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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An adorable card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Simply Zinnia stamp set and Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Zinnias card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am sharing a pretty card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the beautiful zinnias card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Pebbled Path card – 4⅝” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Scrap Pebbled Path

The panel of Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper was glued, askew to the larger Pebbled Path layer and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnia stamp set and Perennial Postage dies used to make an adorable card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the beautiful spray of zinnias using Pebbled Path ink onto the piece of 4¾” by 3½” Basic White card. The image was then die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnia stamp set and Perennial Postage dies used to make an adorable card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon & Crumb Cake. The coloured panel was then adhered to the smaller Pebbled Path layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnia stamp set and Perennial Postage dies used to make an adorable card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I wrapped a piece of White Baker’s Twine around the panel adhering the ends on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnia stamp set and Perennial Postage dies used to make an adorable card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Pebbled Path card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. It was die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnia stamp set and Perennial Postage dies used to make an adorable card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A scattering of Rainbow Dots and a White Baker’s Twine bow finished the card.

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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 twisted rope card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Twisted Rope card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on December 3, 2024November 24, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using Embossing Folders.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the twisted rope card, you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Full of Life dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed the panel of Full of Life dsp using my Cut & Emboss Machine and the Speciality Plate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The embossed panel was placed face up on my work top and the Whisper White ink pad was rubbed backwards and forwards across the top of the embossing. I did this a couple of times and then set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The inked embossed panel was then adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, this was then added to the Blueberry Bushel card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Countryside Flowers stamp set, was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink. I used the Greetings of the Season Dies to cut out the sentiment. The die cut label was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A double White Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Riverside Irregular Pearls complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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An adorable pair of turtles thank you card made using the Sea Turtles stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Pair of Turtles card

Posted on December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet thank you card made using the Sea Turtles stamp set and featuring a pair of turtles.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pair of turtles’ card are:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 4⅝” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Basic Beige card

Using the Perennial Postage Dies I die cut a rectangle from the 5” by 4” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtles stamp set used to make an adorable pair of turtles thank you card

The bubble image was stamped onto the die cut rectangle three times in Soft Sea Foam ink. The panel was then glued to the Soft Sea Foam card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtles stamp set used to make an adorable pair of turtles thank you card

I stamped the shoal of fish at the top and the bottom of the Soft Sea Foam card front using the Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtles stamp set used to make an adorable pair of turtles thank you card

The large and small turtles were stamped onto scrap Basic Beige card using Mossy Meadow ink. I fussy cut both images using sharp Scissors. I used a Bone Folder to shape the turtles, added Dimensionals down the centre of each turtle and mounted them onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtles stamp set used to make an adorable pair of turtles thank you card

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Mossy Meadow ink. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtles stamp set used to make an adorable pair of turtles thank you card

A trio of Iridescent Foil 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 card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Inspirational Bird card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 28, 2024November 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made inspired by a sketch and a colour challenge. I have used the Inspirational Sketches stamp set to make an inspirational bird card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the inspirational bird 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”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Balmy Blue card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The leafy sprig from the Changing Leaves stamp set was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card using Garden Green ink and glued the stamped panel to the Balmy Blue panel and then to the Garden Green card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the bird from the Inspirational Sketches with Pebbled Path ink. I die cut it out using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the sweet bird – Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The die cut bird was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of Balmy Blue card with Pebbled Path ink, I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Balmy Blue Twine bow and a trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots finished the card.

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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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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.