To day I am sharing the cards I have made for the September Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Light It Up’. I have used the pretty Merry & Bright stamp set and Dies to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the bright lights cards, you will need:

4 card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I have chosen 2 Parakeet Party and 2 Tahitian Tide
4 matting layers – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – I chose 2 Parakeet Party and 2 Tahitian Tide
4 Basic White panels – 5¼” by 3½”
4 Basic White panels – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Smoky Slate card

I ran the 4 Basic White panels measuring 5¼” by 3½” and embossed them using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. These were then set aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The rounded bulbs were stamped in Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Poppy Parade inks onto scrap Basic White card. These were then die cut using the Merry & Bright Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

From scrap Smoky Slate card, I die cut 4 ‘strings’ and 12 embossed bulb holders.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the bulb holders to the bulbs and added Dimensionals to the back of each bulb. 3 bulbs were then strung on to a ‘string’ and secured onto an embossed panel with the Dimensionals. The ends of the ‘strings’ were folded to the back and secured in place with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The decorated panel was then glued to the matting layers before being added to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The sentiments were stamped onto scrap Basic White card and cut out with scissors before being added to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

A trio of Flat-backed Pearls and a coat of sparkly Wink of Stella applied to each bulb completed the cards.

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

Mo x

Supplies used: