An adorable Christmas Tree themed card made using the Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Tree Card

Posted on October 15, 2024October 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas Tree themed card gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set, masks and dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Christmas tree card, you will need:

Shy Shamrock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Pretty Peacock card – 2⅛” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush, I swirled Summer Splash ink onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card. The inked card was then embossed using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

The embossed panel was then adhered to the Pretty Peacock layer and was then mounted onto the Shy Shamrock card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

I stamped the larger Christmas Tree in Pecan Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. Mask 1 was then placed over the stamped tree and Shy Shamrock ink added using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

With Mask 2 in position, I added Garden Green ink and then Shaded Spruce ink with Mask 3. The image was then die cut using the Frosted Forest Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pretty Peacock card. I covered it with Black Embossing Powder and heat set it before adding the sentiment to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Frosted Forest stamp set, Frosted Forest dies and Frosted Forest masks used to make an adorable Christmas Tree card

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems finished the card.

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www.crafty-rootes.com - A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Poinsettia Bauble for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 27, 2021November 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Tree Decorations’ – such a fun challenge. I have used the gorgeous Poinsettia Dies to make a hanging bauble for my tree.

Colours used in the Poinsettia Bauble are:

To recreate this project, you will need:

4” wooden circle
Real Red card – 8¼” by 3¼”
Garden Green card – 4½” by 2”
Scrap Gold Foil

Using a Big Bite hole puncher, I punched hole at the top of the 4” wooden circle. I used the Birch background stamp and Early Espresso ink and stamped it onto the circle and set it aside to dry. I mounted the stamp on a Stamparatus Plate as I find this easier to manage.

A Christmas tree ornament made using a wooden disc and the Poinsettia Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

With my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I die cut the largest three flowers from the Poinsettia Dies. I cut the outline and the embossing piece at the same time.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used a Bone Folder to curve the petals, the largest one downwards and the other two layers upwards. I adhered the middle piece to the largest piece with a Dimensional and then added the smaller flower to the middle layer with a Mini Dimensional. I cut a flower centre from scrap Gold Foil and added it with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive. I covered the petals with Clear Wink of Stella to give a bit of sparkle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using my Cut & Emboss Machine I cut 2 small and 1 large holly leaf the Garden Green card. I embossed each leave at the same time, these were added to the wooden circle with a dab of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut a couple of sprigs from scrap Gold Foil card and added them with a dab of glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The flower was added over the leaves with a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the gold Simply Elegant Trim I added a hanger to the top of bauble.

So pretty. Please hop on to see what my fellow demonstrators have to share with us today.

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The Share It Sunday Blog Hop featuring my cards for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 31, 2021October 29, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today, for the Share it Sunday Blog Hop I am sharing the cards I designed for my Christmas Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack, featuring the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch.

Colours used in these projects are:

I offered 2 options for this event – to attend in person or to receive the kit in the male to complete at home.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk Stamp-a-Stack kit box

Each kit included:

Peaceful Deer stamp set

Deer Builder Punch
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished Pink
All the layers and die cut pieces needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
4 ink spots – inked with Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished PInk ink.
2 Wonderful Snowflakes
A pack of Genial Gems
1.5m Glittered Organdy Ribbon
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card

The ladies provided their own adhesives and clear blocks.

Here are the 10 cards I designs:

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I hope you like the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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

Mo x

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The Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a star themed Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Christmas Trimmings for the Ink. Stamp, Share. Blog Hop

Posted on July 24, 2021August 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp, Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Christmas in July’. We have so many lovely Christmas goodies coming in the new July – December 2021 Mini Catalogue that we can sometimes overlook the Christmas sets in the Annual Catalogue. I have chosen to use one of these sets, Christmas Trimmings, to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

T recreate the Christmas Trimmings card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Early Espresso card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2 – one for the inside
Early Espresso card – 3¼” by ⅝”
Gold Metallic Speciality Paper

Using the’ basket weave’ image from the Natural Textures stamp set I stamped in 2^nd generation So Saffron ink to stamp all over one of the Very Vanilla panels. This gives both colour and texture to the background. The stamped panel was then added to the Early Espresso panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, then to the So Saffron card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Next, I took the star dies, both the outline and the detailed, from the Christmas Trimmings Dies and cut them from the Gold Metallic Speciality paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the large and small star frames and the small solid star to the stamped background panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I decided to leave all the infill pieces in the more detailed stars in situ and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set, in Versamark ink onto the strip of Early Espresso card, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. I flagged the end with Scissors and added the piece to the card front on Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added a scattering of Gold Metallic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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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Snowflakes on an embossed panel for a sweet Christmas Card made using Stampin' Up! products

Embossed Snowflakes

Posted on October 9, 2020October 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty card today featuring embossed snowflakes made using the So Many Snowflake Dies and the Snowflake Wishes stamp set.

To recreate the embossed snowflakes card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Whisper White, Magenta Madness & Misty Moonlight

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the So Many Snowflake dies I die cut the largest snowflake from one of the Whisper White panels. This die only cuts out a negative image and it is so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I then ran the die cut panel through the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder. The layer was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I die cut a medium sized snowflake from scrap Magenta Madness card and a smaller snowflake from scrap Misty Moonlight card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

These were layered on top of the card base using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

The sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set was stamped on scrap White card in Magenta Madness ink, the ends were flagged and the strip was glued to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I added a Elegant Faceted Gem to the centre of the snowflake and added a scattering of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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Spirited Snowmen for a Stamp’N Hop

Posted on September 14, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

My name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. If you have hopped over from the lovely Eva Pottsova I am sure you loved her project. One of the first things that caught my eye in the new Holiday Catalogue was the adorable Spirited Snowmen stamp set. Those snowmen are just sooooo cute.

Dancing Snowman card

For the first card I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4 ¼” by 2 ¾” which I placed in my Stamparatus. I inked up the Buffalo Check stamp with Poppy Parade ink and stamped it down. I find using the big background stamps with the Stamparatus gives a much better image. I added the stamped piece to a panel of Poppy Parade cardstock 4⅜” by 2⅞” and added it to a Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

Next I stamped the Dancing Snowman in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White 3” by 3” and used the Blueberry Bushel, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede markers to colour him in. He looks so happy doesn’t he?

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I die cut the snowman using the Layering Circles dies and the Big Shot and die cut a slightly larger Blueberry Bushel scalloped circle and adhered them together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the sentiment from the Beautiful Blizzard stamp set in Blueberry Bushel and added the image to the right side of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To complete the card I added some Red Rhinestones and a Blueberry Bushel bow with a Mini Glue Dots.

Skating Snowman card

I started with a panel of Balmy Blue cardstock 5⅞” by 4⅛”. I placed this in the Stamparatus, inked up the large Buffalo Check background stamp with Blueberry Bushel ink and stamped it onto the Balmy Blue cardstock. The stamped Buffalo Check piece was then cut on the diagonal using the Stampin’ Trimmer and adhered to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I cut a strip of Silver Foil at 6” by ¼” and adhered it to the card front above the stamped panel leaving a small gap between the two pieces.

I stamped the gorgeous ‘skating snowman’ onto a panel of Whisper White approximately 3” by 3” and coloured it in using the Blueberry Bushel, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede and Pumpkin Pie Markers. He looks adorable. The piece was the die cut using the Big Shot and the Layering Circles dies.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from Blueberry Bushel cardstock and added it to the stamped circle. I then die cut a slightly larger circle from Poppy parade and adhered it to the back of the scalloped circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and a scattering of Red Rhinestones was added for that bit of extra sparkle.

The sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and backed by a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock. I banner cut the end and stuck it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I have really enjoyed playing with this adorable stamp set. I hope you like my projects. Please hop on to see what the talented Terry Montgomery has for us this month.

Kaylee van Es
Sandra Roberts
Jenn Charles
Laura Mackie
Eva Pottsova
Mo Rootes – You are here
Terry Montgomery
Anastasia Radloff
Andre Gordon
Tracy Marie Lewis
Sue McDonald
Linda Handford
Jenna Watkins
Danielle Kassing
Susan Simpson
Pia Gerhardt
Vicky Wright
Karen Watts

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

Mo x

Supplies Used

Gorgeous trio of cards using Blended Seasons Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Blended Seasons Classes

Posted on August 17, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made during this month’s classes. We used the gorgeous Blended Seasons stamp set and the co-ordinating Stitched Seasons dies. This set is only available until the 31^st August or while stocks last so if you like it don’t wait to buy it. I decided to use this set to do a masterclass in colouring using Blends, Watercolor Pencils with Blender Pens and ink pads with Aquapainters.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blended Seasons stamp set used for August classes

Card 1 – Blossoms

The first card was very straight forward but to ensure everyone got a crisp stamped image we mounted the stamp onto the Stampartus. We stamped onto a panel of Whisper White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. The ladies then chose a duo of Blends Pens to colour the flowers and a second set to colour the leaves. The sample used the Cherry Coober duo for 2 flowers and the Poppy Parade duo for the 3^rd flower. I used the Granny Apple Green duo for the leaves.

Gorgeous floral card using Blended Seasons Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blended Seasons stamp set used for August classes

Using the Detailed Trio Punch we rounded the upper left corner of the stamped panel and a panel of Basic Gray measuring 5½” by 3¾” and adhered the two together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. We stamped the sentiment in Momento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Blends pens we coloured some pearls to co-ordinate with the coloured image and added them to the panel before adhering it to a Thick Whisper White card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Card 2 – Christmas!!!!!

In my opinion it is never too early to make Christmas cards and thankfully my ladies were prepared to indulge me! We began by taking a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and die cutting the middle stitched shape from the gorgeous Stitched Seasons dies. These are lovely dies used on their own but absolutely stunning when layered together.

Gorgeous Christmas card using Blended Seasons Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blended Seasons stamp set used for August classes

We stamped the sentiment and the holly boughs in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut Shimmery White piece and coloured them in using the lovely Watercolor Pencils from the original set and the set currently available until August 31^st. We then blended the colour with Blender Pens.

Taking a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock 5¼” by 3½” we stamped the sweet leaf image in the left upper and right lower corners using Garden Green ink and adhered the label to a Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. We added a strip of Cherry Cobbler 5⅞” by ⅜” across the centre and added the coloured panel on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added a scattering of coloured Basic Pearls to the panel.

Card 3 – Autumnal Easel

We started making this card by die cutting the lovely stitched frames using the Big shot. The largest shape was cut from Cherry Cobbler cardstock and the medium size from Shimmery White cardstock. We also die cut the sweet leaf shape from the Stitched Seasons dies from Copper Foil Paper.

Gorgeous Autumnal Easel card using Blended Seasons Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blended Seasons stamp set used for August classes

We stamped the gorgeous leaf image in Versamark ink onto the Shimmery White die cut piece and covered it with Copper Embossing powder which we heat set with the Heat Tool……….and yes most of us remembered to use the Embossing Buddy.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blended Seasons stamp set used for August classes

We used Cherry Cobbler ink pad, Pumpkin Pie ink pad, Crushed Curry ink pad and Garden Green ink pad and Aquapainters to colour in the image. Love the effect watercoloring gives and the fact that you can layer up the colour to get a rich, intense colour. WE stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink before adhering the stamped layer to the Cherry Cobbler layer.

We added the panel to a card base of Thick Whisper White 11¾” by 4⅛”, scored at 2 15/16ths and 5⅞”. You need to make sure you only add glue to the bottom half of the panel or the card fold won’t work properly. The copper leaf is then added to the inside of the card on Dimensionals to act as a stopper. We added coloured Basic Pearls to finish the card.

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

Mo x

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Christmas Wreath using the Painted Harvest stamp set

Posted on August 7, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made for this month’s team challenge the theme of which was ‘make a Christmas project using non Christmas supplies. I decided to try making a Christmas Wreath using my Stamparatus and the Painted Harvest stamp set which hasn’t had a lot of love recently

Before starting this card I watched the video by Dawn of DoStamping – where she explains how to make a template to use with the Stamparatus. I used my retired Square dies and Window Sheet to make the template for this particular; I wanted a larger sized wreath.

Making the Christmas Wreath card

I began by placing my Window Sheet template in the corner of my Stamparatus. I placed a 3¾” square of Whisper White cardstock in the negative space at the centre of the template; the square is exactly the same size as the negative space. I placed the solid leaf stamp onto the Whisper White cardstock and picked it up with one of the plates.

Pretty Christmas Wreath made using the Stamparatus and the Painted Harvest stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Wreath made using the Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I inked the stamp with Granny Apple Green ink and stamped it down. I rotated the cardstock one turn within the template and inked up and stamped the leaf image in the same way. I repeated this step by stamping the leaf all the way round the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Wreath made using the Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Next I positioned the more detailed leaf stamp, inked up in Mossy Meadow ink and stamped it around the wreath as before. I stamped the sentiment from the Mistletoe Season stamp set in the centre of the wreath in Real Red ink and added some of the gorgeous new Red Rhinestones to give some colour and shine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Wreath made using the Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I ran a 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Real Red cardstock through the Big Shot with the Layering Leaves embossing folder and added the stamped panel on top with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a piece of ⅜” Real Red Cotton Ribbon around the join securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added to a Thick Whisper White card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Finally I added a bow in the same ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Wreath made using the Painted Harvest stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I am really happy with the look of this card, hope you like it

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

Mo x

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Hometown Greetings for a secret Santa box

Posted on December 22, 2017December 19, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the box I made for my team secret Santa gift. This box proved amazingly popular with the team members.To make it you will need the following;
Night of Navy cardstock 10¾ by 10¾
Whisper white cardstock 7⅜ by 7⅜
Whisper White cardstock pieces 4” by 3” x 5
Emerald Envy cardstock 3″ by 3″
Night of Navy cardstock 3″ by 3″
Whisper White cardstock 3″ by 3″
Scraps of Emerald Envy cardstock

I have added photo’s to the description but have used lighter coloured cardstock as the score lines show up better.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Secret Santa box made using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Start by using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score the 10¾” by 10¾” piece of Night of Navy cardstock at 3¾” and 7” then rotate the cardstock 90⁰ and score at 3¾” and 7” again – ignore the extra partial line on the right, it was a mistake!!!

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using scissors cut up each of the vertical lines but only as far as the horizontal line – see picture. Then take a small wedge from the right and left side of each of the 4 tabs and trim about 1″ from each tab to make them shorter. Fold and burnish on the score lines. Using strong adhesive, Tear and Tape or Fast Fuse; stick each of the tabs to the inside to form a sturdy box base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Next, score the 7⅜” by 7⅜” piece of Whisper White cardstock at ½” and 2” on all 4 sides.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Cut the tabs as shown in the picture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Fold and burnish on all the score lines. Apply a strong adhesive, Tear and Tape or Fast Fuse to the back of the 4 tabs and to the front of the 1/2″ score lines which will be folded over inside the lid to re-enforce the top.

Using the Hometown Greetings dies and the 5 pieces of 4” by 3” Whisper White cardstock and a Big Shot, die cut out the rows of houses.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

I cut out the church row once, the row of larger houses 3 times and the smaller houses once. The pieces will be longer than you need, you can trim them to size. Also die cut the trees using a scrap of Emerald Envy cardstock, these can be glued on top of the white trees with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Take one of the rows of larger houses and die cut with a 2¾” Layering Circle Die. Glue this to the same size die cut circle from Night of Navy cardstock. Then add this to a slightly larger scalloped circle die cut from Emerald Envy cardstock and the Layering Circles dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box made using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

I took each of the die cut rows of houses and ‘scribbled’ all over them with Tombow Liquid Adhesive and sprinkled them with lots of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. The gorgeous, glittery houses can then be added to the sides of the box with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The Layered Circles were then added to the top of the box with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The box held a gorgeous candle surrounded by a wintery scene.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box made using Hometown Greeting dies by Stampin’ Up!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you. 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.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Dies
Hometown Greetings Framelits & Layering Circle Framelits
Cardstock
Night of Navy, Emerald Envy & Whisper White
Tools
Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, Big Shot, Precision Base Plate, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Adhesives
Fast Fuse, Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Grid Paper

Card with quilted effect Christmas trees

Quirky Quilted Christmas Trees

Posted on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I have been using the Christmas Quilt stamp set today to make a last minute Christmas card.

I stamped the tiny patterned triangles using Old Olive ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock then added the solid triangles using the Cherry Cobbler ink pad before die cutting the ‘tree’ shape using the Quilt Builder Dies. I also die cut a ‘tree’ in Old Olive using one of the patterns from the Merry Little Christmas DSP .

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a stitched oval using the Layering Oval Framelits from scrap Whisper White cardstock and mounted it onto a scalloped oval die cut from the same set using Lemon Lime Twist cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the old olive tree to the right side of the oval with Tombow and the stamped tree to the left side of the oval with Stampin’ Dimensionals after adding the tree stand in Chocolate Chip ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking the ‘stitched triangle’ image I stamped in Old Olive ink all over a Cherry Cobbler card base to add some texture to the card. I inked up part of the sentiment from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set using an Old Olive Marker – a great option if you only want some of the words, and stamped it onto a ¼” strip of Whisper White and added it to the card front with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The oval topper was then added on Stampin’ Dimensionals. A bow made from ⅛” Gold Metallic Ribbon was added to the top of the oval using a Mini Glue Dot.

Such a cute card. Hope you like it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Christmas Quilt & Cookie Cutter Christmas
Dies
Quilt Builder Framelits, Layering Ovals dies & Stitched Shapes framelits
Cardstock
Cherry Cobbler, Lemon Lime Twist & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Merry Little Christmas
Ink Pads
Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Chocolate Chip
Markers
Old Olive
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, B, B & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
⅛” Gold Metallic Ribbon, Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelopes