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

Bright Trees Christmas card

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

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

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the bright trees card, you will need:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Colours found in this card are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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

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

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

Above It All Angular Christmas Tree card

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

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

Colours in this project are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good Old Saint Nick card

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

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

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the saint Nick card, you will need:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A trio of Classic Matt Dots complete the card.

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

Olive Tree Christmas card

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

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

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Very Vanilla

Old Olive

To recreate the olive tree card, you will need:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink.

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

A trio of Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins finished the card.

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A merry tree Christmas card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies used with the Walk in the Forest dsp by Stampin' Up!

Merry Tree card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 14, 2023October 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies along with the Walk in the Forest dsp to make my card.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the merriest trees card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Walk in the Forest dsp – 5 ¾” long – I cut 2 at ½” wide and 1 at ¼” wide
Basic White strip – ¼” wide
Scrap Basic White card & Distressed Gold

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the strips of designer series paper (dsp) to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White. The panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Old Olive card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies used with the Walk in the Forest dsp to make a merry card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The Christmas Tree, from the Merriest Trees stamp set was stamped in 2^nd generation Old Olive ink onto scrap Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies used with the Walk in the Forest dsp to make a merry card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using full strength Old Olive ink I stamped the detail of the tree over the top of the previously stamped image. The tree was then die cut using the 2^nd largest tree die from the Merriest Trees Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies used with the Walk in the Forest dsp to make a merry card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The tree was added to the card front on Dimensionals. A star, die cut from scrap Distressed Gold paper and added to the top of the tree.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies used with the Walk in the Forest dsp to make a merry card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the thin strip of Basic White which I then cut down before adding it to the card front. A trio of Blooming Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies used with the Walk in the Forest dsp to make a merry card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my crafty friends.

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share inspired by this sketch.

Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart ● Aurélie Fabre

Karen Henderson ● Jan Musselman ● Shel Anderson

Judith Patterson ● Mo Rootes ● Teri West

Chris Smith ● Annette Ball ● Vickie Littlewood

Tricia Butts ● Danielle Kassing

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The Sending Cheers stamp set and Christmas Tidings embossing folder by Stampin' Up! used to make a The cute 'no peeking' Christmas card

No Peeking card

Posted on October 1, 2023September 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have made a pretty ‘no peeking’ Christmas card to share today using the Sending Cheer stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the no peeking card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Real Red card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Real Red

The panel of Real Red card was embossed using the Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder and adhered to the larger Basic White layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The cute ‘no peeking’ Christmas card made using the Sending Cheers stamp set and Christmas Tidings embossing folder

A length of Iridescent Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The cute ‘no peeking’ Christmas card made using the Sending Cheers stamp set and Christmas Tidings embossing folder

I die cut the letter tag, cut off the tag loop at the top to create a small rectangle with rounded corners. The sentiment was then stamped along the bottom in Pool Party and Real Red ink. I masked off the word I didn’t want to stamp, inked up, removed the mask and stamped down then repeated it with the second word. This piece was then added to the card front using Mini Glue Dots to straddle the ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The cute ‘no peeking’ Christmas card made using the Sending Cheers stamp set and Christmas Tidings embossing folder

The present was stamped in Pool Party ink onto scrap Basic White and die cut using the Sending Cheer dies. I cut off the ribbon bow thing at the top. The ribbon was then die cut from Real Red card and glued onto the present. The present was then added to the white rectangle on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The cute ‘no peeking’ Christmas card made using the Sending Cheers stamp set and Christmas Tidings embossing folder

A scattering of Blooming Pearls and a ribbon bow complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The cute ‘no peeking’ Christmas card made using the Sending Cheers stamp set and Christmas Tidings embossing folder

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A pretty snowflake themed Christmas card made using the Sparkling Snowflakes and More Wishes stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Sparkling Snowflakes Christmas card

Posted on September 29, 2023September 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set in combination with the More Wishes stamp set to make a pretty snowflake Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the sparkling snowflakes card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Misty Moonlight card – 3¾” by 1⅝”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 1½”

I cut a strip of Masking Paper 1 ½” wide and adhered it just over half way up one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Sparkling Snowflakes and More Wishes stamp sets used to make a Christmas card

The largest snowflake image was stamped in Pool Party ink above and below the masking paper. The medium sized snowflake was stamped next in Bubble Bath ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Sparkling Snowflakes and More Wishes stamp sets used to make a Christmas card

The smallest snowflake was added in Misty Moonlight ink, filling in all the gaps. The Masking Paper was then removed. The decorated panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight layer which was then glued to the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Sparkling Snowflakes and More Wishes stamp sets used to make a Christmas card

The large sentiment was stamped in Pool Party ink onto the strip of Basic White card. The smaller sentiment was added in Misty Moonlight ink and the strip was then adhered to the 3¾” by 1⅝” piece of Misty Moonlight card. The sentiment piece was then mounted onto the card on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Sparkling Snowflakes and More Wishes stamp sets used to make a Christmas card

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Sparkling Snowflakes and More Wishes stamp sets used to make a Christmas card

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2 pretty polar bear on an ice flow Christmas cards made using the gorgeous Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up"

Bears on an Ice Flow

Posted on September 26, 2023September 17, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have made two cute cards using the gorgeous Beary Christmas dsp to share with you today.

Colours used in these cards are

To recreate the Beary Christmas card, you will need:

2 card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I chose Thick Basic White & Night of Navy
To matting layers – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – I used Basic White & Night of Navy
Beary Christmas dsp – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 1 for the inside
Scrap Basic White strip

I cut the 2 panels of dsp, carefully keeping the offcuts for use in other projects and adhered them, one to the Night of Navy layer and the other to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper used to make 2 pretty bear on an ice flow Christmas cards

The white back panel was adhered to the Night of Navy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper used to make 2 pretty bear on an ice flow Christmas cards

The Night of Navy panel was glued to the Thick Basic White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper used to make 2 pretty bear on an ice flow Christmas cards

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the scrap strip of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper used to make 2 pretty bear on an ice flow Christmas cards

I trimmed them down with scissors and flagged one end.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper used to make 2 pretty bear on an ice flow Christmas cards

Using sharp scissors, I cut a strip of ribbon along the length and using Tear ‘n Tape I glued the ribbon to the bottom of each sentiment strip. They were added to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper used to make 2 pretty bear on an ice flow Christmas cards

A trio of Iridescent Flat Backed discs completed the cards.

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A gorgeous green & gold Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

Green & Gold Tree card

Posted on September 22, 2023September 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the green & gold tree card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Wild Wheat card – 5½” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I ran the panel of Wild Wheat card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. The panel was then glued to the Garden Green card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Trees stamp set & Dies used to make a gorgeous green & gold Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush, I added Wild Wheat ink to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The tree trunk was stamped in Pecan Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Trees stamp set & Dies used to make a gorgeous green & gold Christmas car

The large tree was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Garden Green ink and die cut it with the Merriest Trees Dies. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Trees stamp set & Dies used to make a gorgeous green & gold Christmas card

The trio of baubles were stamped three times in Wild Wheat ink onto scrap Basic White card. They were die cut using the Merriest Trees dies. I also stamped and die cut a star in Wild Wheat. These were all added to the tree with liquid glue.