A pretty card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop, colour challenge using the Mixed Media stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Delicate Flowers card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 30, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a colour combo. I have used the gorgeous new Mixed Media stamp set which will be available in my online store from the 7^th January 2025.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the delicate flowers card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅛” by 5⅜”
Very Vanilla card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the floral image onto the smaller panel of Very Vanilla card using Crumb Cake ink.

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The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow and Pretty Peacock.

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The sentiment, from the Heart Shaped stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink next to the floral image.

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The decorated panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer and then to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A double Linen Twine bow and a scattering of Earth Tones Gems finished the card.

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An adorable birthday card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Pink Dino Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on December 29, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday where I am sharing have made an adorable card using the Darling Dinos stamp set, coming on the 7^th January 2025 in the new January – April 2025 catalogue.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pink dino card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shy Shamrock card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card –x 2 – one for the inside
2024 – 2026 In Color dsp – 5½” by 1½”
Shy Shamrock card – 5½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3”
Scrap Shy Basic White & Shamrock card

The thin strip of Shy Shamrock card was glued to the right-hand edge of the strip of designer series paper (dsp).

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the dark Shy Shamrock I coloured a length of Baker’s Twine – I used the Very Vanilla. I left it a few minutes to dry before wrapping it around the panel, securing it on the back. The whole piece was then adhered to one of the 5½” by 3¾” pieces of Basic White card. The panel was layered onto the large Shy Shamrock panel and then to the Petunia Pop card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the Nested Essentials Dies, I die cut a stitched rectangle from the 3¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I stamped the grass image in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Shy Shamrock ink along the bottom if the rectangle. The flower was stamped in Pebbled Path ink amongst the grass and coloured using Peach Pie, Shy Shamrock and Pecan Pie Blens Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The boulders and the adorable dinosaur were stamped with Pebbled Path ink. The boulders were coloured using Pebbled Path and Smoky Slate Blends. The dinosaur was coloured using Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Flirty Flamingo Blends Pens. These were die cut using the Darling Dinos Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The boulders were added to the die cut rectangle with liquid Glue and the dinosaur added on Dimensionals. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

From scrap Shy Shamrock card, I die cut leaves using the Heart Shaped Dies and added them to the upper right and lower left corners of the raised rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Darling Dinos stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make an adorable birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Petunia Pop ink in the lower right-hand corner of the card front. A coloured twine bow and a scattering of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer finished the card.

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A pretty card made for a sketch challenge using the Ocean Friends stamp set and Friends of the Ocean dsp from Stampin' Up!

Ocean Friends card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 26, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch challenge. I have used the Ocean Friends stamp set and Friends of the Ocean dsp, both available on the 7^th January 2025 in the January to April 2025 Mini Catalogue.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ocean friends’ card, you will need:

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic Black – 2½” by ½”
Friends of the Ocean dsp

Using Summer Splash ink, I randomly stamped the bubbles from the Ocean Friends stamp set, with Summer Splash ink onto one of the Basic White panels.

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The stamped panel was then embossed using the So Swirly Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and then to the Summer Splash card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Ocean Friends stamp set and Friends of the Ocean dsp used to make a pretty card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

From the Friends of the Ocean dsp I die cut a lobster and 2 crabs. These were mounted onto the card front on Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Ocean Friends stamp set and Friends of the Ocean dsp used to make a pretty card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Ocean Friends stamp set and Friends of the Ocean dsp used to make a pretty card for a sketch challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Glossy Dots finished the card.

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A Scandinavian themed card made for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop using the Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Scandinavian Card – Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on December 23, 2024December 19, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Christmas Around The World Blog Hop. I have chosen to make a card using a version of pattern very popular at Christmas time in Scandinavia.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Scandinavian card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5¼” by 3½”
Real Red card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Night of Navy card

I began by stamping the triple row of dashes, from the Decorative Trees stamp set roughly across the middle of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card using Crumb Cake ink.

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Next, I stamped the tree from the Reindeer Fun stamp set in Night of Navy ink above the row of dashes. The small snowflakes from the Snowy Wonder stamp set were added in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

Finally, across the top of the panel I stamped the trio of baubles with Real Red ink. These came from the Decorative Trees stamp set. The images were stamped again in the reverse order using the same colours below the line of dashes.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

The panel was adhered to the Real Red layer, then to the Night of Navy panel before the whole piece was mounted onto the Crumb Cake card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Humble Home stamp set was stamped in Versamark onto a scrap of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I fussy cut it out and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

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A pretty blue-green leaves card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Blue Green Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 21, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of the product retiring from the September to December Mini Catalogue. Now, I love a leaf set and will be very sad to see the Caring Leaves stamp set retire at the end of the month and have chosen to use it to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the blue-green leaves card, you will need:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Winter Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 7½” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of dsp was adhered to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” layer of Basic White card. A length of Lost Lagoon cord was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From the long strip of Basic White card, I die cut 3 rectangles using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the outline of the leaf on each die cut rectangle in Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the solid leaf image to colour each leaf using Pretty Peacock, Coastal cabana and Lost lagoon ink. The rectangles were the added to the card front, straddling the cord on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Pretty Peacock ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A cord bow and a trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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A pretty card made for the CASE A Friend Blog Hop using the Mixed Media stamp set and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

Mixed Media CASE’d card – CASE A Friend Blog Hop

Posted on December 18, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the CASE a Friend Blog Hop. CASE means ‘copy and share everything’ or ‘copy and selectively edit’ and I have chosen the second option and a card designed by Karen Ksenzakovic of creativestampingdesigns.com, I also used a stamp set which will be available from the 7^th January 2025 from my online store called Mixed Media.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the mixed media card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Melon Mamo card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Pebbled Path card – 3½” by 1⅛” – 3
Bloom Impressions dsp -3⅜” by 1” x 3
Basic White card -5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I ran the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then adhered to the Melon Mambo layer and then to the Pebbled Path card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty card for the CASE A Friend Blog Hop

The three pieces of Bloom Impressions were then glued to the three panels of Pebbled path card. These were then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty card for the CASE A Friend Blog Hop

The large floral spray from the Mixed Media stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink. I die cut it using the Mixed Media Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty card for the CASE A Friend Blog Hop

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather and Shy Shamrock. The floral spray was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty card for the CASE A Friend Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Friendly Seagulls stamp set, was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Pebbled Path ink and trimmed it out using sharp Scissors. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty card for the CASE A Friend Blog Hop

A trio of Shiny Sequins completed the card.

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A monochromatic Christmas card made using the Shepherd's Card stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Sounds of the Season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 14, 2024December 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired by the sounds of the season. I have been inspired by the Christmas carol – Oh, little Town of Bethlehem – and have made an essentially monochromatic card using the Shepherd’s Care stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the sounds of the season card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gold Foil – 5½” by 3¾”
Early Espresso card – 5¼” by 3½”
Season of Elegance dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The image of the shepherd with lambs was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel of Season of Elegance dsp. I added the village using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Card stamp set used to make a monochromatic Christmas card for the the sounds of the season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The large star was stamped using Versamark ink above the village image. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Card stamp set used to make a monochromatic Christmas card for the the sounds of the season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A sprinkling of tiny stars were added using the same ink and embossed with the same powder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Card stamp set used to make a monochromatic Christmas card for the the sounds of the season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used the Ivory and Crumb Cake Blends Pens to colour in the shepherd’s head dress and added a little Boho Blue to colour the belt and the head band.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Card stamp set used to make a monochromatic Christmas card for the the sounds of the season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The coloured dsp was glued to the Early Espresso layer and then to the Gold Foil panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Card stamp set used to make a monochromatic Christmas card for the the sounds of the season – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The whole panel was then added to the Basic Beige card front. On looking at the card again it would also work for – While Shepherd’s watch their Folks By Night.

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Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes ● Leonie Stuart

Aurélie Fabre ● Tricia Butts ● Karen Henderson ● Kim Fee

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A card for the colouring techniques challenge using the retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Azure Magnolia – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on December 13, 2024December 8, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I have created an anniversary card using the Magnolia Mood stamp set and Blends Alcohol Pens.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the azure magnolia card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner

The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped in the lower right corner of the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card using Azure Afternoon ink.

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The large floral image from the Magnolia Mood stamp set was then stamped with pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set used to make a card for the colouring techniques challenge – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I coloured the image using the following Blends Pens – Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Wild Wheat. The coloured panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set used to make a card for the colouring techniques challenge – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A length of White Diagonal Striped Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole piece added to the Azure Afternoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set used to make a card for the colouring techniques challenge – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A bow made using the White Diagonal Striped Ribbon was added to the card front along with a trio of Transparent Adhesive backed Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set used to make a card for the colouring techniques challenge – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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A pretty ornament themed Christmas card made using the soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Ornament card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 12, 2024December 8, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects created using product retiring from the September – December 2024 Catalogue. I have used the Hang an Ornament and the Reindeer Fun stamps set which are both leaving us.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Berry Burst

Blackberry Bliss

To recreate the beautiful ornament card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by ⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3½” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right and lower left corner

I stamped one of the detailed baubles, three times in a row using Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set used to make a pretty ornament themed Christmas card for the – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped, above the baubles using Berry Burst ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set used to make a pretty ornament themed Christmas card for the – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set used to make a pretty ornament themed Christmas card for the – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A length of Gold Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back before the panel was added to the Berry Burst card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set used to make a pretty ornament themed Christmas card for the – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio of Metallic Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The soon to retire Hang an Ornament stamp set used to make a pretty ornament themed Christmas card for the – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A self-closing box made using the Reindeer Days designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! - Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Self-closing Box – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on December 12, 2024November 29, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing Christmas packaging ideas. I have made a self-closing box which I have filled with mini Lindor balls. I originally was inspired by this YouTube video from Linda Parker

Colours in this project are:

Basic White

Real Red

Garden Green

To recreate the self-closing box, you will need:

Garden Green card – 8½” by 6”
Reindeer Days dsp – 3¾” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool, I scored the Garden Green card. On the long side at 4” and 8”. On the short side at 1” and 5”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A self-closing box made using the Reindeer Days designer Series Paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

With the long side at the top of the scoreboard and the ½” strip on the right I scored at 2” and 6” but only as far as the first scoreline. I repeated this on White cardstock to make it easier for you to see.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A self-closing box made using the Reindeer Days designer Series Paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Taking a ruler and the Take Your Pick Scoring Attachment I scored from the bottom of the 2” scoreline to the right-hand corner of the rectangle and then again to the left-hand corner. I repeated this from the bottom of the 6” scoreline to both other corners.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A self-closing box made using the Reindeer Days designer Series Paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I cut away the small rectangles at either end of the ½” tab and cut up all of the remaining scorelines along the long sides. I folded and burnished on all the scorelines beginning with the diagonal scorelines. The cardstock was then folded on the 4” fold and glued to the ½” tab to close the box. At this point I also rounded the corners of the top, longer panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A self-closing box made using the Reindeer Days designer Series Paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using a pencil, I marked one side of the 3¾” square of Reindeer Days dsp at 1⅞”. I used my Paper Trimmer to cut from the 1⅞” mark to the lower right corner and then the lower left corner giving three triangles. These were glued to the front of the self-closing box. The four tabs forming the bottom of the box were then glued together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A self-closing box made using the Reindeer Days designer Series Paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I placed a strip of Tear ‘n Tape along the top of the box at the back and wrapped a length of Sheer Silver Edged Ribbon around the box. The ribbon was tied in a bow at the front of the box.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A self-closing box made using the Reindeer Days designer Series Paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment was then stamped on scrap Basic White card in Real Red ink. I die cut it using the Peaceful Season Dies. I added it to the box with a Mini Glue Dot.