A pretty Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and co-ordinating Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

Multi-coloured Trees card

Posted on November 24, 2023November 19, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a multi-coloured trees card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the multi-coloured trees card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the large tree in Pretty Peacock, Berry Burst, Wild Wheat & Orchid Oasis.

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

All the stamped trees were die cut using the 2^nd largest die. I used a Bone Folder to curve each tree.

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

The tree trunks were stamped in Pecan Pie ink along the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

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

Each tree was then added to the Basic White panel on Dimensionals. The decorated panel was then glued to the Pecan Pie panel and then to the Berry Burst card base.

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

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto a scrap of Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

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

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

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A pretty Christmas card made using the stunning Stars At Night Dies and the Stars At Night Hybrid Embossing Folder by Stampin' Up!

Embossed Star At Night card

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

On my desk today is the gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set and Dies and I have used the Dies to make a pretty Chistmas card today.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the embossed star card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Walk In The Forest dsp – 5⅞” by 1½”
Gold Foil – 5⅞” by ¼”
Starry Sky card – 3¾” by 2⅞”
Scrap Basic White & Gold Foil

I began by gluing the strip of Walk In The Forest dsp to the Thick Basic White card front leaving a tiny gap on the right-hand side by the fold. The strip of Gold Foil was then glued next to the dsp strip.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stunning Stars At Night Dies used with the Stars At Night Hybrid Embossing Folder to make a pretty Christmas card

The panel of Starry Sky card was embossed using the pretty Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder and was added to the with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stunning Stars At Night Dies used with the Stars At Night Hybrid Embossing Folder to make a pretty Christmas card

The largest star, from the Stars At Night Dies was die cut from scrap Basic White card and embossed at the same time with the Hybrid Stars At Night Embossing Folder. Love that we can do this. I spritzed the star with a little Wink of Stella to give it a little shimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stunning Stars At Night Dies used with the Stars At Night Hybrid Embossing Folder to make a pretty Christmas card

A smaller star was die cut from Gold Foil and was added on top of the embossed white star with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stunning Stars At Night Dies used with the Stars At Night Hybrid Embossing Folder to make a pretty Christmas card

The completed star was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stunning Stars At Night Dies used with the Stars At Night Hybrid Embossing Folder to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set was stamped in Starry Sky ink to complete the card.

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Random Stars Christmas card

Posted on November 16, 2023November 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the Stars at Night stamp set and dies at the moment and have made a pretty card in unusual colours.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Sweet Sorbet

Pebbled Path

To recreate the random stars card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Sweet Sorbet card – 4⅞” by 5⅜”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the large star from the Stars At Night stamp set in Sweet Sorbet ink, randomly all over the 4¾” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

The inked layer was then glued to the Sweet Sorbet panel and then onto the 5⅛” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

A length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Tear ‘n Tape. The whole panel was then mounted onto the Pebbled Path card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

The sentiment was stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Pebbled Path ink. It was then die cut using the Countryside Corner Dies. I die cut the label twice to make it smaller.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

Using a Sponge Dauber, I inked around the sentiment label before adding it to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

A Glittered Organdy Ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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Bear in a Jumper Christmas card

Posted on November 12, 2023November 3, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I have chosen to share a bear in a jumper card made using the gorgeous Beary Christmas dsp; in particular the adorable bear in a jumper.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the bear in a jumper card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded upper right corner
Beary Christmas dsp – 5⅜” by 1½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”
Scrap Beary Christmas dsp

The strip of Beary Christmas was glued to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card. I wrapped a length of Real Red Ribbon around the panel before adding it to the Real Red card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful bear in a jumper Christmas card made using the Beary Christmas dsp and the Beary Cute stamp set and Punch

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a label from the smaller piece of Basic White card. I used a Blending Brush to add Misty Moonlight ink to the centre of the label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful bear in a jumper Christmas card made using the Beary Christmas dsp and the Beary Cute stamp set and Punch

The smaller snowflake was randomly stamped in 2nd generation Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful bear in a jumper Christmas card made using the Beary Christmas dsp and the Beary Cute stamp set and Punch

Using the Bear Punch, I punched out one of the bears from a piece of Beary Christmas dsp. I used a Sponge Dauber to add Misty Moonlight ink to tone down the edges around the bear and added it to the inked panel. The panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful bear in a jumper Christmas card made using the Beary Christmas dsp and the Beary Cute stamp set and Punch

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful bear in a jumper Christmas card made using the Beary Christmas dsp and the Beary Cute stamp set and Punc

A red bow and a trio of Flat Adhesive Backed Discs completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty seasonal cheer monochromatic Christmas card made using the Cheers To The Season stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Cheers To The Season card – for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on November 10, 2023November 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I have made a simple Christmas card using the Cheers To The Season stamp set for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing Christmas themed projects.

Colours in this card:

Basic White

Azure Afternoon

To recreate the Cheers to the Season card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 4 ¾” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4 ½”by 2 ¾”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

The bauble image was randomly stamped on the smallest panel of Basic White card in Azure Afternoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set used to make a pretty seasonal cheer monochromatic Christmas card

I glued the Azure Afternoon panel to the 4⅞” by 3⅛” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set used to make a pretty seasonal cheer monochromatic Christmas card

A strip of Sheer Silver edged ribbon was wrapped around both panels, secured on the back with Sellotape and added the decorated panel over the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set used to make a pretty seasonal cheer monochromatic Christmas card

The whole piece was mounted onto the Azure Afternoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set used to make a pretty seasonal cheer monochromatic Christmas card

I added a ribbon bow and a scattering of Basic Pearls to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set used to make a pretty seasonal cheer monochromatic Christmas card

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A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

Bright Trees Christmas card

Posted on November 5, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have had the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies on my desk and have used it to make a bright trees Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the bright trees card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3” by ⅝”
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush and inked the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White with Pool Party ink. I had placed a punched 1” circle in the upper right corner to mask off the ‘sun’. The mask was removed and the circle lightly inked.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The large tree from the Merriest Trees stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card, firstly in Parakeet Party and then in Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

Both trees were die cut, the full image with the largest tree die and the next size down tree used to die cut the Parakeet Party tree.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The trees were added to the inked panel, the larger flat and the smaller popped up on Dimensionals. The panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis panel and then to the Parakeet Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Basic White card which was then trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

A scattering of stars were stamped in Pool Party ink and a trio of Blooming stars completed the card.

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The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Bears on a Balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 4, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing balcony fun fold cards. Now, I have never made one of these fun folds and spent quite a bit of time working out what I wanted to do. This card, made using the Beary Cute stamp set was inspired by a Youtube video made by the super talented Jay Soriano

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the bears on a balcony card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by ⅞” x 4 – one for the back of the card to write on
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” x 3
Basic White card – 8½” by 2” – scored at 4⅛ and then at ½” at each end
Basic White card – 5¼” by 2¼” – scored at 2¼” and then at ⅜” at each end
Scrap Basic White

I tore a piece of copy paper into wavy strips and used them, with a Blending Brush and Night of Navy to add texture to the Night of Navy panels.

I then tried Jay’s technique with the soft pastels and drew over the dark blue lines with the Granny Apple Green pastel stick.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I used the flat end of the stick to stroke the colour upwards. I added some of the Gorgeous Grape using the pastel stick then lightly blended the colour with a Sponge Dauber.

The pastels have a tendency to smudge so I sprayed the panels with hairspray to set the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The panels were then glued to the Basic White panels and were then glued to the front and inside of the Night of Navy card base.

Taking the 2 strips of Basic White card, I cut a wavy pattern along the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I took more of the copy paper strips and used a Sponge Dauber to stroke on Pool Party ink to give the effect of snow which would ground my bears.

I glued the inked strips to the inside of the card using the tabs at either end, making sure to line the centre of each strip to the centre of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

Onto scrap Basic White card, I stamped a variety of bears from the stamp set in Night of Navy ink.

Some I punched out using the Beary Cute Punch, the others I fussy cut out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The bears were then added to the inside of the card and the card front.

The sentiment was a bit of an after-thought and was stamped in Night of Navy on a scrap of inked Basic White card. I added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I was fairly pleased with the way it turned out. Hope you like it.

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The Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a bright, modern angular tree themed Christmas card

Above It All Angular Christmas Tree card

Posted on October 24, 2023October 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a Christmas card made using the angular tree from the Above It All stamp set.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the above it all Christmas card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Black card – 2½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using my Grid Paper, I found the centre of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and stamped the angular tree in Berry Burst ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The angular tree from the Above It All stamp set used to make a bright, modern Christmas card

The tree was stamped again, to the left in Flirty Flamingo and to the right in Coastal Cabana. The final two trees were stamped on the edges of the panel in Daffodil Delight and Azure Afternoon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The angular tree from the Above It All stamp set used to make a bright, modern Christmas card

The panel was glued to the Basic Black layer and then to the Berry Burst card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The angular tree from the Above It All stamp set used to make a bright, modern Christmas card

The sentiment from the Rocking Horse stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic Black card in Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down with scissors. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The angular tree from the Above It All stamp set used to make a bright, modern Christmas card

A trio of Tinsel Gems, from the 4 pack, completed the card.

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The Saint Nicholas stamp set by Stampin' Up! used wiith a sketch to make a cute good old Saint Nick Christmas card for our team sketch challenge

Good Old Saint Nick card

Posted on October 16, 2023October 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card made for our team challenge which is based on a sketch. I have made my card using the Saint Nicholas stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the saint Nick card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Walk in the Forest dsp – Strips – 3⅝” long, no set width
Cherry Cobbler card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and glued it to the Cherry Cobbler card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A good old Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and a sketch for our team sketch challenge

I used the same liquid glue to adhere the strips of dsp to the embossed panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A good old Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and a sketch for our team sketch challenge

The image of Saint Nick was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the smallest panel of Basic White card.

Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and a sketch for our team sketch challenge

The following Blends Alcohol Markers were used to colour in the image – Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wheat, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate Pebbled Path and the lightest Natural Tones Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A good old Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and a sketch for our team sketch challenge

The decorated panel was glued to the smaller Cherry Cobbler panel. It was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A good old Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and a sketch for our team sketch challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down before adding it to the card front.

A trio of Classic Matt Dots complete the card.

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A pretty Olive Christmas tree card made using the Beary Cute stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Olive Tree Christmas card

Posted on October 15, 2023October 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been playing with the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Christmas dsp to make an Olive Tree Christmas card but I haven’t used a bear!

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Very Vanilla

Old Olive

To recreate the olive tree card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 3¼” by 2½”
Beary Christmas dsp – 5⅞” by ¾”
Beary Christmas dsp – 2⅜” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I glued the long strip of Beary Christmas dsp to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set used to make a pretty Olive tree Christmas card

Using the Nested Essentials Dies I die cut a label from the Old Olive card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set used to make a pretty Olive tree Christmas card

The smaller snowflake was stamped all over the Old Olive label using Old Olive ink. The small strip of dsp was then glued along the bottom of the label and the whole piece was mounted onto the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set used to make a pretty Olive tree Christmas card

The outline tree was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Basic White card and the detail added using the same ink. I then fussy cut the tree out and added it to the card front.