A group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards made using the Humble Homes Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Humble Home cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on April 29, 2025April 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here are the cards I have designed for the April Christmas Stampathon challenge where our theme is ‘Sparkle & Shine’. I have used the Humble Home Builder Punch and the 2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper to make my card.

Colours used in these cards are:

Basic White

Shy Shamrock

To recreate the humble home card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2⅝”
2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White and 2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

I punched houses from scrap Basic White card and from 24 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper, two white and one glimmer for each card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped in Shy Shamrock ink onto one of the Basic White houses for each card. The two white houses were then adhered at either end of the 5⅞” by 2⅝” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

I added the Glimmer house between the white houses raised up on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

The strips of Glimmer Paper were added to the top and bottom of the decorated Basic White strips. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems completed each card.

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A pretty Christmas card made for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Encircled Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on March 29, 2025March 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the March 2025 Christmas Stampathon where we have a colour challenge to inspire us. I have used the Encircled in Nature stamp set, which is currently on our last chance list, to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the encircled cards, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” x 4
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside x 4
Scrap Basic White card

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the wreath from the Encircled in Nature stamp set onto the 5¼” by 3½” panels of Basic White card. The leafy sprigs were stamped at the bottom of the wreath using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

Fresh Freesia was added to the centre of each wreath using a Blending Brush. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of Navy panels and then to the Fresh Freesia card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The pair of flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Versamark ink. I covered the images with Silver Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The flowers and leaves were coloured using Fresh Freesia and Night of Navy Blends Pens. They were then die cut using the Encircled in Nature Dies and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The sentiment, from the Humble House stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink inside the wreath. I also added a trio of dotty images from the Thankful Garden stamp set around the die cut pieces in Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

A trio of silver Drusy Dots finished the cards.

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Cards made for the February 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the retired Stampin' Up! Leaves of Holly stamp set as the theme is Holly & Berries

Leaves of Holly card – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on March 3, 2025March 2, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the February 2025 Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Holly and Berries’. I have used the retired Leaves of Holly stamp set to make my cards.

Colours used to make these cards are:

To recreate the leaves of holly cards, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Blending Brush I added some Boho Blue ink to the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make cards for the February 2025 Christmas Stampathon where the theme is Holly & Berries

I stamped the large and small solid holly leaves with 2^nd generation Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make cards for the February 2025 Christmas Stampathon where the theme is Holly & Berries

The solid holly berry image was stamped in 2^nd generation Cherry Cobbler ink. The more detailed berries were stamped in full strength Cherry Cobbler ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make cards for the February 2025 Christmas Stampathon where the theme is Holly & Berries

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make cards for the February 2025 Christmas Stampathon where the theme is Holly & Berries

A length of retired Cherry Cobbler Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Shaded Spruce layer. I added it to the Boho Blue card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make cards for the February 2025 Christmas Stampathon where the theme is Holly & Berries

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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An 'on repeat' themed card for the Christmas Stampathon 2025 challengemade using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Forever Forest cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on February 9, 2025January 31, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the January Christmas Stampathon where on theme is ‘On Repeat’. I have used the Forever Forest stamp set to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the forever forest cards you will need:

4 card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used Lost lagoon and Pretty Peacock
4 matting layers – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4 – I used Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock
Basic White panels – 5¼” by 3½” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 4 – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Gold Foil

I stamped the row of trees from the Forever Forest stamp set across the 4 Basic White panels measuring 5¼” by 3½”. I stamped 2 in portrait and 2 in landscape using Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make an ‘on repeat’ themed card for the Christmas Stampathon 2025 challenge

I glued the stamped panels to the matting layers. A piece of Gold Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around each panel and secured the ribbon on the back with Sellotape and glued the panel to the card bases.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make an ‘on repeat’ themed card for the Christmas Stampathon 2025 challenge

The outline punch shape was stamped in lost Lagoon ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched each label out with the Hexagon Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make an ‘on repeat’ themed card for the Christmas Stampathon 2025 challenge

I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink onto each label. I punched 4 labels from Gold Foil, cut them across from side to side and glued each piece to the back of the stamped labels with a little showing at the top and bottom. The labels were added to the card fronts on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make an ‘on repeat’ themed card for the Christmas Stampathon 2025 challenge

A ribbon bow and a trio of Metallic Adhesive-backed gems finish the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used to make an ‘on repeat’ themed card for the Christmas Stampathon 2025 challenge

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A set of Christmas tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the gorgeous Humble Home stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Humble Home Tags – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on November 27, 2024November 26, 2024 by Mo Rootes

For November’s Christmas Stampathon Challenge we have been tasked with making tags. I have used the Humble Home stamp set to make my tags.

Colours in these tags are:

To recreate the humble home tags, you will need:

Scrap Basic White card
Scrap Country Woods dsp

I die cut 4 tags from scrap Basic White card using one of the Something Fancy Dies and stamped down the left-hand side with the snowflakes from the Reindeer Fun stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

Using the same die, I die cut 4 strips – approximately ½” wide from the scrap Country Woods dsp and glued them along the bottom of each tag.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The brick house was stamped, 4 times in Smoky Slate ink on scrap Basic White card. I added the roof onto each house with Cherry Cobbler ink. These were punched out using the Humble Home Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The windows and doors were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the scarp Basic White card. I fussy cut them out using scissors and added them to the houses. The houses were added to the tags on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

I punched a hole in each tag using a hole punch from my stash and looped a piece of Cherry Cobbler and Gold ribbon through the hole to finish the tags.

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Multiple Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Hang An Ornament stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Hang An Ornament cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on October 30, 2024October 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the October Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘tree decorations’ and luckily enough I have just got the Hang and Ornament stamp set and Dies and have used them to make my cards.

Colours in these cards are:

To recreate the hang an ornament card, you will need:

Card Base – I chose Real Red and Pretty Peacock – 2 of each
Matting layers – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Real Red and Pretty Peacock – 2 of each
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Season of Elegance dsp – 5¼” by 1”
Real Red and Pretty Peacock strips – ⅜” wide and a minimum of 4” long – 2 of each
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Gold Foil

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hang An Ornament stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make multiple Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I embossed the panels of 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card using the Distressed Tiles Embossing Folder. These panels were the adhered to the Real Red or Pretty Peacock matting panels and then to the Real Red or Pretty Peacock card bases. The red with the peacock base and the peacock with the red bases.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hang An Ornament stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make multiple Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The strip of Season of Elegance dsp was then glued to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hang An Ornament stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make multiple Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The baubles were stamped in Real Red and Pretty Peacock, 4 of each, 2 for each card. I also die cut the bauble tops from scraps of Gold Foil which I glued to the top of the baubles. The baubles were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hang An Ornament stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make multiple Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto each of the ⅜” strips of card. I covered the stamping with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my heat tool. I flagged the ends before adding them to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hang An Ornament stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make multiple Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

A trio of red gems completed the cards.

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Winter Gloves cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on September 27, 2024September 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for September’s Christmas Stampathon where our theme ‘Hats, Gloves or Stockings’. I used the retired Celebrate With Tags stamp set to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the cards, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2½”
Foil – 6” by ⅜” x 2 – I used retired Real Red and Granny Apple Green
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Winter gloves themed Christmas cards made using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set from Stampin' Up! - Christmas Stampathon

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

Using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅞” by 2½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

I adhered the strips of foil to the top and bottom of the embossed panel, wrapped a length of twine around each panel and glued the whole piece to the Crumb Cake card front.

Winter gloves themed Christmas cards made using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set from Stampin' Up! - Christmas Stampathon September 2024

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

The gloves, from the Celebrate with Tags stamp set which is sadly retired, were stamped on the scrap Basic White card. For one card I used Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce and Real Red. For the second card I used Granny Apple Green, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia and Lost Lagoon. All of the gloves were fussy cut using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

The sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped in either Cherry Cobbler or Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

A twine bow and a trio of either retired Wonderful Gems or current Rainbow Dots finished the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

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Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Bauble card – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on August 28, 2024September 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards designed for the August Christmas Stampathon. Each month we are given a theme and asked to produce 4 or 5 identical cards to add to our stash in preparation for Christmas. This month’s theme is the letter B. I have decided the B is for bauble and have used the Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the Christmas bauble cards, you will need:

Card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used 2 Highland Heather and 2 Pretty Peacock
Card layers – 4⅜” by 2⅞” – I used 2 Highland Heather and 2 Pretty Peacock
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2¾” – x 4
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 4 – for the inside
Pretty Peacock card – 1⅞” by ⅜” x 4
Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil

I used the medium snowflake from the Sparkling Snowflake stamp set, I stamped in the Upper left and lower right corners of the 4 card basis in the co-ordinating colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

The 4¼” by 2¾” pieces of Basic White panels were then embossed using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder. These pieces were then glued to the 4 panels measuring 4⅜” by 2⅞”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

Using the 2” Circle Punch, I punched 4 circles from scrap Basic White card. On each circle I stamped snowflakes, 2 large from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and 2 small snowflakes from the Snowy Wonder stamp set using Highland Heather, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Misty Moonlight inks.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

From scrap Silver Foil I die cut the snowman’s hat 4 times, these were then adhered to the top of each stamped circle turning them into baubles. I shaped the baubles using a Bone Folder to give a little dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

Pieces of silver twine from my stash were added to the back of the bauble with a Dimensional and a further couple of Dimensionals added down the centre. The bauble was then added to the panel. The other end of the twine was taped to the back of the embossed panel and the whole piece was glued to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped onto the strips of Pretty Peacock card using Versamark ink. I covered them with White Embossing Powder and Heat Set the sentiments. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the cards.

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Cards made for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon using the Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies from Stampin' Up!

Forever Forest Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on July 27, 2024July 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing cards I made for the July Christmas Stampathon. The theme this month is ‘red, green & cream’. I have made my cards using the Forever Forest stamp set and the Nested Essential Dies.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the forever forest card you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Very Vanilla card – 4½” by 2¾”

Using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder, I embossed one of the pieces of Very Vanilla card. A piece of retired Cherry Cobbler Twine was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

I die cut a label from from the center of the Cherry Cobbler panel using the Nested Essentials Dies. The embossed panel was then glued to the Cherry Cobbler layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

Using the same Nested Essentials Dies, I die cut a slightly smaller label from the 4½” by 2¾” piece of Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

Using Shaded Spruce ink, I stamped the row of trees onto the label. I added ‘ground’ using an image from the Garden Meadow stamp set and Basic Beige ink. The stamped label was glued to the Cherry Cobbler label. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

A twine bow and a trio of retired Cherry Cobbler Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Forever Forest Stamp set and Nested Essentials Dies used to make cards for the July 2024 Christmas Stampathon

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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.