A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Winter Mittens card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Posted on December 13, 2023December 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Christmas Blog Hop where we are sharing seasonal themed projects. I have used the mittens from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Winter mittens card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 4½” by ⅜” x 2
Basuc White card – 2⅝”by 1¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 2¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The 2 snowflake images, from the Beary Cute stamp set, were mounted onto one acrylic block and randomly stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten was stamped in the centre of the 4⅛” by 2¼” panel of Basic White using Azure Afternoon. I used Grid Paper to help me get the mitten in the centre of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten image was stamped again in Sweet Sorbet ink on the right and Calypso Coral ink on the left.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the longer strips of Azure Afternoon card to the top and bottom of the stamped panel and trimmed off the excess. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set, was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. The smaller strip of Azure Afternoon card was glued along the bottom and the whole piece was tucked under the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive Backed Sequins finished the card.

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A pretty panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

A panelled Fragrant Forest card

Posted on December 12, 2023November 30, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is another pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Shaded Spruce

Night of Navy

To recreate the panelled fragrant forest card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅝” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Night of Navy card

I stamped the Fragrant Forest background stamp in Shaded Spruce ink onto the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

Using a trimmer I cut the stamped layer into 1” panels. These were glued to the 5½” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card leaving a small gap between each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

This panel was then glued to the Night of Navy layer and then glued to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

A strip of Tear ‘N Tape was added to the card front and I looped some of the 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine and pressed the loops into the tape to secure it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched it out with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I also punched another from the scrap Night of Navy card. I cut the Navy label in half and added it behind the white tag showing just a little colour top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

The sentiment was added on Dimensionals over the Twine and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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A simply stamped card for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop made using the lovely Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Stamped Lavender card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on December 10, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are paring it right back to stamps, ink and paper. I have used the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set to make my card. This stamp set will be available in the January – April 2024 Mini Catalogue.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the simply stamped lavender card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card & Pool Party card

The bunch of stems from the Painted Lavender stamp set, was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The spray of flowers were stamped on top of the stems in Gorgeous Grape ink. I stamped it again, without re-inking and slightly rotated.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The butterflies were stamped in Pool Party ink. At this point I stamped a small sentiment directly onto the panel ……… and it wasn’t straight……. Aaaahhh. I glued the stamped panel to the Gorgeous Grape layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The spray of flowers was stamped in 2^nd generation, or stamped off, Fresh Freesia ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front. The decorated panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

I stamped a different, slightly larger sentiment onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down. It didn’t quite cover the squint sentiment so I added a layer of Pool Party card before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mary Did You Know? – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have used the gorgeous Night Divine Dies to create a card inspired by one of my favourite Christmas songs ‘Mary Did You Know’ – follow this link to hear the song

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Mary Did You Know card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Copper Foil

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was placed over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White to act as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink inside the circle, covering about ¾ of the circle. Another Blending Brush added Crumb Cake ink to the lowest ¼” of the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The nativity scene was die cut from Copper Foil card using the Night Divine Dies. The vignette was mounted onto the card with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The star was die cut from Copper Foil using the Stars At Night Dies. It was also added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double bow, made from Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine was tucked under a corner of the die cut image and secured with a Mini Glue Dot.

To see what seasonal music has inspired my crafty friends please hop on. Next up is the lovely Aurelie

Roll Call

Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts ● Danielle Kassing

Teri West ● Kim Fee

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A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

New Year Fireworks for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on December 7, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is New Year Glam. I have used the gorgeous Light In The Sky stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the New Year fireworks card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
More Dazzle card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Versamark ink I stamped the large firework image onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. I covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

I repeated this with the medium sized firework image covering it with Gold Embossing Powder and then the smaller firework image which I embossed in Silver.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink to the embossed panel until the colour was deep enough. The ink was then reoved from the embossed images with a tissue. The embossed, inked panel was then glued to the More Dazzling Paper and then to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A length of Silver Edged Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Starry Sky card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and added over the ribbon on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A ribbon bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

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A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Stems of Lavender card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on December 5, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring two step stamping. I have chosen to use the Painted Lavender stamp set which will be available in the upcoming January to April 2024 Mini Catalogue.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the lavender stems card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Old Olive card – 2” by ½”

Using Old Olive ink, I stamped 2 flower stems on the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. A third stem was stamed between them in 2^nd generation – or stamped off – Old Olive ink.

