Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch used to create a gorgeous set of Christmas cards

Making Christmas Bright for December Classes

Posted on December 16, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made at this month’s classes using the gorgeous Making Christmas Stamp set and co-ordinating Christmas Bulb Builder Punch. This is such a fun set to use and so easy and my ladies loved the punch.

Floating Panel Card

We began by stamping the sting of lights onto the top and bottom of a 5” by 3” panel of Whisper White cardstock in Blueberry Bushel ink and adding this stamped piece to a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock 5⅛” by 3⅛”.

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Using scrap strips of Silver Foil and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch we punched out 11 bulb tops – 6 for this card and 5 for our last card. We then punched out 4 bulbs in Blueberry Bushel cardstock, 4 in Real Red cardstock and 3 in Pineapple Punch cardstock – 6 for this card and 5 for the last card. We added the bulb tops to the bulbs with a tiny dab of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set them aside to dry. When they were dry we added them to the stamped panel on Stampin Dimesnionals.

On a second piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5” by 3” we stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink and a string of stars in Pineapple Punch ink.

Using the paper trimmer I cut a Blueberry Bushel card base 11¾” by 4⅛” and scored it in half at 5⅞”. Placing the long side up against the top of the trimmer I measured an 1” from the score line and cut. Taking the cut piece cut an inch strip and added the remaining piece to the scrap bag.

We folded the card on the score line and added the Real Red stamped panel with a thin line of glue along the top to the folded flap. The 1” strip of Blueberry Bushel was place on the inside panel of the card, lined up with the bottom and both sides, glue was added to the bottom edge of the Real Red panel and the front panel was pushed down onto the strip to finish the card front. We added Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the back of the inside stamped panel, placed the panel face down on the back of the inside of the card front and closed the card to glue the panel in place and hidden behind the front panel and the card is finished.

Stamped String of Lights card

We began by stamping the star randomly in the top right corner of the Real Red card base in Real Red ink. Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock we stamped the ‘string’ using Memento Tuxedo Black ink in the left hand corner and added 3 bulb tops in the same ink.

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The merry and bright bulbs were stamped in Blueberry Bushel, Real Red and Pineapple Punch ink. We then added a scattering in stars in the Real Red and Pineapple Punch inks, rounded the corner with the Detailed Trio Punch before adding to a panel of Pineapple Punch cardstock.

We wrapped a piece of Blueberry Bushel Ribbon around the panel securing the ends with Sellotape on the back and added a bow to the front with a Mini Glue Dot. We added a strip of Blueberry Bushel to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Stampin Dimensionals.

String of Lights card

We stamped the string on a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4” by 2⅞” and added the previously assembled bulbs using a dimensional on the back of each. We stamped the sentiment in either Blueberry Bushel or Real Red ink in the lower right corner and added the panel to a layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock measuring 4¼” by 3⅛” with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3⅛” we placed it in the Stamparatus, inked up the Buffalo Check stamp with Pineapple Punch ink and stamped it on the panel, this gingham check looks fab in the Pineapple Punch ink. We added a strip of Real Red cardstock to one side of the Buffalo Check panel and added the panel to the front of a Pineapple Punch card base. The Christmas Bulb panel was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

These are such bright, fun cards, I love them.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

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

Mo x

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Beautiful Baubles stamp set and Detailed Baubles dies used for a Christmas Card

Simple Baubles Christmas Card

Posted on December 4, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a Simple Baubles Christmas card using the Beautiful Baubles stamp set and the Tropic Chic dsp.

Making the card

I took a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” and stamped the group of baubles from the Beautiful Baubles stamp set in Early Espresso Ink. I added the sentiment from the same stamp set in the same Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles stamp set used for a Christmas Card

I stamped the baubles again on a scrap of Whisper White and die cut them using the Detailed Baubles dies and my Big Shot. One of the baubles was then coloured in using the light Real Red and the light Granny Apple Green Blends pens and added it over the top of the other stamped baubles on a dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles stamp set used for a Christmas Card

I added this stamped layer to a panel of Early Espresso cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a small piece of Real Red Ribbon around the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles stamp set used for a Christmas Card

I glued a piece of Tropical Chic dsp 5⅞” by 1½” to the front of a Real Red card base and stamped the tiny snowflakes randomly across the remaining Real Red cardstock in Real Red ink. The stamped panel was then added using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A very simple Christmas card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Snowfall thinlits and Frosted Floral dsp for a Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge

Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge #436

Posted on December 2, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing my entry to this week’s Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge #436.

Making the card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowfall thinlits for a Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge

I chose the Frosted Floral designer series paper (dsp) and cut 2 panels – one at 5¼ ” by 1” and the other at 4” by 1½”. The 5 ¼” by 1” piece was added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to a panel of Blackberry Bliss cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 1⅛”. The shorter panel was added in the same way to a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4⅛” by 1⅜.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowfall thinlits for a Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge

I took a Gray Granite card base and added the longer panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I then placed the other panel on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Snowfall thinlits for a Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge

The snowflake was added with a combination of Liquid Adhesive and Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment for the Itty Bitty Greeting stamp set in Blackberry Bliss ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it down before adding with glue. I finished off with a scattering of Basic Rhinestones.

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Bouquet of Lights Christmas cards using Stampin' Up! product

Bouquet of Christmas Lights

Posted on November 25, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a really sweet card made using a combination of the Making Christmas Bright and County Lane stamp sets to create a bouquet of lights,

Making the card

I started by stamping the sweet jug from the Country Home stamp set in Basic Gray ink onto a scrap of Smoky Slate cardstock and cut out the body of the jug using my super sharp Paper Snips. I stamped the jug again in Basic Gray onto a panel of Whisper White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and added a little ‘ground’ using a Blender Pen and some Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bouquet of Lights made with the Making Christmas Bright Stamp set

I inked up the bunch of balloon strings from the Balloon Celebration stamp set using the basic Gray ink and stamped it inside the jug on the Whisper White layer then added the Smoky Slate stamped jug, with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive over the top to hide the ends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bouquet of Lights made with the Making Christmas Bright Stamp set

Taking the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch I punched out some bulbs from scraps of Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Blueberry Bushel and Coastal Cabana cardstock. I then punched out the bulb fittings from scrap Basic Gray cardstock and adhered the parts together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Finally I coated the bulbs with Clear Wink of Stella……..gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bouquet of Lights made with the Making Christmas Bright Stamp set

The bulbs were adhered over the strings with either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a Whisper White Baker’s Twine bow with a Mini Glue Dot, to hold the ‘strings’ together.

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it

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

Mo x

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A lovely shimmery Christmas card made using the Winter Woods stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Shimmery Winter Woods

Posted on November 20, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been making a sweet Christmas card today using the lovely Winter Woods stamp set and the incredible White Frost Shimmer Paint.

Making the Winter Woods card

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4¼” by 3”. I inked up the row of trees image with Soft Suede ink then gently dabbed on some Frost White Shimmer Paint using a Sponge Dauber and stamped the image in the centre of the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Shimmery Winter Woods Christmas Card

I mounted the stamped panel onto a piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock measuring 4½” by 3¼” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Shimmery Winter Woods Christmas Card

I added a strip of Tear and Tape diagonally across the front of a Thick Whisper White cardstock and added a 7” piece of Burlap Ribbon. The stamped panel was added over the top using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Shimmery Winter Woods Christmas Card

I stamped the sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink onto a ¼” strip of Whisper White cardstock and added it to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Such a simple card, hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful Baubles stamp set makes fantastic Christmas cards

Beautiful Bauble November Classes

Posted on November 18, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the 3 projects made by the ladies during the November classes. We used the gorgeous Beautiful Baubles stamp set and coordinating Detailed Bauble dies. This month I thought I would shake things up a bit by starting with the most complicated card and ending up with the most straightforward card instead of the other way round.

Hanging Bauble card

We began by taking the Coastal Cabana card base and laying a panel of Whisper White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅜” on the front. We then placed the 2^nd largest circle die from the Layering Circle Framelits onto the Whisper White panel and ran both layers through the Big Shot together to give us the window. We then ran the die cut Whisper White piece through the Big Shot with the Oh My Stars Embossing folder and set it aside..

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles cards for November classes

Taking a die cut circle of Vellum and Sponge Daubers we sponged the centre with Coastal Cabana ink and added Gorgeous Grape around the edge and set the piece aside to dry. I had previously die cut 2 of the detailed baubles for each lady using the Detailed Bauble dies and Silver Foil Paper. These die cuts were placed face down onto the Silicon Craft, We squeezed a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive onto the sheet and picked it up with a small wedge of sponge and dabbed it all over both pieces. The coloured Vellum layer was the sandwiched between the 2 sticky layers and pressed together until the glue dried.

We threaded a small piece of ⅛” Whisper White Ribbon through the loop of the bauble and added it to the Coastal Cabana card front with Sellotape allowing the bauble to hang in the ‘window’. The embossed Whisper White layer was then added to the card front with multipurpose liquid adhesive, lining up the die cut window and hiding the ends of the ribbon. We coloured a longer piece of the same ribbon using the dark Highland Heather Blends pen and tied it in a bow before adding it to the top of the bauble with a Mini Glue Dot.

The sentiment from the Star of Light Stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto a scrap of Whisper White. This was then added to a scrap of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and trimmed down. It was added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card front and a scattering of Iridescent Sequins were added.

The inside Whisper White panel was added with the same adhesive after we had stamped some random stars in the upper right corner. We stamped the same stars on the front of a Whisper White Envelope.

