The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

Stars At Night cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on October 31, 2023October 27, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious Christmas cards theme. I have used the gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set and dies combined with the All About Autumn designer series paper to make my cards .

Colours in these cards are:

Basic White

Pretty Peacock

Copper Foil

To recreate the stars and night card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
All About Autumn dsp – 5⅞” by 1½”
Copper Foil – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Pretty Peacock card – 3⅞” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2⅝”
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of All About Autumn dsp was glued to the front of the Thick Basic White card base. I added the strip of Copper Foil against the dsp panel.

The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer seies paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

The sentiment, from the Celebrate With Tags was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink in the lower right corner of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the Scalloped Contours Dies. Using Versamark ink I stamped the trio of stars in opposite corners, an the starburst image in the centre. I covered the stamping with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

Using Blending Brushes I added some Pretty Peacock ink to the corners where there are no stars. The rectangle was then added to the panel of Pretty Peacock card and glued the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

The large star was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic White card, covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

The star was embossed embossed and die cut using the hybrid embossing folder and dies. The star was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

As per the challenge I made 5 cards.

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4 cards made for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Merry & Bright stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

Bright Lights Cards for the Christmas Stampathon

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

To day I am sharing the cards I have made for the September Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Light It Up’. I have used the pretty Merry & Bright stamp set and Dies to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the bright lights cards, you will need:

4 card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I have chosen 2 Parakeet Party and 2 Tahitian Tide
4 matting layers – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – I chose 2 Parakeet Party and 2 Tahitian Tide
4 Basic White panels – 5¼” by 3½”
4 Basic White panels – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Smoky Slate card

I ran the 4 Basic White panels measuring 5¼” by 3½” and embossed them using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. These were then set aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The rounded bulbs were stamped in Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Poppy Parade inks onto scrap Basic White card. These were then die cut using the Merry & Bright Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

From scrap Smoky Slate card, I die cut 4 ‘strings’ and 12 embossed bulb holders.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the bulb holders to the bulbs and added Dimensionals to the back of each bulb. 3 bulbs were then strung on to a ‘string’ and secured onto an embossed panel with the Dimensionals. The ends of the ‘strings’ were folded to the back and secured in place with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The decorated panel was then glued to the matting layers before being added to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The sentiments were stamped onto scrap Basic White card and cut out with scissors before being added to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

A trio of Flat-backed Pearls and a coat of sparkly Wink of Stella applied to each bulb completed the cards.

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For the texture themed Christmas Stampathon I used the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies to make a sweet Christmas card

Grassy Grove card for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on July 28, 2023July 27, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card made for the Christmas Stampathon challenge. This month’s theme is ‘Texture’ and I have chosen to use the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove Die to make my cards.

Colours used in my card are:

To recreate the grassy grove card:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Scrap Basic White card

Using the large back ground image I stamped across the bottom of the Balmy Blue card front. I added the trio of trees on either side using the same ink. A couple of strips of Silver Ribbon were adhered to the card front with Tear ‘n Tape.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Christmas card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies for the texture themed Christmas Stampathon

I die cut 2 Deckled Rectangles from scrap Basic White card. I tore 2 strips from the bottom of one of the rectangles and inked them with a Blending Brush and Pool Party ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Christmas card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies for the texture themed Christmas Stampathon

Using Balmy Blue ink, I inked the edges of the other deckled rectangle. The Pool Party inked pieces were then added to the bottom with the lowest one on Dimensionals. The whole piece was then glued to the Mossy Meadow Deckled Rectangle. I glued this to the Balmy Blue card front.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Christmas card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies for the texture themed Christmas Stampathon

The double trees were stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto scrap Basic White card. The trees were then die cut using the Grove dies and added to the panel with either liquid glue or Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Christmas card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies for the texture themed Christmas Stampathon

The deer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut. It was added to the card front with multipurpose liquid adhesive and Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Christmas card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies for the texture themed Christmas Stampathon

A trio of Flat-backed Adhesive Pearls completed the card.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Christmas card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies for the texture themed Christmas Stampathon

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A one sheet wonder made using the baby wipe technique and the Snow Crystal stamp by Stampin' Up! to make 6 cards for the Christmas Stampatho

Snow Crystal one sheet wonder for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on July 2, 2023June 30, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I made for this months Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Snow & Ice’. I decided to use the large Snow Crystal stamp to make a one sheet wonder using the baby white technique and icy colours.

Colours used to make these cards:

To recreate the snow crystal card, you will need:

6 Card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I chose Pool Party, Blueberry Bushel, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather & Gorgeous Grape – Rounded upper right corner
6 matting layers – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – I chose Pool Party, Blueberry Bushel, Fresh Freesia & Gorgeous Grape – Rounded upper right corner
1½ A4 sheets of Basic White card – after stamping these were cut down to give 6 panels measuring 5¼” by 3½” and rounded the upper right corners
6 Basic White panels – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – Rounded upper right corner