The flowers were stamped in full strength or 2^nd generation Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

I added some ‘ground’ using an image from the Forever Forest stamp set in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The pair of butterflies were stamped in Berry Burst ink then decorated panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis layer. A length of Orchid Oasis Metallic Ribbon was wrapped around the piece before it was glued to the Old Olive card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hills of Tuscany stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Old Olive card, covered with White Embossing Powder and Hear set. The piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

A bow and a scattering of Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

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Corrugated cardboard used with the Merriest Trees stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a unique textured trees Christmas card

Textured Merriest Trees card

Posted on December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Back in October I was preparing for my Walk in the Forest Stamp-a-Stack by stamping the largest tree from the Merriest Trees stamp set onto 12” by 12” pizza boxes made from corrugated cardboard. Why? I hear you say………. to hold all the goodies my customers would need to create the 20 cards. As I stamped the tree, I found I was creating a really cool effect and I am recreating the effect for you today.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the textured merriest trees card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I inked the large tree with Pretty Peacock ink, stamped it onto a scrap piece of corrugated card then stamped it onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. This gives such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated card board for a unique textured trees Christmas card

The image was stamped again and then a third time without re-inking.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

The ‘snow’ image from the Above It All stamp set was stamped above the trees in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Pool Party layer and a piece of Iridescent Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

I stamped the sentiment from the Celebrate with Tags stamp set in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and used one of the pretty labels from the Autumn Leaves Dies to cut it out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set used with corrugated cardboard for a unique textured trees Christmas card

The sentiment was added over the ribbon, a bow was added and a trio of Festive Pearls finished the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Stars At Night stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up!

Star Christmas card

Posted on December 1, 2023November 24, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Stars At Night stamp set and Dies to make a pretty star card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the star card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Gold Foil

From the 4½” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I die cut a scalloped rectangle using the Scalloped Rectangle Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stars At Night stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

I masked off the stitched lines and the scalloped edges of the die cut rectangle using Post-It notes and stamped the starburst image in Pool Party ink in the 4 corners.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stars At Night stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The stamped rectangle was glued to the Night of Navy panel. A length of Night of Navy and Gold Glittered Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Tear ‘n Tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stars At Night stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The starburst image was then stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pool Party card front and the stamped panel added to the front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stars At Night stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

I stamped the large star in Night of Navy card and die cut it using the Stars At Night Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder. I added it over the ribbon on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stars At Night stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

A small star was die cut from Gold Foil and added to the centre of the large star.

Such a pretty card.

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An Abundance of Christmas Tags

Posted on November 30, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here are a selection of tags made this year ready for Christmas. I tried to get ahead of the game by making a few tags each time I had a stamp set out on my desk.

Trucking Along Tags

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Sending Cheer

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Sending Cheer stamp set and dies by Stampin’ Up!

Sparkling Snowflakes

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and Snowflake Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Festive and Fun

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Festive & Fun by Stampin’ Up!

Cheers To The Season

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Cheers To The Season stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Merry & Bright

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Merry & Bright stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Beary Cute

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Beary Cute stamp set and Bear Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Ringed With Nature

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Ringed With Nature stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Rocking Horse

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Rocking Horse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Saint Nicholas

www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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A pretty thank you card made using the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp by Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany card for Team Training Swaps

Posted on November 29, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made for our team training swaps. I couldn’t wait to use the Hills of Tuscany stamp set – a sneak peak of a stamp set coming in the Jan – April 2024 Catalogue. To make things easier we have a sketch to give us inspiration.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Misty Moonlight card – 5½” by ⅜” x 2
Misty Moonlight card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by ½”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Misty Moonlight strips on either side of the Softly Stippled dsp panel. This piece was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

From the 3¼” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

The hill was stamped in, stamped off or 2^nd generation Granny Apple Green ink with the detail added in Garden Green ink. The house was stamped in Calypso Coral ink and the roof in Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

I added the trees with Garden Green, the sun in Daffodil Delight before stamping the sky in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink. The decorated circle was glued to the Misty Moonlight deckled circle – cut from the 3½” by 3½” panel. The whole piece was munted onto the card front on Dimensionals.