A pretty 'that-a-way' fun fold Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Snowman That-a-Way card

Posted on October 12, 2025October 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

This adorable snowman that-a-way card was inspired by a video made by the Tatted Stamper showcasing the ‘that-a-way’ fun fold and I just had to try it using the pretty snowman from the Festive Friends stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the snowman that-a-way card, you will need:

Thick Basic Card Base – 11½” by 4” – scored at 5¼”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green

With a pencil, lightly mark the card front at 2” on the short side then cut from the 2” mark to the centre scoreline on the right. Repeat the cut on the left side to leave a pointed card front. Place the 2 cut pieces together, face down, to form a triangle and use Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used to make a pretty ‘that-a-way’ fun fold Christmas card

With a pencil, lightly mark the dsp panel at 1⅞” on the short side then cut from the mark to the centre scoreline on the right, repeat the cut on the left side. This will give 1 large triangle and 2 small triangles.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used to make a pretty ‘that-a-way’ fun fold Christmas card

Glue the large triangle to the pointed card front. Place the 2 smaller pieces together, face down, to form a triangle and use Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used to make a pretty ‘that-a-way’ fun fold Christmas card

Open the card and place the unattached triangle on the inside with the bottom of the triangle lined up with the right-hand end of the card, dsp side facing upwards. Add glue where the panels over-lap and close the card to adhere together

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used to make a pretty ‘that-a-way’ fun fold Christmas card

Stamp the snowman with Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies. He was coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used to make a pretty ‘that-a-way’ fun fold Christmas card

I die cut 2 trees from scrap Granny Apple Green and glued them to the centre of the card front then added the snowman on Dimensionals. The tiny trio of snowflakes from the Woodland Scenery stamp set were stamped above the snowman on the dsp using balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used to make a pretty ‘that-a-way’ fun fold Christmas card

The sentiment was created using the Christmas Words Hybrid Embossing Filder and Die. Whilst it was still in the die I ran over it with a Sponge Dauber and Balmy Blue ink. The sentiment was the added to the card front. A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used to make a pretty ‘that-a-way’ fun fold Christmas card

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Seasonal Tags stamp set and the Branching Out Dies from Stampin' Up!

Seasonal Tags Card

Posted on October 3, 2025September 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a Christmas card today made using the Seasonal Tags and Festive Friends stamp sets along with the Branching Out Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the seasonal tags card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic Beige card – 5” by 3¼”
Shaded Spruce card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2½”
Shaded Spruce card – 1½” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I lined up the ‘Merry’ and ‘Christmas’ sentiments from the Seasonal Tags stamp set on the same block and stamped them across the Basic Beige panel, at a slant, using Basic Beige ink to create a background. The panel was then glued to the larger Shaded Spruce panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

The length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was then wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

Using the Branching Out Dies I die cut a label from the smaller panel of Basic White card and a slightly larger label from the Shaded Spruce panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

I randomly stamped the pine spray on the white die cut label using Early Espresso ink. The branches and twigs were coloured with the darker of the Medium Deep Blends Pens. The pine needles were then coloured with the darker of the Shaded Spruce Blends Pen. The decorated label was then glued to the Shaded Spruce label before it was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Shaded Spruce card. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seasonal Tags stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a pretty Christmas card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Loose Gold Sequins finished the card.

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An elf themed Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Traditional Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Traditional Elf Card

Posted on September 30, 2025September 20, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a traditional elf themed Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies along with the Traditions of Christmas dsp.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the traditional elf card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 3¾” by 2” x 2 – different patterns
Scrap Basic White card

I glued the two pieces of Traditions of Christmas dsp to one of the Basic White panels, one higher than the other and both offset.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

A strip of retired Cherry Cobbler and Gold ribbon (retired) was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then adhered to the Old Olive card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

The elf was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

I coloured the elf in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Secret Sea.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink. I added a bow and a trio of Wonderful Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Traditional Christmas designer series paper to make an elf themed Christmas card

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A pretty tree of stars Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Tree of Stars Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on September 29, 2025September 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have used the pretty Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the tree of flowers card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card -4¼” by 2⅝”
Pretty In Pink card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Summer Splash card – 4” by 2⅜”
Basic Beige card – 3⅞” by 2¼”

Using Basic Beige ink I stamped a border along the right-side of the Basic Beige card base using the tree of starts image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The same image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Basic Beige card. I added the sentiment below using the same ink to give the illusion of a tree base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the stars – Pretty in Pink, Balmy Blue and Summer Splash

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The coloured panel was the glued to the Summer Splash layer, then to the Pretty in Pink layer and finally to the Balmy Blue panel. The whole piece was the glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Gold Foil Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set used to make a pretty tree of stars Christmas card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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A pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf's made using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Trio of Elves Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on September 28, 2025September 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on. The card I am sharing features a trio of elf’s and was made using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set and a masking technique.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the trio of elf’s card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card
Scrap of Adhesive Sheet

I stamped the snowflake in the upper left and lower right corners of the Granny Apple Green card base using Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

In the centre of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I stamped the elf with Secret Sea ink. I stamped the same image onto a scrap of Adhesive Sheet and fussy cut it out. I removed the backing paper and adhered the mask over the original stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

The same image was stamped again using the same ink, once to the right and then to the left of the masked image. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

The elves were then coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory for their skin, Dark Crumb Cake for the hair, Light Smoky Slate for the trousers and either Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lime Twist or Granny Apple Green for the coat and hat. The decorated panel was then adhered to the Secret Sea layer before it was mounted onto the granny Apple Green card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

The sentiment was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut it out using the Traditional Labels dies. I ran it through the Cut & Emboss Machine twice to make the label smaller. The sentiment was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Festive Friends stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card featuring a trio of elf’s

A trio of Silver Pearls finished the card.

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A card for a sketch challenge using the cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

Jumper Sketch Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 25, 2025September 15, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire our creativity. I have made my card using the Stay Warm stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the jumper sketch card, you will need:

Secret Sea card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 1½” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

The panel of Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper was glued to the larger panel of Basic White card. I wrapped a length of Old Olive Linen Thread around the layer before gluing the panel to the Secret Sea card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

From the square of Basic White card I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the jumper onto the die cut circle and added colour using the following Blends Pens – dark Real Red and light and dark Old Olive. The circle was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

The sentiment, from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card with Secret Sea ink and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

A bow and a trio of Black Rhinestones from my stash finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Stay Warm stamp set used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to create a card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop.

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A pretty Elf themed Christmas card made using the stunning Festive Friends stamp set used with the Full of Life dsp from Stampin' Up!

Elf Card

Posted on September 16, 2025September 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty elf themed card made using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set and the Full of Life designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the elf card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Full of Life dsp – 5½” by 2¼”
Silver Foil – 5½” by ⅜”
Secret Sea card – 3⅛” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 2¾”

The strip of silver foil was glued to the piece of Full of Life dsp. I Placed it on the Thick Basic White card front but didn’t glue it down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Festive Friends stamp set used with the Full of Life dsp to make a pretty Elf themed Christmas card.

I stamped a trio of snowflakes with Lost Lagoon ink to the felt of the dsp panel. The panel was then glued down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Festive Friends stamp set used with the Full of Life dsp to make a pretty Elf themed Christmas card.

The sweet elf was stamped on the 3” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Festive Friends stamp set used with the Full of Life dsp to make a pretty Elf themed Christmas card.

Using the following Blends to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite and Secret Sea. The decorated panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Festive Friends stamp set used with the Full of Life dsp to make a pretty Elf themed Christmas card.

The sentiment was stamped on the card front with Secret Sea ink and a trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Festive Friends stamp set used with the Full of Life dsp to make a pretty Elf themed Christmas card.

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A pretty Winter cabin scene card made using the stunning Woodland Scenery stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Winter Cabin card

Posted on September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card using the pretty new Woodland Scenery stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the winter cabin scene card, you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Woven Textures dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The piece of Woven Textures designer series paper was glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. A piece of White Ribbon was wrapped around the whole piece before it was adhered to the Blueberry Bushel card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Woodland Scenery stamp set used to make a pretty Winter cabin scene card.

I stamped the winter cabin with Cherry Cobbler ink onto the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. I used a Lemon Lolly Blends Pen to add light to the window and coloured the windowsills and the architrave around the door with a Pecan Pie Blends Pen. A torn strip of paper was used as a mask to add ‘snowbanks’ using a Blending Brush and Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Woodland Scenery stamp set used to make a pretty Winter cabin scene card.

The trees were added in Pecan Pie and Early Espresso ink. I stamped the deer in the foreground with Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Woodland Scenery stamp set used to make a pretty Winter cabin scene card.

Using Blueberry Bushel ink I added the sledge. I used the same ink and a Blending Brush to add ink to the ‘sky’. Stars were added with Darling Duckling ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Woodland Scenery stamp set used to make a pretty Winter cabin scene card.

The whole panel was glued to the slightly larger panel of Basic White before it was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Woodland Scenery stamp set used to make a pretty Winter cabin scene card.

A ribbon bow finished the card.

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A snowy branches Christmas card made using the gorgeous Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Snowy Branches card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on September 13, 2025September 4, 2025 by Mo Rootes

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Branching Out stamp set used to make a snowy branches Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing something from the September – December Mini Catalogue. I have made a pretty card using the Branching Out stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the snowy branches card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5” by ¼” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The thin strips of Basic White card were adhered, at an angle, to the Gorgeous Grape card front and the excess trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Branching Out stamp set used to make a snowy branches Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the largest branch, in Secret Sea ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. I partially inked it up again and stamped it joining onto the original branch.

The pine needles were then stamped using the same ink. I used the smaller trio and the single leaf images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Branching Out stamp set used to make a snowy branches Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush I added Fresh Freesia ink to the lower third of the stamped panel. Next, I blended on Highland Heather ink and finally Gorgeous Grape ink bringing this down the sides and along the bottom of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Branching Out stamp set used to make a snowy branches Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A drop of Whisper White refill was placed on a clear block and a tiny drop of water added to loosen it. With a Water Painter I painted a little white ink onto the pine needle images and stamped over the darker leaves to give the effect of snow. I added a little more water to the ink and used it to add splatter to the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Branching Out stamp set used to make a snowy branches Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped in the lower right corner in Secret Sea ink. The whole piece was then glued to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card before being mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Branching Out stamp set used to make a snowy branches Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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3 scenic, mountain view cards including a Christmas card made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Scenic Adventures Classes

Posted on September 12, 2025September 4, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my September 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventures stamp set and dies. For my September classes I always try to sneak in a Christmas card design – some of my ladies think this is too early!

Colours used to make these cards are:

Window Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – circle die cut from the upper ⅓ using the Spotlight on Nature Dies
Basic White – 4⅛” by 3⅝”
Shaded Spruce – 3” by 1¾”
Basic White – 3” by ¾” – label die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Blueberry Bushel – 3” by ¼”

We punched out a mask from a Post It Note and used a 1” Circle Punch and added it to the upper part of the 4⅛” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card with the 4⅛” side going up and down.