An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

Adorning Designs for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 28, 2021October 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop where we are showcasing tools. I have chosen to use the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks to make a pretty embossed and inked Christmas card.

Colours used in these projects are:

To recreate the Adorning Christmas card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Coastal Cabana card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 6” by 6” which I later cut down to 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 2”

I often forget about our masks but when I remember to use them, I love them. They are so versatile -did you know you can dry emboss using masks? This is only one of the cool techniques you can use masks for.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I chose the snowflake mask for my project today and if we are talking about tools, as well as the Masks I am using our great Blending Brushes

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Firstly, I chose the snowflake mask from the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks set. I knew I wanted to emboss my cardstock using the mask but wasn’t quite sure how to do it. After a bit of trial and error I found that the best combination was:

Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine
Base plate (1)
Clear acrylic plate (3)
Silicon Mat
Basic White card
Mask
Gray 3D Embossing Plate (4)

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I kept the mask in place on top of the card stock, taped the mask down to some Grid Paper to hold it still and began to add colour using Blending Brushes.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Beginning at the bottom I applied Pool Party ink – I think my Blending Brush wasn’t clean as it looks like Granny Apple Green!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Next, I added Coastal Cabana ink, followed by Fresh Freesia ink and finally Highland Heather ink. I removed the mask and cut the panel down to 5½” by 3¾” using my Paper Trimmer.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the embossed panel to the Coastal Cabana card layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape and added the whole panel to the Highland Heather card base on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card in Highland Heather ink. I used the Seasonal Labels dies to cut the sentiment out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I added the label to the card front, over the ribbon and secured it down with Mini Glue Dots.

To complete the card, I added a bow made from the same ribbon and a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I made a second card in the same way but this time when the mask was removed, I added the left-over colour on the Blending Brushes to the background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

This panel was added to a Gorgeous Grape panel and then to a Thick Basic White card base.

Isn’t this a cool effect? Let me know which version you prefer.

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A pretty star themed Christmas card made for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Tic Tac Toe Challenge for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we have a Tic Tac Toe challenge. I have chosen the diagonal line with Jewels, Ribbon and Christmas to make my card.

Colours used in this project are;

Evening Evergreen

Gold Glimmer

Basic White

To recreate the Tic Tac Toe card, you will need:

Evening Evergreen card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gold Glimmer Paper – 5¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3”
Basic white care – 5⅞” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White strip – 3” by ½”

I ran the 5½” by 3” panel of Basic White card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Embossing Plate and the Wintry 3D Embossing Folder. I chose the one with the snowflakes, so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Using the large outline star from the Christmas Trimmings Dies I die cut a star from the centre of the God Glimmer panel, making sure to stay away from the edges. The embossed panel was then glued to the Gold Glimmer paper using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I ran the 5⅞” by 1½” piece of Basic White through the die cutting machine with the scalloped edge die from the Scalloped Contour set of dies. The scalloped edge was then added to the embossed panel with the liquid glue. The whole piece was added to the Evening Evergreen card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The loop of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon was adhered to the embossed panel with a piece of Tear n Tape and the die cut gold glimmer star added overtop with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Stars Are Shinning stamp set was stamped on the thin strip of card in Evening Evergreen ink and trimmed down with scissors. I added it to the card front with glue and a piece of Dimensional at the right edge.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

A scattering of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels completed the card.

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Lovely penguin themed Christmas cards for the October 2021 classes

Penguin Place Class

Posted on October 15, 2021October 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here are the cute cards made for Octobers’ classes and made using the Penguin Place stamp set, Penguin Builder Punch and Penguin Playmates dsp.

Colours in this project are:

Book Binding fun fold card

Fresh Freesia card base – 11¾” by 4⅛“- scored at 4¾“ & 5⅞”
Misty Moonlight – 4⅝” by 4”
Penguin Playmates dsp – 4½” by 3⅞”
BW 4½” by 3⅞”
Misty Moonlight – 4” by 1“
Penguin Playmates dsp – 4⅞” by ⅞”
Basic White – 2½” by 2½”
Be Dazzling – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Penguin Place stamp set, Penguin Builder Punch and Penguin Playmates dsp used for October Classes

We added glue between the 2 score lines and adhered the front to the back of the card base.

Using a Trimmer we cut a piece of Penguin Playmates dsp – 3⅞” by ⅞” and glue it the smaller Misty Moonlight panel. This was then glued to the card front between the score lines.

Next, we cut a piece of dsp 4½” by 3⅞” and glued it to the larger Misty Moonlight panel before adding it to the card front. A strip of dsp 4½” by ½” was cut, flag both ends with scissors and glued to the card front.

We die cut a circle from the Basic White square using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Layering Circle Dies. The same size circle was die cut from the square of Be Dazzling paper.

The sentiment was stamped onto the white circle in Misty Moonlight ink and the two circles were offset and glued together.

We cut out a penguin from the dsp and glued to the same circle and added the circles to the card front on Dimensionals. We added a trio of Champagne Rhinestones to complete the card.

Penguin & Friend

Thick Basic White card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Penguin Playmates dsp – 5⅞” by 3”
Just Jade – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Be Dazzling – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Basic White ¼” strip
Wonderful Snowflake
Basic White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Penguin Place stamp set, Penguin Builder Punch and Penguin Playmates dsp used for October Classes

We cut a piece of Penguin Playmates dsp – 5⅞” by 3 and added the Just Jade and Be Dazzling strips on either side. The panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

Next, we added one of the wonderful Snowflakes with a blob of glue in the centre. These are iridescent and lovely.

We punched out a penguin from the adorable dsp and also cut out and added both to the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto the strip of Basic White and added to the card. A trio of Champagne Rhinestones was added to complete the card

Decorate the inside panel with a strip of dsp and add to the card

Penguin on an Embossed Background

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Penguin Playmates dsp – 5½” by 1”
Be Dazzling – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Basic White ¼” strip
Basic White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Penguin Place stamp set, Penguin Builder Punch and Penguin Playmates dsp used for October Classes

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Wintry 3D embossing folder we embossed one of the Basic White panels.

We cut a strip of dsp – 5½” by 1” and glued it to strip of Be Dazzling paper before adding it to the embossed panel with glue.

The whole piece was added to the Misty Moonlight card base with Dimensionals.

We fussy cut out a cute penguin from the dsp using sharp scissors and added it to the card front with glue.

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of white card, the ends were flagged and the strip added to the card front. We added a trio of Champagne Rhinestones to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Penguin Place stamp set, Penguin Builder Punch and Penguin Playmates dsp used for October Classes

Cute cards, I hope you like them.

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A penguin with a red balloon on a Christmas card - what's not to love?

Sweet Penguin on a Slope

Posted on October 12, 2021October 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is an sweet penguin themed Christmas card made using the Penguin Place stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet penguin card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Poppy Parade card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside

I stamped the slope in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the penguin using the same ink. The beak and feet were stamped in Mango Melody ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Penguin themed Christmas card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The trees were stamped in 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th generation, love how you can get multiple shades of the same colour using just one ink pad.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Penguin themed Christmas card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The balloon string was added in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the balloon in Poppy Parade ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Penguin themed Christmas card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Penguin themed Christmas card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped panel was added to the Poppy Parade layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before it was added with the same glue to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Penguin themed Christmas card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

To complete the card, I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones. Such a cute card. I hope you like it.

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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.

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

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A pretty deer themed Christmas card made using Stampin' Up! products

Deer Christmas card

Posted on September 28, 2021September 19, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a deer Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch along with the Peaceful Prints dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the deer Christmas card, you will need:

Sahara Sand card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Basic White card – 3½” by 2½”
Peaceful Prints dsp – 5½” by 1¼”
Peaceful Prints dsp – 5¼” by 1”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added the 2 strips of designer Series paper to one of the larger Basic White panels and stamped the sentiment in Pool Party ink.

A pretty deer themed Christamas card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A deer Christmas card made using the peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

The panel was then added the layer of Garden Green card, then to the Sahara Sand card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A deer Christmas card made using the peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Taking the smaller Basic White panel and one of the Tasteful Labels dies I cut one of the labels using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A deer Christmas card made using the peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

The trees were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Garden Green ink across the die cut label. I added the ground in Sahara Sand ink and the stars using Pool Party ink. The panel was then mounted onto the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A deer Christmas card made using the peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the deer in Sahara Sand ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Deer Builder Punch. It was mounted on the card front using Dimensionals and liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A deer Christmas card made using the peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!

I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

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A colour challenge for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Stars Are Shining stamp set

Shining Baubles for the Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop

Posted on September 25, 2021September 23, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge. We had to create a project using 3 of the following colours – Soft Succulent. Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink, Polished Pink or Rich Razzleberry. I have chosen to make a shining bauble card using the following colours:

To recreate the shining bauble card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent card – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Polished Pink card – 4 ¾” by 3 ½”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I ran the panel of Soft Succulent through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the gorgeous Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. The panel was then glued to the Soft Succulent card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shining baubles card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Monthly Blog Hop colour challenge

Using the Ornate Layers dies I cut an ornate rectangle from the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shining baubles card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Monthly Blog Hop colour challenge

The baubles were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the ornate panel. I masked the stitching at the top before adding the bauble strings and also masked off one of the baubles using a Post It Note.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shining baubles card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Monthly Blog Hop colour challenge

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Deer Stamp set in Soft Succulent ink and added the stamped layer to the panel of Polished Pink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shining baubles card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Monthly Blog Hop colour challenge

The baubles were coloured using the following Blends Marker Pens – Soft Sea Foam, Soft Succulent & Polished Pink. The decorated panel was then added to the Soft Succulent card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shining baubles card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Monthly Blog Hop colour challenge

The card was decorated with a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels.

Love these colours together, so pretty.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch

Deer on a Tag Christmas card

Posted on September 21, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a very sparkly Christmas card featuring a deer on a tag and made using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and the Deer Builder Punch.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the deer on a tag card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Peaceful Prints dsp – 5½” by 2¾”
Be Dazzling dsp – 5 ½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”
Scrap Gold Metallic dsp

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added th Peaceful Prints dsp to one of the Basic White panels. I added the strip of Be Dazzling dsp using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Tailor Made Tags Dies to make a sweet Christmas card

I stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink below the dsp panels. The whole piece was then added to the Cherry Cobbler card base with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Tailor Made Tags Dies to make a sweet Christmas card

The tag was die cut from the small panel of Basic White using the Tailor Made Tags Dies and my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine. I stamped the starry image all over the tag in Sahara Sand ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Tailor Made Tags Dies to make a sweet Christmas card

I looped a piece of the gorgeous Cherry Cobbler Shimmer Ribbon through the whole at the top of the tag and glued the tag to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Tailor Made Tags Dies to make a sweet Christmas card

The deer was punched out of the Gold Metallic dsp using the Deer Builder Punch. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Tailor Made Tags Dies to make a sweet Christmas card

A trio of Red Rhinestones was added to complete the card. I hope you like it.

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A cute leaping deer themed Christmas card made using Stampin' Up! products

Leaping Deer Christmas Card

Posted on September 14, 2021September 9, 2021 by Mo Rootes

This is a sweet leaping deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer Builder Punch and the Peaceful Prints dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the leaping deer card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Peaceful Prints dsp – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Basic Black card – 4¾” by 3”
Peaceful Prints dsp – 4⅝” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Crumb Cake strip – ½”
Basic White strip – ⅜”
Scrap Crumb Cake

I began by choosing 2 patterns from the gorgeous Peaceful Prints dsp, can’t believe this is one of the free Sale-a-Bration choices you can opt for with a £45 order. The larger panel was glued to the Crumb Cake card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using a scalloped circle from the layering Circle Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut a scalloped circle from the middle of the Basic Black layer. I love doing this, it makes the most of my card stock and no-one (but you) will ever know!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

The second panel of dsp was added, using the same liquid glue to the Basic Black layer (with the whole in the middle) and was added to the card front with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

I die cut a slightly smaller circle from the square of Basic White card using the same set of dies and ran it through the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Wintry 3D Duo Embossing Folder. Gives a subtle level of texture to the piece. The embossed circle was added to the scalloped Basic Black circle and then placed on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

The deer image was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto a scrap of Crumb Cake card and punched out using the Deer Builder Punch. I added it to the embossed circle with liquid glue. I decorated the circle with a trio of Red Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red ink onto the strip of Basic White card. This was trimmed down before being mounted onto the Crumb Cake strip and added with liquid glue to the card front.

Sweet card, I hope you agree.

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A gorgeous Christmas card featuring a cute robin, made using the Happy Holly-Days and stamp set

Christmas Robin

Posted on September 10, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

My Mum loves a Christmas Robin and I made this card for her. Sadly she has dementia and no longer recognises us when we visit but I hope this cheerful robin will bring a smile to her face.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Christmas Robin card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Suede card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Fluid 100 watercolor card – 4½” by 3”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Very Vanilla scrap

We Brits. are so happy to have a Robin stamp, it is such an iconic bird here is the UK and especially so at Christmas. I mounted the lovely robin image onto one of the Stamparatus plates, inked it up with Sahara Sand ink and stamped in onto the small panel of Fluid 100 watercolor card. Because this card has a textured surface, I like to use the Stamparatus in case I need to stamp the image a second time.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following colours to watercolor the robin – Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Gray Granite, Old Olive & Poppy Parade. I added a little of each colour to an acrylic block and used a Water Painter to pick up the ink and apply it to the bird. Doing it this was means that I can blend inks together to achieve different shades of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The eye of the bird was outlined using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Maker and I used a Chalk Marker to add the highlight to the eye.I flagged both ends of the Poppy Parade strip and added it to the Old Olive card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Stamparatus again, I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set in Poppy Parade ink. I repeated the inking and stamping to get a darker colour. The stamped panel was then added to the Soft Suede layer with the same liquid glue. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up

I tied a large bow using the Gold Elegant Trim and added it to the card front using a Dimensional. The holly was stamped in Old Olive ink and coloured using Old Olive and Poppy Parade ink and my Water Painters. The coloured image was then fussy cut using scissors and added over the bow using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I love this card; I think my water colouring needs a bit of work but the bird is so pretty. I hope you like it

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