A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Winter Mittens card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Christmas Blog Hop where we are sharing seasonal themed projects. I have used the mittens from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the Winter mittens card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 4½” by ⅜” x 2
Basuc White card – 2⅝”by 1¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 2¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The 2 snowflake images, from the Beary Cute stamp set, were mounted onto one acrylic block and randomly stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto the Crumb Cake card front.

 

A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten was stamped in the centre of the 4⅛” by 2¼” panel of Basic White using Azure Afternoon. I used Grid Paper to help me get the mitten in the centre of the panel.

 

A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten image was stamped again in Sweet Sorbet ink on the right and Calypso Coral ink on the left.

 

A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the longer strips of Azure Afternoon card to the top and bottom of the stamped panel and trimmed off the excess. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set, was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. The smaller strip of Azure Afternoon card was glued along the bottom and the whole piece was tucked under the decorated panel.

 

A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive Backed Sequins finished the card.

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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 panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

A panelled Fragrant Forest card

Here is another pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the panelled fragrant forest card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅝” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Night of Navy card

 

I stamped the Fragrant Forest background stamp in Shaded Spruce ink onto the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

Using a trimmer I cut the stamped layer into 1” panels. These were glued to the 5½” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card leaving a small gap between each piece.

 

A pretty panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

This panel was then glued to the Night of Navy layer and then glued to the Shaded Spruce card base.

 

A pretty panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

A strip of Tear ‘N Tape was added to the card front and I looped some of the 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine and pressed the loops into the tape to secure it.

 

A pretty panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched it out with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I also punched another from the scrap Night of Navy card. I cut the Navy label in half and added it behind the white tag showing just a little colour top and bottom.

 

A pretty panelled Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The great Fragrant Forest background stamp used to make a pretty panelled Christmas card

The sentiment was added on Dimensionals over the Twine and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

 

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

Mo x

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A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Embossed Fragrant Forest card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring dry embossing.  This is such a fab technique and adds so much to any project. I used the beautiful Fragrant Forest background stamp and the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder to make my card.

Colours in the embossed fragrant forest cards are:

 

To recreate the embossed fragrant forest card you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Vellum – 5” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

 

I inked up the Fragrant Forest stamp using Shaded Spruce ink and stamped it down onto the smallest panel of Basic White card.

The stamped panel was glued to the 5⅜” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card.

 

A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The piece of Vellum was then embossed with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, such a cool effect.

 

A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I worked out roughly where the sentiment was going to go and added a piece of Tear ‘N Tape to the stamped panel and added the Vellum overtop, secured in place by the tape.

 

A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Night of Navy card base on Dimensionals.

 

A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Night of Navy ink. It was die cut using the Countryside Corners Dies. It was added over the twine.

 

A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

 

A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I also created a 2nd card where I embossed the stamped layer.

Please hop along to see what inspiring projects my crafty friends have created.


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

Mo x

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The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

Stars At Night cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Today I am sharing the cards I made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious Christmas cards theme. I have used the gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set and dies combined with the All About Autumn designer series paper to make my cards .

Colours in these cards are:

 

To recreate the stars and night card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
All About Autumn dsp – 5⅞” by 1½”
Copper Foil – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Pretty Peacock card – 3⅞” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2⅝”
Scrap Basic White card

 

The panel of All About Autumn dsp was glued to the front of the Thick Basic White card base. I added the strip of Copper Foil against the dsp panel.

 

The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer seies paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

The sentiment, from the Celebrate With Tags was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink in the lower right corner of the card front.

 

The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer seies paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the Scalloped Contours Dies. Using Versamark ink I stamped  the trio of stars in opposite corners, an the starburst image in the centre. I covered the stamping with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it.

 

The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

Using Blending Brushes I added some Pretty Peacock ink to the corners where there are no stars. The rectangle was then added to the panel of Pretty Peacock card and glued the card front.

 

The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

The large star was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic White card, covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool.

 

The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

The star was embossed embossed and die cut using the hybrid embossing folder and dies. The star was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper by Stampin' Up! used to make beautiful cards for the Christmas Stampathon's luxurious challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful cards made for the Christmas Stampathon’s luxurious challenge using the Stars At Night bundle and the All About Autumn designer series paper

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

As per the challenge I made 5 cards.

 

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

Mo x

Supplies used: