A pretty Christmas card featuring colourful snowflakes made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Colourful Snowflakes Christmas card

I have made a pretty card using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and an unusual colour combo.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the colourful snowflakes card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Starry Sky card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Starry Sky card

 

I stamped the largest snowflake in Coastal Cabana ink in the centre of one of the Basic White panels.

 

 A pretty Christmas card featuring colourful snowflakes made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty coloured snowflakes Christmas card

The 2 medium snowflakes were stamped, the Gorgeous Grape one above and the Polished Pink one below.

 

 A pretty Christmas card featuring colourful snowflakes made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty coloured snowflakes Christmas card

I randomly added the smallest snowflake in Starry Sky ink. I wrapped a length of Starry Sky Metallic Woven Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

 

 A pretty Christmas card featuring colourful snowflakes made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty coloured snowflakes Christmas card

The whole panel was then glued to the Starry Sky panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and then to the Polished Pink card front.

 

 A pretty Christmas card featuring colourful snowflakes made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty coloured snowflakes Christmas card

I stamped the sentiment onto the scrap Starry Sky card in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and used my Heat Tool to melt the powder. I die cut the sentiment using the Frosted Flurry Dies and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

 A pretty Christmas card featuring colourful snowflakes made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty coloured snowflakes Christmas card

A trio of 2021- 2023 In Color Gems to complete the card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Peaceful Deer card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by the following colours. I made my card using the Peaceful Deer stamp set.

 

 

To recreate the peaceful deer card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner.
Basic Black card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner.
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner.
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner.
Scrap Basic White card

 

The sentiment was stamped in the lower right corner in Garden Green ink.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the large tree, the group of 3 trees and the group of 2 trees in Garden Green ink onto the smaller of the Basic White panel.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The trees were then stamped again in 2nd generation Soft Succulent ink, full strength was too dark. I added the stars in the same Soft Succulent ink, again in 2nd generation.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The whole stamped piece was then glued to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to mount the piece onto the Garden Green card base.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The deer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Deer Builder Punch. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies by Stampin' Up!

Country Wreaths card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch challenge. I have used the Cottage Wreaths stamp set to create my card.

 

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the country wreaths card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Sweet Sorbet card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Sweet Sorbet, Soft Succulent and 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp.

 

I ran the smaller panel of Basic White card through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. This was then glued to the Sweet Sorbet panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to adhere the piece to the Soft Succulent card base.

 

A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

I flagged the ends of 2 scrap strips of 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp and added them to the card front with liquid glue. I had flagged one end with Scissors.

 

A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

A stitched circle was die cut from the square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used the double leafy sprig to stamp around the edge of the circle with Soft Succulent ink. I used liquid glue to add the circle to the card front.

 

A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

The leafy wreath was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White card, added berries with Sweet Sorbet ink and used the Country Wreath Dies to cut out the wreath, this was added to the die cut circle on Dimensionals. A bow, die cut from the scrap Sweet Sorbet card was added to the wreath.

 

A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto a scrap of Soft Succulent card, trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

 

A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

Please continue to hop along to share the inspiration provided by my stamping friends.

 

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A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

Tis The Season

I’ve been playing with the Trees For Sale stamp set recently and have added a Wonderful Snowflake to make a pretty tis the season Christmas card.

Colours used in this project are:

 

 

To recreate the ‘tis the season’ card:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Garden Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Sweetest Christmas dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Basic White card

 

I glued the Sweetest Christmas dsp to the Garden Green panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Using the same liquid glue I added the panel to the Pool Party card base.

 

A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut the largest stitched circle. I used a Blending Brush to add some Pool Party ink to the die cut circle.

 

A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

I added a Wonderful Snowflake to the centre of the circle using a Mini Glue Dot and mounted the stitched circle to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

The largest tree was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card, the solid image in 2nd generation ink and the detailed image in full strength Garden Green ink. I added it to the card front with a Dimensionals and a dab of liquid glue.

 

A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

The sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink and trimmed out using Scissors. It was added to the card front with Dimensionals and a dab of Liquid Glue.

 

A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

A trio of Real Red Rhinestones completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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A pretty candy cane themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

Sweetest Christmas card

Here is a Christmas card made using the Sweetest Christmas dsp and a sentiment from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set.

Colours used in this project:

 

 

To recreate the sweetest Christmas card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 one for the inside – rounded lower right
Sweetest Christmas dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right
Pool Party card – 2¼” by 1½”
Basic White card – 1½” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the Sweetest Christmas dsp to one of the Basic White panels.

 

A pretty candy cane themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by STampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

A piece of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and the same glue was used to glue the panel to the Pool Party card base.

 

A pretty candy cane themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by STampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

I fussy cut out two of the candy canes from the Sweetest Christmas dsp using sharp Scissors and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty candy cane themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the smaller piece of Basic White card. It was punched out using the Dual Oval Punch. I also punched out a slightly larger Pool Party scalloped oval and adhered the two together. They were added, straddling the candy canes with Dimensionals.

 

A pretty candy cane themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

A trio of Seasonal Adhesive backed Sequins completed the card.

 

A pretty candy cane themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

So pretty. I hope you like it

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A CASE'd card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreath Dies by Stampin' Up!

CASE a card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are CASEing a demonstrator. Caseing means copy and share or copy and selectively edit a design created by someone else. I have chosen to case a design by Su Mohr changing the dsp and the stamp set.

Here is Su’s original design.

 

Colours used in this project are:

 

 

To recreate the CASE a wreath card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Real Red card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Sweetest Christmas dsp – 5 ½” by 2”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Scrap Basic White card

 

I used the zig zag die from the Basic Borders dies set to shape the top and the bottom of the strip of Sweetest Christmas dsp. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the strip to one of the Basic White panels. The Basic White layer was then glued to the Real Red panel and then to the Garden Green card base.

 

A CASE'd card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreath Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stampset and Country Wreath Dies used to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The wreath was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the Basic White square and die cut it out using the Country Cottage Dies.

 

A CASE'd card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreath Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stampset and Country Wreath Dies used to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Leaves of Holly stamp set was stamped in the centre piece of the wreath in Real Red Ink. The wreath was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals. The sentiment was inlaid into the centre of the wreath.

 

A CASE'd card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreath Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stampset and Country Wreath Dies used to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the bow in Real Red ink and die cut it out before adding it to the wreath.

 

A CASE'd card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreath Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stampset and Country Wreath Dies used to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A scattering of Red Rhinestones completed the card.

 

A CASE'd card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreath Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stampset and Country Wreath Dies used to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I hope you like it and thank you for the inspiration Su.

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A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for our Team Training event using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

Joyful Flurry card for OnStage Swaps

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I originally designed this card using a sketch layout for our Team Training event back in September…………….but forgot to take them with me…………duh…. So I decided to make some more and use them as my card swap for the OnStage Live event in Vienna. I used the Joyful Flurry stamp set and co-ordinating Frosted Flurry Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the Joyful Flurry card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2 – one for the inside– rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – ⅜” strip
Scrap Basic White card

 

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for OnStage Live in Vienna

Using a Blending Brush, I applied a light swirl of Tahitian Tide ink to the centre of one of the Basic White panels.

 

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for for OnStage Live in Vienna

The largest image was then stamped in Orchid Oasis ink and the second smallest in Parakeet Party ink. The second largest snowflake was stamped in Parakeet Party ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using the Frosted Flurry Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. This was added to the panel on Dimensionals.

 

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for for OnStage Live in Vienna

I stamped the smallest snowflake in all three colours onto the decorated panel which was then glued to the Orchid Oasis layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added, with the same liquid glue, to the Tahitian Tide card front.

 

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for for OnStage Live in Vienna

The sentiment was stamped onto the ⅜” strip of Orchid Oasis card in Versamark ink. I used the embossing Buddy prior to stamping to reduce the static. I added the White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. It was added on Mini Dimensionals, straddling the Parakeet Party snowflake.

 

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for the OnStage Live in Vienna

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

 

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for our for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for our OnStage Live in Vienna

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A pretty balmy Christmas card made using a masking technique and some blending along with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Balmy Christmas card

I have used the pretty Wisteria Wishes stamp set and a bit of masking to make a balmy Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the balmy Christmas card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Shaded Spruce card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Balmy Blue & Basic White card

 

I took a piece of copy paper and tore a wavy line from side to side. I then moved the copy paper down the page adding Balmy Blue ink along the edge with a Blending Brush to create the illusion of snowbanks.

 

A pretty balmy Christmas card made using a masking technique and some blending along with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I then used the copy paper to mask off the snow banks whilst I stamped the ‘trees’ in Shaded Spruce ink.

 

A pretty balmy Christmas card made using a masking technique and some blending along with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The stamped panel was glued to the Shaded Spruce panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

A pretty balmy Christmas card made using a masking technique and some blending along with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I wrapped a length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the 5” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and tied a bow on the right side. The stamped panel was then added with liquid glue and the whole panel was mounted onto the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty balmy Christmas card made using a masking technique and some blending along with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The sentiment, from the Snowman Magic stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Balmy Blue ink and die cut using the Holly Berry Dies. I die cut the same label form scarp Balmy Blue card. Cut it in half and added it to the back of the stamped label. The label was the glued to the card front and a trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

 

A pretty balmy Christmas card made using a masking technique and some blending along with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I hope you like it.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

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Five lovely Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies by Stampin' Up!

Robin on a Branch for the Christmas Stampathon

I have been making Christmas cards today for the Christmas Stampathon and out theme this month is ‘Birds & Branches’. I have created a robin perched on a branch card using the Perched in a Tree stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

 

 

To recreate the robin on a branch card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Soft Suede card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Fitting Florets dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White strip – ⅜” wide
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Soft Suede

 

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I added the dsp to the Soft Suede panel and wrapped a piece of Red Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Balmy Blue card front using the same liquid glue.

 

Five lovely Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies used to make five lovely Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Using the Framed Florets Dies, I die cut an oval from the smaller panel of Basic White card. I stamped the bird on the die cut oval, saving the frame for another project.

 

Five lovely Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies used to make five lovely Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Pale Papaya, Gray Granite and Crumb Cake.

 

Five lovely Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies used to make five lovely Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

From the Aspen Dies I cut a branch from the scrap Soft Suede card and glued it to the oval, beneath the bird. The oval was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Five lovely Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies used to make five lovely Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment from the Framed & Festive stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede onto the strip of Basic White card. I flagged the end and trimmed it down before adding it to the card front with liquid glue.

 

Five lovely Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies used to make five lovely Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

A trio of Red Rhinestones completed the card. As per the Christmas Stampathon rules I made 4 of these cards. I hope you like them.

 

Five lovely Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Perched In A Tree stamp set and Aspen Dies used to make five lovely Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

 

A beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Rainbow Snowflakes for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Here is a pretty rainbow snowflakes card made using the lovely Joyful Flurry stamp set for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where our theme is simple stamping.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the rainbow snowflakes card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded lower right corner – for the inside

 

I began by stamping my chosen snowflake in Polished Pink ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

 

A beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stamp was then cleaned, inked with Sweet Sorbet ink and stamped again.

 

A beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I repeated this step stamping next in Daffodil Delight ink, then Parakeet Party ink, Tahitian Tide ink and finally Orchid Oasis ink. The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis.

 

A beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stamped panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It was then added to the Parakeet Party card base using the same glue.

 

A beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A Basic Rhinestone was added to the centre of each snowflake to complete the card.

 

A beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Please hop along to see what simple stamping projects my crafty friends have to share with us today.

 

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Order goodies/Join My Team

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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used: