Christmas scene cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies by Stampin' Up!

Christmas Scene for the Christmas Stampathon

 

Today I am sharing the cards I made for the March Christmas Stampathon. Each month we are given a theme and asked to make 5 identical Christmas cards that fit each month’s theme. This month we are making cards featuring a Christmas scene and I have used the pretty Grassy Grove stamp set to make mine.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the Christmas scene card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Real Red card – 2¼” by ½”
Scrap Soft Suede card

 

Christmas scene cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies used to make Christmas scene cards for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

Using Post It tape, I masked off the top and bottom of a one of Basic White panels. I used a Blending Brush to swirl on Pool Party ink.

 

Christmas scene cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies used to make Christmas scene cards for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

Leaving the masking tape in position, I stamped the large ground image using Mossy Meadow ink. The tall pine trees were added in Shaded Spruce ink. The masking tape was then removed. The panel was then added to the Shaded Spruce card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

Christmas scene cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies used to make Christmas scene cards for the Christmas Stampathon Challeng

I stamped the deer in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Soft Suede ink and die cut the image out using the Grove Dies. The deer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Christmas scene cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies used to make Christmas scene cards for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

I stamped the sentiment, from the Peaceful Deer stamp set, using Versamark ink onto the strip of Real Red card, covered it with Black Embossing Powder and Heat set it using a Heat Tool. I trimmed it down with scissors and added it to the card front using liquid glue.

 

Christmas scene cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Gove stamp set and Grove Dies used to make Christmas scene cards for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

Some Real Red Rhinestones completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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

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Cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Greatest Pines Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon

Today I am sharing the cards made for the Christmas Stampathon challenge. Each month we are asked to create 5 identical Christmas cards designed around a theme and the theme for March is ‘75% white space’. I love a bit of white space and chose to make my cards using the Greatest Journey stamp set combined with an old favourite, the Watercolor Shapes stamp set.

 

Colours used in these cards are:

 

To recreate the greatest pines card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8” by 8” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Basic White card – ¼” wide strip

 

The larger circle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set was stamped in 2nd generation Balmy Blue ink on one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card.

 

Cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set used to make a card for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

I added the stars at the top of the stamped circle in Starry Sky ink.

 

Cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set used to make a card for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

The trees from the Greatest Journey stamp set were stamped in Shaded Spruce ink towards the bottom of the circle.

 

Cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set used to make a card for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

The stamp panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

Cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set used to make a card for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

The panel was then added to the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set used to make a card for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

The sentiment from the Peaceful Deer stamp set was stamped on the ¼” wide strip of Basic White card in Starry Sky ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

 

Cards made for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge using the Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Greatest Journey and Watercolor Shapes stamp set used to make a card for the Christmas Stampathon Challenge

A trio of Fine Sparkle Gems completed the cards. I hope you like them

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

Mo x

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A pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop. made using the Window Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Snowman Card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing Christmas projects. I have used the pretty Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies to make a card.

 

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the snowman card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5½” by 3¾”
Mossy Meadow card – 3 ¼” by 3 ¼”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White strip – ⅜”
Scrap Basic White

 

Using the Charming Landscape Embossing Folder and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I embossed the bottom of the Pool Party panel. I added stars using Pool Party ink to the top of the panel. I added it to the Pool Party card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A strip of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was added where the embossing ended and held in place with Seal +.

 

A pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop. made using the Window Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I die cut a circle from the square of Basic White card using the Layering Circle Dies. I tore an edge from a scrap piece of copy paper and used it to add ‘snowbanks’ using Pool Party ink and a Blending Brush.

 

A pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop. made using the Window Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The trees were stamped in Mossy Meadow ink and the stars added in Daffodil Delight. The stamped circle was added, with liquid glue, to a slightly larger scalloped circle cut from the Mossy Meadow square. The circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop. made using the Window Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the snowman in Smoky Slate ink onto scrap Basic White card, adding the face with the same ink. The hat and scarf were stamped in Real Red onto scrap card. The pieces were then die cut using the Snowman Dies. I glued the hat and scarf to the snowman with liquid glue and added to the card front with the same glue.

 

A pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop. made using the Window Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto the strip of Basic White card and trimmed out with Scissors. It was glued to the card front.

 

A pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop. made using the Window Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty snowman themed Christmas card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card. So pretty.

Please hop on to share the inspiration shared by my stamping friends. Next up is the lovely Vicky Wright

Mo Rootes

Vicky Wright

Victoria Littlewood

 

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

Mo x

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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

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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

Mo x

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A pretty Winter themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Pine Trees for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing Holiday themed cards. Mine was made using the gorgeous Wisteria Wishes stamps set and some ink blending.

 

The colours used in this project are:

 

 

To recreate the pine trees card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded 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 and Shaded Spruce

 

I tore a piece of copy paper from side to side to give some hills and hollows. I placed the copy paper on to the smaller panel of Basic White and used a Blending Brush to add ink along the edge.

 

A pretty Winter themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The pine trees – actually the wisteria blossoms, were then stamped whilst the copy paper was still in place. I moved the copy paper and repeated the steps multiple times to cover the panel. The effect is of trees in banks of snow.

 

A pretty Winter themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then added to the Pool Party layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Pool Party Sheer Ribbon around the panel securing it on the reverse with Sellotape. The panel was added to the Shaded Spruce card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty Winter themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Deer stamps set onto scrap Basic White card in Shaded Spruce ink. The sentiment was die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. The sentiment was adhered to a slightly larger hexagon die cut from Shaded Spruce card.

 

A pretty Winter themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals. A bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones finished the card.

 

A pretty Winter themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Please hop on to share the projects created by my talented friends.


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

Mo x

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The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make pine tree tags for the Christmas Stampathon

Pine Tree Tags for the Christmas Stampathon

Today I am sharing the projects made for the Christmas Stampathon. On the 25th 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.

 

The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make pine tree tags for the Christmas Stampathon

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 2nd generation Shaded Spruce ink.

 

The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make pine tree tags for the Christmas Stampathon

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.

 

The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make pine tree tags for the Christmas Stampathon

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.

 

The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make pine tree tags for the Christmas Stampathon

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.

 

The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make pine tree tags for the Christmas Stampathon

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

Mo x

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A lovely Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Curvy Plaid Christmas card

Hi, today I am sharing a sweet Christmas curvy plaid card using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp set.

To recreate the Curvy Plaid card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2
Classic Christmas dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by adhering one of the Whisper White panels to the Garden Green layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A lovely Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty curvy plaid Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Curvy Dies I cut the decorative edge into the Classic Christmas dsp. This was then glued to the Whisper White/ Garden Green layer.

A lovely Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty curvy plaid Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink above the decorative edge. I love the font of this sentiment.

A lovely Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty curvy plaid Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets

I wrapped a piece of Metallic Edged Ribbon around the panel and used Sellotape to secure it on the back. The panel was then added with the liquid adhesive to the Cherry Cobbler card front.

A lovely Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty curvy plaid Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets

The plaid tree from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White card with Garden Green ink, one full strength and the other in 2nd generation in. Using the Pine Tree Punch I punched out both trees and added them to the card front, one with liquid glue and the other on Dimensionals.

A lovely Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty curvy plaid Christmas card made using the Curvy Christmas and Perfectly Plaid stamp sets

I added a bow using the same ribbon and a trio of Silver Metallic Pearls to complete the card.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

Joy of Sets Blog Hoo where the theme is Christmas Music. I have chosen In the Bleak Midwinter

In the Bleak Midwinter – Joy of Sets Blog Hop

Thank you for joining me today for the very last Joy of Sets Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Christmas Music’. I chose the carol – ‘In the Bleak Midwinter, frosty winds may moan. Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone’ and chose the Snow Front stamp set to create my snowy/icy scene. If you have hopped over from Gez Carpenter or started with me, you are very welcome.

To recreate the In the Bleak Midwinter card. you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 3¾” by 2¾”
Soft Suede – 3” by 1⅜”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

I began by randomly stamping the group of trees from the Snow Front stamp set in Balmy Blue ink across the Balmy Blue card front to add a bit of texture. I added the panel of Soft Suede card to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set it aside.

Joy of Sets Blog Hoo where the theme is Christmas Music. I have chosen In the Bleak Midwinter

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Bleak Midwinter carol inspires an icy Christmas card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop

The mountains from the Snow Front stamp set were stamped in 3rd generation Highland Heather ink for a subtle background.

Joy of Sets Blog Hoo where the theme is Christmas Music. I have chosen In the Bleak Midwinter

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Bleak Midwinter carol inspires an icy Christmas card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop

Using a piece of copy paper, I tore a wavy edge and used one of the new Blending Brushes to add a little Balmy Blue ink onto the stamped piece, creating layers of snow banks.

Joy of Sets Blog Hoo where the theme is Christmas Music. I have chosen In the Bleak Midwinter

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Bleak Midwinter carol inspires an icy Christmas card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop

The cottage was then stamped in Soft Suede ink.  I added a variety of trees from the same stamp set in 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation Shaded Spruce ink to add some depth to the image. The icy path was added in Balmy Blue ink and the sweet pair of deer in Soft Suede, aren’t they adorable.

Joy of Sets Blog Hoo where the theme is Christmas Music. I have chosen In the Bleak Midwinter

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Bleak Midwinter carol inspires an icy Christmas card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop

Taking a Post It Note I punched out a ¾” circle, added it to the top of the image and used the Blending Brush and Balmy Blue ink to give the illusion of a winter sky. I added a little Misty Moonlight around the top to give some depth. To add to the illusion of icy conditions I sprayed the stamped panel with Frost White Shimmer Spray.

Joy of Sets Blog Hoo where the theme is Christmas Music. I have chosen In the Bleak Midwinter

Midwinter carol inspires an icy Christmas card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop

The finished piece was added to the Shaded Spruce panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

I think this is so pretty but if I am honest doesn’t look all that bleak…….. What do you think?

Please hop on to see what the lovely Jill Chapman has to share with us.

December 2020 Blog Roll

Angie McKenzie

Annette Ball

Narelle Fasulo

Pia Gerhardt

Tricia Butts

Libby Fens

Fiona Whitehead

Susan Webster

JoAnn Pollock

Gez Carpenter

Mo Rootes

Jill Chapman

Ilise van Vliet

Sue Allen

Brenda Nelson

Allie Gomez

Linda A. Moor

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

October Stamp-A-Stack

Yesterday I had my first in person all day October Stamp-a-Stack event since mid-March, how mad is that……. I had to completely rethink how I design for and organise these events to minimise sharing of tools and product and allow us to adhere to social distancing regulations. I have to say I really enjoyed the challenge.

I offered 2 choices for this event – by post or in person.

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.

A box full of gorgeous Stampin' Up! products for a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box full of Stamp-a-Stack goodies including the In the Pine stamp set

The kit included:

In the Pines stamp set
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party and Real Red
All the layers needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
3 ink spots – inked with Pool Party, Early Espresso and Shaded Spruce ink.
A pack of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes
An oval blending brush – sourced from Amazon
A Stampin’ Spritzer filled with 70% alcohol and Champagne Shimmer Paint
Some copy paper to use as masks
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card

The ladies provided their own adhesives and clear blocks.

Here are the 10 designs:

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

In-The-Pines-Stamp-set-used-for-a-Christmas-themed-Stamp-a-Stack

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Snow Home

Here is a lovely snow home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and the Trimming the Town designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Snow Home card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
In Good Taste dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Trimming the Town dsp

I began by adhering the piece of In Good Taste dsp to the Real Red layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, this gives the background effect. The upper panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base using the same glue.

Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

Using the Home Together Dies to cut out some of the houses and trees from the Trimming the Town dsp. I love that we can do this. This card front is made entirely using the dsp, no stamping.

Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

I die cut the snow banks using the same dies and the one of the Whisper White panels. The upper snow bank was added to the card front with liquid glue and the lower snow bank was mounted on the card front using Dimensionals.

Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

The die cut houses were then tucked under the snow banks and glued down using the liquid glue. One of the larger trees was added in the same way. The other 2 trees were added with the liquid glue  to the bottom snow bank and some shadowing added with the light Gray Granite Blends Marker.

Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

I cut the sentiment from one of the one of the Trimming the Town dsp sheets and added it with the liquid glue. The card was complete by adding a scatter of Snowflake Sequins.

Snow scene Christmas card made using designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Snow Home Christmas card made using the Home Together Dies and Trimming the Town dsp

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

GDPR

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I love to read what you think of my projects so please do let me know. In line with new Data Protection Legislation (GDPR), by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and you thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose. Please stop by again soon.

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

Mo x

Supplies used: