A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies by Stampin' Up!

Country Wreaths card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 26, 2022November 16, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch challenge. I have used the Cottage Wreaths stamp set to create my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the country wreaths card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Sweet Sorbet card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Sweet Sorbet, Soft Succulent and 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp.

I ran the smaller panel of Basic White card through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. This was then glued to the Sweet Sorbet panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to adhere the piece to the Soft Succulent card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

I flagged the ends of 2 scrap strips of 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp and added them to the card front with liquid glue. I had flagged one end with Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

A stitched circle was die cut from the square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used the double leafy sprig to stamp around the edge of the circle with Soft Succulent ink. I used liquid glue to add the circle to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

The leafy wreath was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White card, added berries with Sweet Sorbet ink and used the Country Wreath Dies to cut out the wreath, this was added to the die cut circle on Dimensionals. A bow, die cut from the scrap Sweet Sorbet card was added to the wreath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto a scrap of Soft Succulent card, trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop sketch challenge

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and the Frosted Flurry dies by Stampin' Up!

Pop-Up Snowflake card

Posted on November 25, 2022November 6, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Frosted Flurry Dies to make a pretty pop-up snowflakes Christmas card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pop-up snowflakes card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Bermuda Bay card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Bermuda Bay card – 3¾” by 2½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

The three smaller snowflakes were stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using Bermuda Bay, Fresh Freesia and Starry Sky inks. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Bermuda Bay layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then mounted onto the Starry Sky card base using the same liquid glue.

made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and the Frosted Flurry dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and the Frosted Flurry dies used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

I used the Deckled Rectangles Dies to cut rectangles from the smaller Bermuda Bay and Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and the Frosted Flurry dies used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

The Basic White Deckled Rectangle through the Cut and Emboss Machine with one of the pop-up rectangle dies. I used my Take Your Pick Tool to pop out arms of the snowflake and adhered the white rectangle to the Bermuda Bay Deckled Rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and the Frosted Flurry dies used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the panel in Starry Sky ink. I rectangle was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and the Frosted Flurry dies used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and the Frosted Flurry dies used to make a pretty snowflake themed card

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A pretty candy cane themed card made using the Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

Sweetest Christmas card

Posted on November 20, 2022November 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a Christmas card made using the Sweetest Christmas dsp and a sentiment from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set.

Colours used in this project:

To recreate the sweetest Christmas card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 one for the inside – rounded lower right
Sweetest Christmas dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right
Pool Party card – 2¼” by 1½”
Basic White card – 1½” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the Sweetest Christmas dsp to one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

A piece of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and the same glue was used to glue the panel to the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

I fussy cut out two of the candy canes from the Sweetest Christmas dsp using sharp Scissors and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the smaller piece of Basic White card. It was punched out using the Dual Oval Punch. I also punched out a slightly larger Pool Party scalloped oval and adhered the two together. They were added, straddling the candy canes with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

A trio of Seasonal Adhesive backed Sequins completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweetest Christmas designer Series Paper (dsp) used to make a pretty candy cane themed card

So pretty. I hope you like it

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A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for our Team Training event using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

Joyful Flurry card for OnStage Swaps

Posted on November 12, 2022September 4, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I originally designed this card using a sketch layout for our Team Training event back in September…………….but forgot to take them with me…………duh…. So I decided to make some more and use them as my card swap for the OnStage Live event in Vienna. I used the Joyful Flurry stamp set and co-ordinating Frosted Flurry Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Joyful Flurry card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2 – one for the inside– rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – ⅜” strip
Scrap Basic White card

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for OnStage Live in Vienna

Using a Blending Brush, I applied a light swirl of Tahitian Tide ink to the centre of one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for for OnStage Live in Vienna

The largest image was then stamped in Orchid Oasis ink and the second smallest in Parakeet Party ink. The second largest snowflake was stamped in Parakeet Party ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using the Frosted Flurry Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. This was added to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for for OnStage Live in Vienna

I stamped the smallest snowflake in all three colours onto the decorated panel which was then glued to the Orchid Oasis layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added, with the same liquid glue, to the Tahitian Tide card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for for OnStage Live in Vienna

The sentiment was stamped onto the ⅜” strip of Orchid Oasis card in Versamark ink. I used the embossing Buddy prior to stamping to reduce the static. I added the White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. It was added on Mini Dimensionals, straddling the Parakeet Party snowflake.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for the OnStage Live in Vienna

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

A sketch used to inspire snowflake cards made for our for OnStage Live in Vienna using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set and Festive Flurry Dies used to make swaps for our OnStage Live in Vienna

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Balmy Christmas card

Posted on November 8, 2022October 30, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Wisteria Wishes stamp set and a bit of masking to make a balmy Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Balmy Blue

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the balmy Christmas card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Shaded Spruce card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Balmy Blue & Basic White card

I took a piece of copy paper and tore a wavy line from side to side. I then moved the copy paper down the page adding Balmy Blue ink along the edge with a Blending Brush to create the illusion of snowbanks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I then used the copy paper to mask off the snow banks whilst I stamped the ‘trees’ in Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The stamped panel was glued to the Shaded Spruce panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I wrapped a length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the 5” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and tied a bow on the right side. The stamped panel was then added with liquid glue and the whole panel was mounted onto the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The sentiment, from the Snowman Magic stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Balmy Blue ink and die cut using the Holly Berry Dies. I die cut the same label form scarp Balmy Blue card. Cut it in half and added it to the back of the stamped label. The label was the glued to the card front and a trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I hope you like it.

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A beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Rainbow Snowflakes for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 5, 2022October 30, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty rainbow snowflakes card made using the lovely Joyful Flurry stamp set for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where our theme is simple stamping.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the rainbow snowflakes card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded lower right corner – for the inside

I began by stamping my chosen snowflake in Polished Pink ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stamp was then cleaned, inked with Sweet Sorbet ink and stamped again.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I repeated this step stamping next in Daffodil Delight ink, then Parakeet Party ink, Tahitian Tide ink and finally Orchid Oasis ink. The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stamped panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It was then added to the Parakeet Party card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A Basic Rhinestone was added to the centre of each snowflake to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a beautiful rainbow snowflakes Christmas card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

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A pretty Christmas card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop made using The Trees for Sale stamp set combined with the Boughs of Holly dsp by Stampin' Up!

Mint Poinsettia card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on October 30, 2022October 24, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘anything goes’ and I have chosen to share a mint poinsettia card made recently using scraps of the Boughs of Holly designer Series Paper (dsp) left over from another project.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the shaded poinsettia Christmas card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Mint Macaron card – 5½” by 3¾”
Boughs of Holly dsp – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Boughs of Holly dsp
Basic White strip ¼” wide

I die cut a large scalloped circle from the gorgeous Boughs of Holly dsp, placed it onto the Mint Macaron card front to get an idea for position then I stamped around it with a tree from the Trees For Sale stamp set and Mint Macaron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trees for Sale stamp set combined with te Boughs of Holly dsp makes a pretty Christmas card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A slightly smaller circle was die cut from the square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trees for Sale stamp set combined with te Boughs of Holly dsp makes a pretty Christmas card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I fussy cut one of the pretty poinsettias from the Boughs of Holly dsp and added it to the Basic White circle with liquid glue. The circles were then adhered together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trees for Sale stamp set combined with te Boughs of Holly dsp makes a pretty Christmas card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Penguin Place stamp set was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the ¼” strip of Basic White card and the words cut apart and added with liquid glue to the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trees for Sale stamp set combined with te Boughs of Holly dsp makes a pretty Christmas card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The whole piece was then added to the card front with the same liquid glue.

A trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trees for Sale stamp set combined with te Boughs of Holly dsp makes a pretty Christmas card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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the Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch

Peaceful Rays Christmas card

Posted on October 23, 2022October 12, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been mixing old and new today to make a peaceful rays Christmas card using the Peaceful Deer stamp set and the Rays of Light stamp set along with the Evergreen Border Punch.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the peaceful rays card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Basic White card – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White & Shaded Spruce

I inked up the Rays of Light stamp with Pool Party ink and stamped it onto one of the Basic White panels.

A pretty Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

Using the Evergreen Border Punch, I punched out a row of trees from scrap Shaded Spruce. I added the punched trees to the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

I wrapped a length of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then adhered to the Shaded Spruce layer with liquid glue and then to the Crumb Cake card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

The sweet leaping deer was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Soft Suede ink and punched out using the Deer Builder Punch. The deer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed down with Scissors and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used with the Evergreen Border Punch to make a pretty Christmas card

A Baker’s Twine bow and a scattering of Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty Christmas shaker card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies.

Snowman Magic Shaker for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on October 22, 2022October 20, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing Christmas cards. I have used the sweet Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies to make my card today.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Snowman Magic Shaker card, you will need:

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 5¼” by 3½”
Window Sheet – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Fresh Freesia card – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White & Soft Suede

I used the large snowflake frame die to cut the frame from the Fresh Freesia panel and used Mini Glue Dots to secure the panel of Window Sheet to the back.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies used to make a pretty shaker card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Foam Adhesive Strips were then added to the back of the panel, making sure to leave no gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies used to make a pretty shaker card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I placed a large pinch of the smaller effervescent bubbles into the centre of the smaller Basic White panel and added the snowflake window over the top. The whole panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies used to make a pretty shaker card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The snowman, scarf and hat from the Snowman Magic stamp set were stamped onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Snowman Dies. I also die cut some trees from the scrap Soft Suede card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies used to make a pretty shaker card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the scarf and hat to the snowman and coloured in the nose with a Pumpkin Pie Marker. The Snowman was then tucked into the snowflake frame and the trees added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Snowman Magic stamp set and Snowman Dies used to make a pretty shaker card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Joyful Flurry stamp set was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Fresh Freesia card, trimmed down and added to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

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

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The Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a stunning snowflake themed wreath card for Christmas.

Snowflake Wreath card

Posted on October 21, 2022October 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a really pretty, delicate looking snowflake wreath card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the snowflake wreath card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Parakeet Party – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Tahitian Tide card – 2¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 2¼”

Taking a pencil, I drew around one of my circles dies to give me a shape to stamp around.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stunning snowflake themed wreath card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped one of the medium snowflakes in Tahitian Tide ink three times around the pencil circle and added the other medium snowflake in Parakeet Party ink, again three times.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stunning snowflake themed wreath card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Then I stamped the smallest snowflake randomly all around the circle in Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis allowing all the colours to overlap. The pencil circle was then erased and the panel added to the Parakeet Party layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stunning snowflake themed wreath card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a piece of Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stunning snowflake themed wreath card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the scrap Basic White square and die cut out using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I added this to a slightly larger scalloped circle cut from the square of Tahitian Tide card. The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.