An adorable snowman Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up! used with a masking technique

Adorable Snowman Card

Posted on November 9, 2025November 1, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable snowman card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the adorable snowman card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lolly card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I tore the edge of two pieces of Masking Paper and applied them across the Basic White panel measuring 5¼” by 3½” leaving roughly 1¾” between them.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush I added Fresh Freesia ink between the pieces of Masking Paper. Leaving the Masking paper in place I stamped the snowflake image using the same ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

The inked panel was adhered to the Lemon Lolly panel and then to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

The snowman was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Timid Tiger and Fresh Freesia. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems and a bow made using retired Lemon Lolly Twine finished the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

A Modern Christmas Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 8, 2025November 1, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing Christmas projects. I have made my card using the gorgeous Modern Christmas designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the modern Christmas card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Modern Christmas dsp – 2¾” by 2¼” x 3
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅞” by ½”

Using the Nested Essentials dies I die cut three pieces of Modern Christmas designer series paper making sure that one piece featured a trio of trees.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I coloured in the blank tree using the Pretty Peacock Blends Pens

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The two black and white die cut pieces were then adhered, sideways, to the front of the Thick Basic White card front. I had lightly drawn a pencil line across the middle of the card front to get the pieces as central and straight as possible.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I flagged the ends of the Pretty Peacock strip and glued it to the front of the card. The panel featuring the trio of trees was then added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set was stamped along the bottom of the card front with Pretty Peacock ink. A trio of Gold Shaker Stars completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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A pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Winter Woollies Card

Posted on November 7, 2025November 1, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Winter woollies themed card made using the Stay Warm stamp set and Turtle Textures Embossing Folder

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the Winter woollies card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Real Red card – 2⅛” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Misty Moonlight card

Using the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and adhered the embossed panel to the Real Red layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

A length of Misty Moonlight Ribbon was wrapped around the whole panel before it was glued to the Misty Moonlight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the outline of the bobble hat in Real Red ink. I reversed the image and stamped the same Real Red ink – 2^nd generation – to add colour to the hat. The gloves were stamped in the same way using Misty Moonlight ink. The images were fussy cut out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

I die cut a stitched square from the square of Basic White card and adhered it to the Real Red square. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals. The hat and gloves were then added to the raised square with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set, was stamped on scrap Misty Moonlight card, covered with Silver Embossing Powder and set with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it out before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Silver Pearls completed the card.

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A dramatic Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper and the Festive Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Trio of Baubles Card

Posted on November 2, 2025November 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a very elegant Christmas card made using the stunning Modern Christmas designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used to make the trio of baubles card, you will need:

To Recreate the trio of baubles card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5” by 3¼”
Cloud Cover card -4¼” by 2 ¾”
Basic White card – 3 ¾” by 2 ¼”
Modern Christmas dsp
Cloud Cover card – 1 ¾” by ½”

The panel of Basic Black card was embossed using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. I wrapped a length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon around the panel before adhering it to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

Using the Branching Out Dies I die cut labels from the Basic White and Cloud Cover panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

On the Basic White label, I randomly stamped the tiny trio of snowflakes from the Festive Friends stamp set with Cloud Cover ink. The two labels were then adhered together and mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

From the Modern Christmas dsp I fussy cut out 3 baubles and adhered them to the raised labels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small piece of Cloud Cover card. I added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

A trio of Gold Shaker Stars and a ribbon bow completed the card.

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A bridge fold card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

Tractor Load of Christmas Trees – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 1, 2025October 29, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are creating cards using the Bridge fun fold. I have made my card with the Tractor & Co stamp set and dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the tractor load of Christmas trees card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8” by 5” scored at 1¼” and 2½” on both ends of the 8” side
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 4⅞” by 1⅛” x 2
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 4⅞” by 2⅞”
Misty Moonlight card – 5½” by 1”
Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil

The scorelines on the Thick Basic White card base were folded and burnished and the panels of dsp adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The ⅞” panels on either side and the 2⅞” panel in the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The piece of Misty Moonlight card was then adhered across the front of the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using Berry Burst ink I stamped the body of the tractor on scrap Basic White card. I also stamped the trailer with Misty Moonlight and two sets of Christmas trees with garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

One large and 3 small wheels were stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. All the stamped images were then die cut using the Tractor & Co Dies. I also die cut some hub caps for the wheels from scrap Silver Foil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

All the die cut pieces were adhered together and added to the Misty Moonlight strip and the side panels with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink onto the scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.

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Four Christmas cards made for a sketch challenge using the Traditions of Christmas designer series paper and the Scenic Adventure Dies from Stampin' Up!

Traditions of Christmas Card – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on October 28, 2025October 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here are the cards designed for the October 2025 Christmas Stampathon challenge where we have a sketch to give us inspiration.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the traditions of Christmas card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Secret Sea card – 2¾” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of Traditions of Christmas designer series paper was adhered to the front of the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Traditions of Christmas designer series paper used with the Scenic Adventure Dies to make four Christmas cards for a sketch challenge – Christmas Stampathon

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut the pair of pine trees using the Scenic Adventures Dies. I mounted the die cut trees onto the card front on Dimensionals.

Using Versamark ink I stamped the sentiment, from the Shepherd’s Care stamp set onto the strip of Secret Sea card.

The stamped sentiment was then covered with Gold Embossing Powder and set using a Heat Tool. I flagged the end with scissors before adding the sentiment to the card front using Black Dimensionals.

A trio of gold dots from my stash completed the card.

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The Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets from Stampin' Up! used to make a peacock and gold Christmas card.

Peacock and Gold Christmas Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on October 25, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. The peacock and gold Christmas card I am showcasing today was made as an example using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the peacock and gold Christmas card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Season of Elegance dsp – 4¾” by 3½” cut in half at 2⅜”
Season of Elegance dsp – 3½” by ½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2½”
Lost Lagoon card – 3¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the three pieces of Season of Elegance designer series paper (dsp) to the Basic White panel measuring 5¼” by 3⅝” with the ½” strip in the middle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A piece of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape before it was glued to Lost lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Pretty Peacock ink to the small piece of Lost lagoon card. Ink was only added to the left side of the panel. When I had the colour depth I wanted, I stamped the open tree from the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The baubles were stamped across the stamped tree image using Versamark ink. I covered the ink with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The image was then die cut using the Pine Tree Trimmings Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A label was die cut from the small piece of Basic White card using the Branching Out Dies. The die cut tree was added to the label on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink. I cut the sentiment apart before adding it to the card front.

A ribbon bow and a trio of Gold Shaker Stars completed the card.

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A pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Stay warm Card

Posted on October 24, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card featuring warm, Christmas clothing made suing the Stay Warm stamp set.

Colours used to make this card were:

To recreate the stay warm Christmas card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 1¾”
Night of Navy card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

The jumper was randomly stamped all over the Strawberry Slush card front with 2^nd generation Strawberry Slush ink. I set the card front aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used to make a pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card

I mounted the stockings on a clear block, close to each other and facing in opposite directions and stamped them in Summer Splash ink on the Basic White strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used to make a pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card

The hat was stamped next to the stockings with Gorgeous Grape ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used to make a pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card

The glove stamps were then placed, one on top of the other and stamped on the other side of the stamped stockings in Night of Navy ink. The Night of Navy strips were then glued to the stamped strip before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used to make a pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Traditional labels stamp set the card front, below the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used to make a pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

Jolly Santa Card

Posted on October 21, 2025October 22, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a jolly Santa 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:

Cherry Cobbler 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 and dies used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a pretty 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 Cherry Cobbler card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a pretty Christmas card

The Santa 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 and dies used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a pretty Christmas card

I coloured the Santa in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea and used the Color Lifter to fade the Smoky Slate of the beard.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink. I added a bow and a trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a pretty Christmas card

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A pretty, staggered line of trees themed card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card from Stampin' Up!

Staggered Line of Trees Card

Posted on October 19, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card inspired by one I saw made by Wendy Lee of Creativeleeyours. I used the same Scenic Adventure stamp set but altered the measurements to accommodate our A4 cardstock.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the staggered line of trees card, you will need:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Balmy Blue card – 3⅛” by 1”
Cloud Cover card – 3⅛” by ½”
Pool Party card – 3” by ⅞”
Coastal Cabana card – 2⅞” by ¾”
Summer Splash card – 2⅞” by ⅝”
Lost lagoon card – 3” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5 ¼” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

The six pieces of coloured card were laid the out on my grid paper until I was happy with the positioning. They were originally longer, and some were wider, and I cut them down as I moved them around.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card to make a pretty staggered line of trees themed card

With the strips butted up to each other I stamped the trees across the layers with Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card to make a pretty staggered line of trees themed card

I stamped strips were placed onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, taking time to match up the stamping. Some were adhered down with glue and others with Dimensionals. The whole panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Cloud Cover card front.