The Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch by Stampin' Up! used to make striped Peaceful Deer Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Striped Peaceful Deer cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing cards made for the Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Dots and Spots’. I have used the soon to retire Peaceful Deer stamp set, Peaceful Builder Punch and Dandy Designs designer series paper.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the peaceful deer card. You will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Dandy Designs dsp – 6” strips, ¼”, ⅜” and ½” wide
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black card

I covered the smaller Basic White panel with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, spreading it thinly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Striped Peaceful Deer Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch

Strips of dsp were then added diagonally across the panel, each strip butted up against the next. The panel was then mounted onto the Basic Black layer using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Striped Peaceful Deer Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch

The whole piece was then added to the Granny Apple Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Striped Peaceful Deer Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch

The deer stamp was inked up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped onto scrap Basic White card. I punched it out using the co-ordinating Deer Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Striped Peaceful Deer Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink and stamped onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I trimmed it out using Scissors. It was added to the front of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Striped Peaceful Deer Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch

A trio of Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Striped Peaceful Deer Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch

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5 cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice January - February 2023

Cypress Trees for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on February 3, 2023January 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have made 5 Christmas cards today for the Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘trees or tree shapes’. I have made my cards using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set.

Colours used in this project are;

To recreate the cypress Christmas cards, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Evening Evergreen 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 – For the inside
Evening Evergreen or Garden Green card – 2¼” by ⅜” – Rounded upper left corner

Using the ‘ground image’ from the Oceanfront stamp set, I stamped randomly in Balmy Blue ink to add texture to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

The large ‘carrot shaped image was stamped in Garden Green ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation to give cluster of tall trees. The detailed image was then stamped over top, in Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

The smaller trees were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

I used the same ‘ground image to add the ground in Balmy Blue ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation under the trees.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

A Blending Brush was used to add Balmy Blue ink to the sky – I used a small die cut circle to mask off the moon. The inked panel was then glued, with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to the Evening Evergreen panel and then to the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

5 cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice January - February 202

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

The sentiment was then stamped onto the small piece of either Evening Evergreen or Garden Green card in Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Cypress Trees Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set

A trio od 2021 – 2023 In Color Opal Rounds completed the card. I made 5 of these cards in total to start off my Christmas prep. I hope you like the card.

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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

Posted on November 28, 2022November 21, 2022 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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 2^nd generation Soft Succulent ink, full strength was too dark. I added the stars in the same Soft Succulent ink, again in 2^nd generation.

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.

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.

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.

Please continue around the hop as my crafty friends have great projects to share with you today.

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A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop using the pretty Forever Fern stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Forever Fern card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 19, 2022November 20, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch and colour challenge. I have used the Forever Fern stamp set to create my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Forever Fern card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Evening Evergreen card – 2 ½” by 2 ½”
Basic White card – 2” by 2”

I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink onto the small square of Basic White card. I die cut it out using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. Using the same set of dies I die cut the next size hexagon from the square of Evening Evergreen card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

I lightly drew around the larger die cut sentiment after placing it onto one of the Basic White panels. This gave me an idea where to stamp the leafy images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

The first spray of leaves was stamped in Soft Sea Foam ink, the second in Pear Pizzazz ink. The next leaves were stamped in Granny Apple Green, then Garden Green was used and finally the smallest leafy spray in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

A length of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the stamped panel. It was secured on the back with Sellotape. I then used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the stamped panel to the Evening Evergreen layer. The whole piece was added to the Soft Sea Foam card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

A ribbon bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Gems completed the card.

Please continue around the hop to see what my crafty friends have to share with us today. Next is the lovely Susan Webster

Angie McKenzie ● Karen Henderson ● Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes ● Susan Webster

Vickie Littlewood ● Tricia Butts ● Teri West

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the Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch

Peaceful Rays Christmas card

Posted on October 23, 2022October 12, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been mixing old and new today to make a peaceful rays Christmas card using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and the Rays of Light stamp set along with the Evergreen Border Punch.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the peaceful rays card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Basic White card – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White & Shaded Spruce

I inked up the Rays of Light stamp with Pool Party ink and stamped it onto one of the Basic White panels.

A pretty Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

Using the Evergreen Border Punch, I punched out a row of trees from scrap Shaded Spruce. I added the punched trees to the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

I wrapped a length of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then adhered to the Shaded Spruce layer with liquid glue and then to the Crumb Cake card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

The sweet leaping deer was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Soft Suede ink and punched out using the Deer Builder Punch. The deer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed down with Scissors and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

A Baker’s Twine bow and a scattering of Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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Pine Tree Tags for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on May 27, 2022May 25, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made for the Christmas Stampathon. On the 25^th of each month we are given a theme and are challenge to create a Christmas themed project using the theme and then duplicate it, we need a minimum of 4. This months theme is ‘Tags in traditional Christmas Colours’. I have chosen to make my Pine Tree Tags using the Tailor-Made Tags and the Peaceful Deer stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate a single tag, you will need:

Basic White card – 5” by 4½”
Shaded Spruce card – 5” by 4½”
Gold Foil – 2¼” by ¼”
Design A Daydream dsp – 2¼” by ⅜”
Basic White – ¼” strip

Using the Tailor-Made tags Dies I die cut a tag from the Basic White and Shaded Spruce card.

Using a Blending Brush, I added Pool Party ink to the centre of the Basic White tag.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pine Tree Tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set

The largest pine tree from the Peaceful Deer stamp set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto the tag. It was then stamped again, slightly lower down in 2^nd generation Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pine Tree Tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set

I used multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the Gold Foil strip to the back of the Design A Daydream strip. This was then added to the bottom of the tag using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pine Tree Tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set

The decorated Basic White Tag was then glued to the Shaded Spruce tag, slightly off set.

The sentiment from the Christmas To Remember stamp set was stamped onto the strip of Basic White card in Shaded Spruce ink and trimmed down with scissors. I added it to the tag with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pine Tree Tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set

A piece of Gold Shimmer Ribbon was pushed through the hole in the tags and tied with a length of White Baker’s Twine. A trio of Brushed Metallic Dots completed the tag.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pine Tree Tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Peaceful Deer stamp set

Such pretty tags, all ready for the festive season.

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A cute little bauble from the Bright Baubles stamp set used for a watercoloured Christmas card and made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Water-coloured Bauble for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Sounds of Christmas’ I have chosen the pretty song -Oh, Christmas Tree- and a Christmas tree is not properly dressed with out a bauble. I have water-coloured my bauble which I stamped using the Bright Baubles stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the water-coloured bauble, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Smoky Slate card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – ⅜” strip

I stamped the pretty bauble in Basic Gray ink onto the Smoky Slate panel and added the string using a ruler and the Basic Gray Stampin’ Write Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty watercoloured bauble Christmas card made using the Bright Bauble stamp set for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Watercolour pencils were used to colour in parts of the bauble. I used pencils from both sets – White, Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler.

The stamped layer was added to the smaller panel of Basic White using Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty watercoloured bauble Christmas card made using the Bright Bauble stamp set for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

A length of Silver Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and tied in a bow on the front. The whole panel was then added to the Smoky Slate card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty watercoloured bauble Christmas card made using the Bright Bauble stamp set for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty watercoloured bauble Christmas card made using the Bright Bauble stamp set for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Rhinestones completes the card. I love the subtle look, don’t you?

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty watercoloured bauble Christmas card made using the Bright Bauble stamp set for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my fellow demos have to share with us today. Next up is the lovely Gez Carpenter

Angie McKenzie ● Libby Fens ● Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes ● Gez Carpenter

Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Tricia Butts ● Elaine de Montmorency

Jill Chapman ● Jo Blackman ● Jan Musselman

Annette Ball ● Karen Henderson ● Teri West

Danielle Kassing ● Terry Hamilton ● Susan Simpson

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A Christmas snowflake bauble made as a Make and Take bonus card for my November 2021 customers

Snowflake Bauble for a Customer Make & Take

Posted on December 9, 2021December 2, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty snowflake bauble Christmas card designed as a Make & Take for customers who ordered from me during the month of November, Each customer received a pack with all the cardstock and pieces they needed to make the card along with a step by step tutorial. All they needed to add was a sentiment from their own stash.

Colours used in this project are:

Mint Macaron

Silver Foil

Basic White

To recreate the snowflake bauble card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Silver Foil – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – I die cut the detailed bauble and hanger from the centre of the panel
Hand-Penned dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½” – used to die cut the solid bauble
Basic White strip – for the sentiment

The pretty dsp panel was glued to the Silver Foil panel – I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty snowflake, bauble card made as a Make & Take for my November customers.

The strip of Silver Metallic Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back. I used Sellotape for this.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty snowflake, bauble card made as a Make & Take for my November customers.

The detailed silver bauble was then glued to the solid Basic White bauble using dots of liquid glue. The bauble was then mounted on the dsp panel using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty snowflake, bauble card made as a Make & Take for my November customers.

The hanger was added with a glue dot rolled up behind the bow. The top end of the hanger was folded over the top of the panel and secured with some tape on the back. The panel was then glued to the Mint Macaron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty snowflake, bauble card made as a Make & Take for my November customers.

My sentiment came from the Peaceful Deer stamp set and was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Basic Gray card. I then trimmed the sentiment out with scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty snowflake, bauble card made as a Make & Take for my November customers.

A scattering of Silver Metallic Pearls was added to complete the card.

I think it is really pretty. I hope my customers enjoy putting it together.

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The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used to make a pretty Poppy & Mint Christmas card

Poppy & Mint Deer Christmas card

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty poppy & mint deer themed Christmas card inspired by a card seen on Pinterest made by fellow demonstrator Kay Cogbill.

Colours used in this project are:

Mint Macaron

Poppy Parade

Basic White

To recreate the Poppy & Mint Deer, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” for the inside
Basic White card – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White

Using Mint Macaron ink, I stamped the trio of trees randomly across the front of the Mint Macaron card base. I filled in the spaces using the same ink and the double tree image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the deer image using Poppy Parade ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Deer Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

Using the same punch and scrap Basic White card I punched out 2 antlers and added then to the back of the deer’s head with a Dimensional. The deer was mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the Basic White strip and flagged with scissors. It was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The card was decorated using Subtle Shimmer Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I really like the simplicity of this card, so pretty.

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A pretty spiral background for a penguin themed Christmas card made for the Background stamp Blog Hop

Tye-Dyed Penguin for the Backgrounds Blog Hop

Posted on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Background stamps Blog Hop where, surprise, surprise we are using a backgrounds in the project we are sharing. I have made a tye-dyed penguin card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the tye-dyed penguin card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅜” by 5⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 4⅜” – this will be trimmed down to 5¼” by 3½”
2021 – 2023 In Color Shimmer Paper – 3” by 3”
Scrap – Black Glimmer, Daffodil Delight & Basic White

Using my Stamparatus. I stamped the Spiral Dye using Fresh Freesia ink onto the large panel of Basic White card. Leaving the stamp in position I turned the Basic White panel around 180° and re-stamped the image in Pool Party ink. This gives a cute double swirl effect. Love it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tye-dyed penguin Christmas card featuring the Spiral Dye stamp set for the Background Stamp Blog Hop

The panel was then trimmed down, using my Paper Trimmer to 5¼” by 3½”. The panel was then added to the Fresh Freesia panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front using the same glue.

Using the Layering Circle Dies and Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I cut a circle from the square of In Color 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum. This was adhered to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot in the centre.

I added a Wonderful Snowflake with a single dimensional in the centre in the middle of the shimmer vellum.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tye-dyed penguin Christmas card featuring the Spiral Dye stamp set for the Background Stamp Blog Hop

I punched the main part of the penguin from scrap Black Glimmer paper using the Penguin Builder Punch. The breast of the penguin was punched from Basic White card and glued it to the glimmer piece. The feet were punched from scrap Daffodil Delight card, they were added with Mini Glue Dot Mini Glue Dots. The beak was stamped with Daffodil Delight ink and the eyes were added with Matte Black Dots. The penguin was added to the card front with a blob of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tye-dyed penguin Christmas card featuring the Spiral Dye stamp set for the Background Stamp Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Deer stamp set in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Fresh Freesia card. I covered it with Black Embossing Powder and heat set it using a Heat Tool. It was added to the card front with liquid glue.

A trio of Pastel Pearls completed the card. I hope you like it.