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

Mo x

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A lovely yellow floral birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Lemon Floral card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on March 5, 2024March 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing colouring with Blends. I have used the Enduring Beauty stamp set to use my lemon floral card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the lemon floral card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Sunny Days dsp – 5¼” by 3¾”
Old Olive card – 4⅞” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5¼ ” by 3¾”
Old Olive card – 2⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the panel of Sunny Days dsp to the Old Olive card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies used to make a lovely yellow floral birthday card

The large floral image from the Enduring Beauty stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 5¼ ” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies used to make a lovely yellow floral birthday card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sea Foam & Old Olive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies used to make a lovely yellow floral birthday card

The coloured panel was then die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I glued the deckled rectangle to the piece of Old Olive card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

A small piece of Tear & Tape was used to adhere the Gold Ribbon to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies used to make a lovely yellow floral birthday card

The sentiment, from the Artistically inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Old Olive card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I added it over the ribbon with Mini Glue Dots

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies used to make a lovely yellow floral birthday card

A trio of Glossy Dots finish off the card.

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

Mo x

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The Latte Love stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a coffee mug themed thank you card

Latte Love card

Posted on March 3, 2024March 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Oh my goodness, I love the new Latte Love stamp set, one of our new online exclusive product which will be available from the 5^th March. I am not a big coffee drinker but I do love a mug!

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the latte love card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Pecan Pie card – 2½” by ½”
Parakeet Party card – 2½” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I mounted the group of coffee beans and the single bean together on the same block and randomly stamped these around the edges of the Tahitian Tide card front in Tahitian Tide ink. This gives a subtle texture to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A coffee mug themed thank you card made using the Latte Love stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

The ‘splash’ image was randomly stamped all over the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card using 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd generation Pecan Pie ink. I used a Blending Brush to add colour around the edges of the panel in the same Pecan Pie ink. The whole piece was then glued to the Pecan Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A coffee mug themed thank you card made using the Latte Love stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

A length of Tahitian Tide Metallic Ribbon was wrapped around and tied in a bow on the left-hand side. I used a little Tear & Tape to secure the rinbbon on the back. The panel was glued to the Tahitian Tide card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A coffee mug themed thank you card made using the Latte Love stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

Two mugs were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card, I stamped the coffee in the top of the mugs using Pecan Pie ink. The mugs were then die cut using the Latte Love dies. I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the mugs – Parakeet Party and Tahitian Tide. The mugs were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A coffee mug themed thank you card made using the Latte Love stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip og Pecan Pie card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I flagged the ends of the sentiment and the ends of the strip of Parakeet Party card which was glued behind the sentiment. The hole piece was added, over the ribbon to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A coffee mug themed thank you card made using the Latte Love stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

A scattering of Adhesive backed Sequins completed the card. Isn’t it fun?

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

Mo x

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The Masterfully Made dsp and the pretty Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty thank you card

Masterfully Made card – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 2, 2024March 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where we are creating projects based on a Tic, Tac, Toe board. I have chosen to use the line down the left hand side – Thank you, Embossing & DSP. I used the Masterfully Made designer series paper and the layered Florals 3D Embossing Powder to make my card.

Tic Tac Toe – 1

Colours used in this card:

Basic White

Fresh Freesia

Starry Sky

To recreate the Masterfully Made card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Fresh Freesia

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used with the Masterfully Made dsp to make a pretty thank you card

Using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder I ran the panel of dsp through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine using the Speciality Plate. I placed the embossed piece on my Glass Mat with the de-bossed side uppermost.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used with the Masterfully Made dsp to make a pretty thank you card

The Starry Sky ink pad was then repeatedly rubbed over the dsp panel until the colour was dark enough and the Fresh Freesia dsp showed up nicely. The inked dsp panel was then glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used with the Masterfully Made dsp to make a pretty thank you card

A length of ribbon was then wrapped around the panel, secured with Tear & Tape and the whole piece was then glued to the Starry Sky card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used with the Masterfully Made dsp to make a pretty thank you card

One of the pretty frames from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set was stamped onto scrap Fresh Freesia using Starry Sky ink. The frame was then punche out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. The sentiment, from the Biggest Wish stamp set was stamped inside the frame using the same ink. I punched a white hexagon, cut it in half from side to side and glued it to the reverse of the sentiment with a little bit peeking out at the top and the bottom. The sentiment was mounted over the ribbon on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used with the Masterfully Made dsp to make a pretty thank you card

A trio of Tinsel Gems as added to the sentiment label and a Glittered Organdy bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder used with the Masterfully Made dsp to make a pretty thank you card

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have chosen to use today.

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

Mo x

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Projects made for my March 2024 Stamp-a-Stack event using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany Stamp-a-Stack – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on March 2, 2024March 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing the projects designed for my Hills of Tuscany Stamp-a-stack. I love, love this stamp set and couldn’t wait to share it with my crafty ladies. There is a little bit of a learning curve with this set and to help the ladies out I created a cheat sheet to help them work out what each image does. I also suggested that they use their grid paper to test drive all the images in 1^st and 2^nd generation ink and to starting putting images together.

Hills of Tuscany Crib Sheet made for the Stampin' Ups! Hills of Tuscany Stamp-a-Stack event March 2024

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hills of Tuscany Crib Sheet made for the Hills of Tuscany Stamp-a-Stack event March 2024

In their kit each lady received the Hills of Tuscany stamp set, linen thread and Enamel Dots. 5 mini ink pads in Pool Party, Misty Moonlight, Garden Green, Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight. All the card bases, layers, die cut pieces and embossed pieces to make 20 cards – 2 each of 10 designs plus envelopes and as the order went in during Sale-a-Bration each lady also received the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set and as usual there was a little chocolate treat to enjoy.

Colours used for the stamp-a-stack were: