Simple Christmas themed tags made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Filled With Cheer stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Midwinter & Christmas Tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on August 10, 2024August 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘small gifts and/or Tags. My son will be leaving in December to spend 14 – 15 months working in the Antarctic on one of the British bases. We therefore have to buy and wrap presents for Christmas 2024, Birthday March 2025, Midwinter June 2025, Christmas 2026 and possibly birthday March 2026………..eek. All presents have to be small, sturdy, unbreakable which narrows down the choice, they will all be packed into a box, delivered to British Antarctic Survey by mid August for transporation to the Antarctic base by ship. I have started to make loads of simple tags so that he knows what to open and when and am sharing some of these today.

Filled With Cheer

Filled With Cheer Tags

I die cut 5 tags from scrap Basic White card using the Merriest Trees Dies. The sentiment from the Filled With Cheer stamp set was stamped onto each label using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make simple Christmas themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blag Hop

The row of lights were then stamped, twice onto each label using the same black ink and they were then coloured using the Azure Afternoon, Shy Shamrock and Poppy Parade Blends Pens

Simple Christmas themed tags made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Filled With Cheer

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make simple Christmas themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

5 tags were then die cut, 2 in Azure Afternoon and Poppy Parade and 1 in Shy Shamrock. These were adhered to the back of each tag, slightly offset.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make simple Christmas themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A ribbon will be added when I know what I am attaching it too.

Sparkling Snowflakes

Summer Splash

Pretty Peacock

Basic Black

Sparkling Snowflakes Tags

I die cut 4 tags from scrap Basic White card using the Merriest Trees Dies. The sentiment from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set was stamped onto each label using Memento Tuxedo Black ink – Winter Greetings is such a great sentiment for a Midwinter celebration.

Simple Midwinters themed tags made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make simple Midwinter themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The snowflakes were then randomly stamped onto the tag, the larger image with Pretty Peacock ink and the smaller image in Summer Splash ink

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make simple Midwinter themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

2 extra tags were then die cut in Summer Splash an in Pretty Peacock. These were adhered to the back of each tag, slightly offset.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set used to make simple Midwinter themed tags – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A ribbon will be added when I know what I am attaching it too

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A card made for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Coffee With Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Coffee with Friends card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on August 8, 2024August 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing summer fun themed projects. In the summer, I love nothing more than sitting in the garden, with a friend and a drink in my hand and have used the Coffee With Friends stamp set to create my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the coffee with friends card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Country Woods dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black card – 2” by ⅜”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the piece of Country Woods dsp to the Basic Black panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A length of Checked ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front,

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I used the Perennial Postage Dies to die cut a label. I ran it through twice to make it smaller.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The image of the two girls on the bench was stamped onto the die cut piece using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Medium Light combo, Medium combo, Medium Deep combo & Deep combo. The coloured piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set was stamped on the small strip of Basic Black card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of Rainbow Dots and a ribbon bow completed the card.

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A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Delicate Forest Retiform card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on August 6, 2024July 30, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring either the retiform or collage techniques. I have used the pretty Delicate Forest stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the delicate forest retiform card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

Using Masking Paper, I masked off the upper left corner of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used Blending Brushes to add Boho Blue, Coastal Cabana and Highland Heather ink to the exposed area. With the masking paper still in place I stamped the image from the Delicate Details stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The pieces of masking paper were moved around the panel of Basic White card and the exposed areas were inked using the same three colours. The same image was stamped in each space.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The stamped panel was glued to the Basic White layer and then to the Basic Black panel. A length of checked ribbon was wrapped around the whole piece and secured it in place with Sellotape on the back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. It was punched out using the Hexagon Punch. I punched another label from scrap Basic Black card. I cut it in half and glued the two black pieces to the back of the Basic White label. The label was added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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

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A sweet Christmas card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog using the adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Filled With Cheer card – Stamping With Friends Bog Hop

Posted on August 3, 2024July 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I to get a head start on my Christmas card making and have used the new online exclusive stamp set, Filled With Cheer to make my card today.

Colours used in this card are:

To Recreate the filled with cheer card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The adorable image of the snowman, tree and sledge was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment and string of lights were then stamped onto the same panel with the same Memento ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens I coloured in the images – Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie, Pebbled Path

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then adhered to the Pebbled Path layer and was then mounted onto the Azure Afternoon card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems – from the three pack were added to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop using thehe gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Online Leaves card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 3, 2024July 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of our online exclusives. I do love a leafy stamp set and have chosen to make my card using the Changing Leaves stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic Beige

Berry Burst

Pretty Peacock

To recreate the online leaves card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Pretty Peacock card

I stamped the large leafy spray in Pretty Peacock ink onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic Beige card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

The smaller leafy sprig was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto the same panel of Basic Beige card. The stamped panel was glued to the Berry Burst layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Striped Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel wa then glued onto the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

From scrap Pretty Peacock card I stamped the sentiment, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set, in Versamark ink. I covered it with Embossing Powder and heat set it .

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

I die cut the sentiment using the Changing Leaves Dies and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed Pearls from the Trio of Pearls pack finished the card.

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A card made for a roll of the dice challenge using the Friends For Life Dies from Stampin' Up!

Friends For Life card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on July 29, 2024July 24, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by the roll of dice. I have used the Friends for Life Dies to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the friends for life card, you will need:

Thick Basic card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Scrap Basic White, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Blueberry Bushel, Gorgeous Grape and Basic Black

Using the Friends for Life Dies I die cut the ‘strip’ from scraps of Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Blueberry Bushel and Gorgeous Grape card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends For Life Dies used to make a card for the roll of the dice card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The die cut strips were then glued to the Thick Basic White card front. I die cut a heart in each of the five colours and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends For Life Dies used to make a card for the roll of the dice card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The outline ‘friend’ was die cut from Basic White card and the more detailed word was die cut from scrap Basic Black card. These were adhered together and added to the card front using Mini Glue Dots.

A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends For Life Dies used to make a card for the roll of the dice card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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An Autumnal swap card made for a training event using the Frosted Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up! - Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Frosted Forest Autumnal Swap Cards – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on July 28, 2024July 24, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing the frosted forest Autumnal swaps I designed for our recent training session in Lincoln.

Colours in these cards are:

To recreate the frosted forest Autumnal swaps, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅞” by 2”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅞” by ⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”

I embossed the panel of Cherry Cobbler card using one of the folders from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders selection. This was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

The thin strip of Pecan Pie card was then glued in place butted up against the embossed panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forset stamp set used to make an autumnal swap for a training event – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the Countryside Corner Dies I die cut a label from the 5” by 3 ½” piece of Basic White card. The large tree image was inked up with Copper Clay ink and stamped it onto the die cut label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set used to make an autumnal swap for a training event – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I placed the 1^st mask in position and added Pecan Pie ink using a Sponge Dauber. With the 2^nd mask in position, I randomly added Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Cherry Cobbler ink to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set used to make an autumnal swap for a training event – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the 3^rd mask, I started by adding Copper Enamel Effects using a Palette Knife. I absolutely loved the effect but doing more than 2 or 3 at a time became a pain as the enamel effects started to dry on the mask and became more difficult to clean. So, after a bit of thought I switched plans and started adding Versamark ink with a sponge dauber. I removed the mask, covered the image with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set used to make an autumnal swap for a training event – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The tree was grounded using an image from the Garden Meadow stamp set and Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set used to make an autumnal swap for a training event – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Copper Clay ink onto the card front and the die cut label was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set used to make an autumnal swap for a training event – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the cards.

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A birthday card inspired by a colour challenge and made using the Crafting With you Stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Crafting With You card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 25, 2024July 18, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Crafting With You stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the crafting with you card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅛”
Scrap Basic White card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the images from the Crafting With You stamp set.

The Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a fun friendship card for the International Friendship Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The cut & Emboss Machine was stamped in Cherry Cobbler, The sewing machine in Coastal Cabana. Two baskets, one in Old Olive and the other in Garden Green and two lots of wool in Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

All the pieces were glued onto the 5⅝” by 2⅛” strip of Basic White card and mounted this onto the piece of Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I lightly drew a line across the Thick Basic White card base in Pencil. Using the small heart from the stamp set I was then stamped along the line using all the colours. The pencil line was then rubbed out. The whole decorated panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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A lovely card made for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Birthday Butterflies card

Posted on July 17, 2024July 13, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop where we are sharing……….surprise, surprise…… birthday cards. I have used the pretty Sketched Butterflies stamp set and dies to make a sweet birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birthday butterflies card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Pretty Peacock ink, I stamped the birthday sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Pool Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

The large butterfly and two of the smaller butterflies were stamped on scrap Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The butterflies were then die cut using the Sketched Butterflies Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

The large butterfly was coloured using the Pool Party and Pretty Peacock Blend Pens.

I used the Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather Blends Pends to colour both of the smaller butterflies. The bodies of all the butterflies were coloured with a Gray Granite Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

I shaped the butterflies wings with my Bone Folder and laid them in position on the card front. Using the ‘dotty image’ from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and Pool Party ink, I added some dotty texture under the small butterflies. All three butterflies were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

A Purple Shimmer Gem was added to the body of each butterfly and a couple of extra’s scattered around.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

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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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