmas card made using all the shades of green in the Stampin' Up! colour palette

Monochromatic From Our House To Yours

Posted on November 24, 2019November 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a Monochromatic From Our House To Yours Christmas Card which I made a while ago for a team challenge. I love these challenges as they really push you out of your comfort zone and force you to use different products, colours or layouts than you would normally choose.

To recreate the Monochromatic From Your House To Yours card you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Most Wonderful Time dsp – 5¼” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside

Taking the smaller panel of Whisper White I drew a light pencil line about an inch from the bottom. I used the line to position the house as I have real problems stamping straight……

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty monochromatic Christmas card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I stamped the central house in Old Olive ink and added the roof in Shaded Spruce ink. The house to the right was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and the roof in Mossy Meadow ink.

The small house on the left was stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink and the roof added in Garden Green ink. The trees were added in Shaded Spruce.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty monochromatic Christmas card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Mint Macaron ink before gluing the stamped layer to the dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty monochromatic Christmas card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

The tiny stars were stamped In the upper right and lower left corners of the Soft Sea Foam card base using Call Me Clover ink before adding the stamped panel to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty monochromatic Christmas card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I stamped a tree on the remaining Whisper White panel and the front of the Envelope and added the tiny stars in Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty monochromatic Christmas card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

The card was completed when I added some Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots in Call Me Clover. I really like this card and I’m amazed at how well all the greens work together…..Hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A sweet Christmas card made using the stunning Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Robin Redbrest – Free As A Bird

Posted on November 23, 2019November 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the December Hopping Around the World blog hop where our theme is ‘our favourite stamp set’. Oh my goodness this was a hard challenge, so many gorgeous stamp sets and bundles to choose from………..……. I eventually settled on the beautiful Free As A Bird stamp set and made a Christmas card for my Mum who loves robin redbreasts.

I hope you loved Jennifer Downey’s project as much as I did – if you haven’t seen it click on her name to go backwards.

To recreate the Robin Redbrest – Free As A Bird Christmas Card card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow – 2¾” by 2¾”
Whisper White – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White and Poppy Parade

I stamped the group of birds on an bough across the Thick Whisper White card front in Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Robin Redbrest Christmas card made using the Free As A Bird stamp set

I stamped the single bird onto the square of Whisper White in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and added a sray of leaves above before die cutting the bird out using the Layering Circle dies. I also cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the square of Mossy Meadow. I adhered the 2 circles together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the spray of leaves again on scrap Whisper White and fussy cut the leaves with my sharp scissors.

Using the following Blends Markers I coloured in the the bird and leaves – Mossy Meadow combo, Crumb Cake combo and Calyso Coral combo. I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink onto the card front and added the circle piece to the card front on Dimensionals.

I die cut a flower from scrap Poppy Parade cardstock using the Bouquet Bunch dies and added the trimmed out leaves and the flower to the circle using Mini Glue Dots. A single Gold Metallic Pearl was added to the card front to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Robin Redbrest Christmas card made using the Free As A Bird stamp set

I really loved the card, so much so that I went ahead and made a second landscape version using a Soft Sea Foam card base and a 2” by 4” panel of Whisper White. The bird and leaves were stamped on the Whisper White panel and coloured in the same way and I used the Banner Triple Punch to flag the end.

Sweet Christmas tags made using the stunning Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Robin Redbrest Christmas tags made using the Free As A Bird stamp set

I also made a couple of tags to go with the cards using the Delightful Tag Topper Punch, I just need to find some ribbon to complete them.

I hope you like these projects as much as I do. Please hop on to see what the lovely Sandra Herzog has to share with us.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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

Mo x

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Yummy Christmas

Posted on November 22, 2019November 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set and scraps of Wrapped in Plaid designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Yummy Christmas Trees card you will need:

Shaded Spruce – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler

I stamped the trees in Early Espresso ink on scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut them out using the Cuckoo Clock dies. They were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Shaded Spruce combo, Soft Suede combo, light Cherry Cobbler and dark Mango Melody. The trees were then mounted to a 2” Whisper White circle punched out with a 2” circle punch, one with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the other on Dimensionals. This circle was then added to a Cherry Cobbler circle punched out using the Starburst Punch using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

I choose 2 left over strips of the gorgeous Wrapped in Plaid dsp. I flagged the ends of both strips and glued them to one of the Whisper White panels. The circle piece was added with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

The Whisper White panel was then added to the Basic Black layer then to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

A trio of Holiday Rhinestones completed the card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

Supplies used

Peaceful Boughs

Posted on November 12, 2019November 9, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made during November’s classes using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the Beautiful Boughs dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Tri-fold card

Garden Green card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 2 and 1/16th and 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside
Whisper White- 4¾” by 3¼”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 3”
Scrap Garden Green, Poppy Parade, Whisper White and Gold Foil for die cutting boughs and pine cones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Having folded and burnished in the score lines we used the ‘spotty stamp’ and Garden Green ink to randomly cover the 2 and 1/16^th inch panel. We stamped the smallest bough in Garden Green ink onto the largest Whisper White panel and adhered it to the inside panel of the card.

We stamped the sentiment using Poppy Parade ink onto the smallest Whisper White panel and die cut it out using the Beautiful Boughs dies.

We inked the medium Whisper White panel using Pool Party ink. The ladies then arranged the die cut boughs and pinecones – I had die cut them ahead of time, adhering them with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment panel was then added overtop on Dimensionals and the final boughs and pinecones were tucked underneath.

The decorated panel was adhered to the left side of the card using the Liquid Adhesive. A Poppy Parade Ribbon bow was added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots. The envelope was decorated using the small bough.

Inked Background Boughs

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green – 5 ½ ” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” Scrap Whisper White – Rounded upper left and lower right corner

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Using the Pool Party ink and sponges we inked the Whisper White panel keeping the colour lighter nearer the centre. We stamped the large bough all around the inked panel using Garden Green ink.

The Poppy Parade Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink and die cut. A piece of Braided Twine was fed through the the holes of the sentiment label. The sentiment was adhered over the Poppy Parade Ribbon on Dimensionals and the ends of the twine adhered to the back of the panel with Sellotape.

The panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Graden Green layer before being added to the Thick Whisper White card base.

The’spotty image’ was then stamped randomly in Poppy Parade ink.

Boughs on a flagged panel

Poppy Parade card base – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Pool Party 4⅛” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 4” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green 1½ ” x ⅜”
Whisper White 1½ ” x ⅜”
Pool Party 1½ ” x ¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

The large bough was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Whisper White panel in Garden Green ink. The sentiment was stamped between the boughs with Poppy Parade ink and a scatter of Pool Party dots were stamped over the boughs.

The stamped panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Pool Party layer. The ends of the small strips were flagged and the flags added to the back of the stamped panel.

Using the Poppy Parade ink we stamped the small pinecone in the upper right and lower left corners of the Poppy Parade card base. The stamped layer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The inner Whisper White panel and Envelope was decorated using the small bough stamp.

I hope you like the cards

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

Mo x

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A lovely double Z fold Christmas card made using the Snowman Season stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Snowman Season Double Z Fold card

Posted on November 5, 2019October 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Christmas card made for a friend to give to her daughter nd family. I chose to use the Snowman Season stamp set to make the card.

To recreate the Snowman Season Double Z Fold card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base 11” by 5½” – scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Let It Snow designer series paper (dsp) – one piece at 5¼” by 5¼” and two pieces at 5¼” by 2½”

Coastal Cabana – 9¼” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – all upper corners rounded
Real Red – one piece at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2½” – all upper corners rounded
Whisper White – one piece at 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two at 3⅞” by 2⅜” – all upper corners rounded
Scrap Whisper White, Soft Suede & Real Red cardstock

I folded and burnished the score lines of the Thick Whisper White cards base and glued the panels of Let It Snow dsp to it before setting it to one side.

I folded and burnished the scorelines of the Coastal Cabana piece and added the Real Red panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I stamped one of the sweet snowmen on the larger Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Pool Party ink pad and a sponge I added colour to the panel around the nowman. I stamped the snowflakes from the same stamp set in Pool Party ink. The panel was the added to the largest Real Red panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I used the Make a Difference stamp set to stamp the ‘Daughter and family’ – I love how easy it is to line up the letters. I trimmed around the stamped words, added the cut out piece to a piece of scrap Real Red cardstock and trimmed around the edge. The words were then adhered to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

Using the Snowman Builder Punch I punched a snowman from the same dsp stack and adhered it to one of the smaller Whisper White panels. I punched a hat from the same dsp and added it to the snowman. This panel was then glued to the last Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

The sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink on the remaining Whisper White layer and adhered to the middle Real Red panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

The Coastal Cabana/Real Red layer was then adhered to the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowman Season stamp set used to make a double Z fold card

I added some retired Black Rhinestones for the snowmans buttons and covered the snowman in Clear Wink of Stella. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added a scattering of Snowflake Sequins and spritzed the card front with more Wink of Stella to increase the shimmery effect. To complete the card I covered the ‘snowballs’ with dits of Shimmery Crystal Effects

Such a pretty card, I do hope you and my lovely friend like it.

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

Mo x

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Plaid Christmas trees in rainbow order using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Rainbow Plaid Trees

Posted on November 2, 2019October 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card of rainbow plaid trees made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch.

To Recreate the Rainbow Plaid Trees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Whisper White – 5⅞” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

This is such a simple card to make and so easy for a beginner to make.

I stamped the plaid tree on scrap Whisper White in the following colours – Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather and Pear Pizzazz ink. The trees were then punched out using the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perctly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

The Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue and Pear Pizzazz trees were then added to the Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The remaining Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather trees were added on Dimensionals inbetween the glued down trees.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perctly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

The strips of Night of Navy were glued to the back of the panel of trees using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being mounted on the Thick Whisper White card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

The sentiment from the Snowman Season stamp set was stamped in Balmy Blue ink. The card front was then decorated using a scattering of Noble Peacock Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

I stamped a tree inside the card and on the envelope to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set used to make a rainbow of plaid Christmas trees

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

Mo x

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Yummy Christmas

Posted on October 30, 2019October 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a cute card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set which I don’t have…………luckily one of my lovely friends allowed me to stamp some of the images from her stamp set and cut them out using the co-ordinating Cuckoo Clock dies.

To recreate the Yummy Christmas card you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the gorgeous little gingerbread house in Early Espresso ink onto Whisper White cardstock and cut it out using the Cuckoo Clock dies. I stamped a tree from the Cuckoo For You stamp set and die cut using the same dies

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Shaded Spruce combo, Call Me Clover combo,Soft Suede combo, Crumb Cake combo, Poppy Parade combo, dark Cherry Cobbler, light Balmy Blue, light Night of Navy, light Mango Melody, light Gray Granite, dark Bermuda Bay and Ivory. I really enjoyed colouring this image in.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

I punched a circle from a PostIt note using the 1¼” Circle Punch and adhered it to the upper part of a Whisper White panel. Using a piece of Sponge I inked the top ⅔rds of the panel using Seaside Spray ink. I used another piece of sponge to add a little Crumb Cake ink to the bottom of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

The sentiment from the Snowman Season stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink. The sweet gingerbread house and the tree were added to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable gingerbread house Christmas card made using the Yummy Christmas stamp set

The whole panel was glued to the Basic Black layer and then to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

I really, really love this card, so pretty. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Starry Christmas

Posted on October 27, 2019October 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today’s card uses the fabulous So Many Stars stamp set and the Merry Christmas dies to make a gorgeous starry Christmas card.

To recreate the Starry Christmas card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap Real Red and Blueberry Bushel

I began by stamping the largest star from the So many Stars stamp set onto one of the Whisper White panels using Blueberry Bushel ink. The medium sized satr was stamped using the Golden Glitz Delicata ink.

I only wanted a couple of the small stars so I cut the strip of stars apart………I know……brave or what….. I stamped the pair of stars in Shaded Spruce ink. I filled in with the tiniest star in Real Red ink.

A colourful starry Christmas card made using the So many Stars stamp set bu Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I die cut the word ‘Christmas’ 3 times from scrap Real Red cardstock and adhered them one on top of the otherto give a bit of dimension. I coated the die cut stack with Shimmering Crystal Effects and set it to one side to dry, it was then added to the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I rubbed the Embossing Buddy over a scrap of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and stamped the word ‘Merry’ from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Versamark ink. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder, heat set it with a Heat Tool and cut the word Merry out. This was added above the die cut word on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

The stamped panel was glued to the Real Red panel which was then added to the Blueberry Bushel card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

The stars were then stamped on the remaining Whisper White panel and added to the inside of the card. The same images were also stamped on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous double Z fold Christmas card featuring Playful Penguins by Stampin' Up!

Hopping Around the World

Posted on October 26, 2019October 24, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the first ever ‘Hopping Around the World’ Blog Hop where our theme is Christmas cards………..so exciting…….I love Christmas!!! If you have hopped over from Jennifer Downey or started with me – WELCOME and enjoy the hop.

For the hop I am sharing a card made for a lovely friend to give to her son and his family at Christmas. I chose to make it using the Playful Penguins stamp set……after all who doesn’t love a penguin.

To recreate the Hopping Around the World Playful Penguin double Z fold card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base 11” by 5½” – scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Let It Snow designer series paper (dsp) – one piece at 5¼” by 5¼” and two pieces at 5¼” by 2½”

Seaside Spray 9¼” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – all upper corners rounded
Blueberry Bushel – one piece at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2½” – all upper corners rounded
Whisper White – one piece at 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two at 3⅞” by 2⅜” – all upper corners rounded
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

I folded and burnished the score lines of the Thick Whisper White cards base and glued the panels of Let It Snow dsp to it before setting it to one side. I folded and burnished the scorelines of the Seaside Spray piece and added the Blueberry Bushel panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I stamped one of the cute penguins on the larger Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Seaside Spray ink pad and a sponge I added colour to the panel around the penguin and stamped some ‘ground’ in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the tiny stars from the Most Wonderful Time stamps set in the upper right corner of the panel in Blueberry Bushel ink for a little added interest.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I used the Make a Difference stamp set to stamp the ‘Son and family’ – it was the first time I had used this stamp set and I was delighted to find the letters so easy to line up. I punched the sentiment with 1½” Circle Punch and added it to the panel with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Another penguin was stamped on scrap Whisper White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut out with sharp scissors. The penguin was added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals. The layer was then mounted onto the larger Blueberry Bushel layer using multipurpose liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

A penguin was stamped on one of the smaller Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, ground added in 3^rd generation of the same ink and stars added as before with Blueberry Bushel ink. The stamped piece was then added onto the last Blueberry Bushel layer with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink on the remaining Whisper White layer and adhered to the middle panel.

The Seaside Spray/Blueberry Bushel layer was then adhered to the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

To finish the card off I added a trio of In Color Faceted Dots to the front panel, added some retired Black Rhinestones for the Penguins eyes and covered all three penguins in Clear Wink of Stella. To finish the card I coloured in the beak of all three penguins using the light So Saffron Blends Marker Pen. I still felt something was missing and ended up adding some of the lovely Snowflake Sequins. I made an envelope for the card using retired dsp and my Envelope Punch Board.

Such a pretty card, I do hope you and my lovely friend like it.

Next up is Sandra Herzog and I am looking forward to seeing what she shares with us today.

f you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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

Mo x