Embossed Bauble

We began this card by swiping over a panel of Whisper White card stock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅜” using the Embossing Buddy. We then stamped the large bauble in the centre with Versamark ink. The string was added to the top of the bauble using Versark and the panel was then covered with Silver Embossing Powder. We then melted the embossing powder using the Heat Tool. Love this effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles cards for November classes

Taking the following Blends pens we then coloured parts of the bauble – Light & Dark Highland Heather, Light & Dark Bermuda Bay & Light & Dark Pool Party. The upper right hand panel of the layer was rounded using the Detailed Trio Punch. We also rounded the upper right corner of the card front and a Gorgeous Grape layer measuring 5½” by 3¾”. The embossed panel was glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive.

A strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock, 5⅞” by 2” was added to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base and the embossed layer added with Stampin Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto a scrap of Whisper White which was cut down and added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The card was finished off with a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

Row of Baubles

We stamped the tiny snowflakes randomly down the left hand edge of a Bermuda Bay card base using Bermuda Bay ink. The baubles were stamped in Basic Gray onto a panel of Whisper White measuring 4⅛” by 2½” and stamped the little snowflakes along the top of the panel.

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Using a selection of Marker pens, Gorgeous Grape, Bermuda Bay, Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana and Pool Party, the ladies picked out some areas of the baubles to colour. A thin layer of Silver Foil was added to hide the top of the bauble strings and the panel was added to a layer of Gorgeous Grape cardstock 4⅛” by 2¾” and this was added to the card front on dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped onto the card front with Gorgeous Grape ink and we tucked in strips of Highland Heather, Whisper White and Coastal Cabana cardstock under the raised panel and added the scatter of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles cards for November classes

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

Mo x

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Bright summery colours with the Beautiful Baubles stamp set

Brightly Coloured Baubles

Posted on November 13, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I posted a card using the amazing Beautiful Bauble stamp set back in October and decided to re-make it as a brightly coloured bauble card using non-traditional summery colours colours.

Re making the Beautiful Bauble card

I started with a panel of Watercolor Paper 4½” by 3”. I rubbed the Embossing Buddy over the paper to get rid of oils and static before stamping the large bauble randomly across the panel with Versamark ink. I then covered the panel in White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bright summery colours with the Beautiful Baubles stamp set

I chose to colour my baubles using Mango Melody and Melon Mango which were the colours used by Alisa Tilsner in the original blog post I saw. I added a couple of drops of each of the re-inkers to a clear block. I then added water to one bauble using an Aquapainter, picked up some of the re-inker with the Aquapainter and added it to the bauble. I love the way the ink moves in the water. I coloured each bauble one at a time.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bright summery colours with the Beautiful Baubles stamp set

When all the baubles were coloured in I left the panel to dry before adding it with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to a layer of Melon Mambo cardstock measuring 4⅝” by 3⅛”. I took a Thick Whisper White card base and added a strip of Mango Melody cardstock measuring 4⅛” by 2” to the front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The embossed panel was added on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bright summery colours with the Beautiful Baubles stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark onto a strip of Melon Mambo cardstock and covered it with White Embossing Powder. I heat set it using my Heat tool before flagging the ends and adding it to the front of the card with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

I really love this colour combo, the card looks gorgeous.

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

Mo x

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Christmas Project Class

Posted on November 4, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made by the ladies who came to my Christmas themed adult education all day event today. I had 5 tables set up and the ladies moved around from table to table making all 8 cards and 8 tags and the cute box to hold them all.

Table 1 – Rooted in Nature

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Table 2 – Cookie Cutter Christmas

Cookie Cutter Christmas cards for a Christmas Project class

www.crafty-rootes.com -Cookie Cutter cards for a Christmas Project class

Table 3 – Seasonal Chums

www.crafty-rootes.com – Seasonal Chums cards for a Christmas Project class

Table 4 – Painted Harvest

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest cards for a Christmas Project class

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Harvest tags for a Christmas Project class

Table 5 – Half Full box

www.crafty-rootes.com – Half Full box for a Christmas Project class

The ladies and I really enjoyed our crafty day. I hope you like the projects.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Box of cards and tags for a Christmas Project class

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

Mo x

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A Christmas card made using the Nothing Sweeter stamp set and Sweetly Stitched framelits by Stampin' Up!

Nothing Sweeter than Christmas

Posted on October 28, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have had my first play with a really versatile stamp set called Nothing Sweeter. I used the quirky Christmas tree image from the stamp set which also has images of a present, a heart, a snowflake, a group of stars and a number of versatile sentiments.

Nothing Sweeter Christmas Card

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4” by 3¾”. I inked up the large texture stamp from the Beautiful Blizzard stamp set using 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink. I stamped the sentiment in Balmy Blue ink in the upper left hand corner of the panel and rounded the same corner using the Detailed Trio Punch. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added the stamped panel to a layer of Mossy Meadow cardstock having rounded the same corner.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Nothing Sweeter stamp set makes a Christmas card

I then took some scrap Whisper White cardstock and stamped the outline Christmas tree image in Mossy Meadow ink three times. I added the tree interior in 2^nd or 3^rd generation ink before die cutting them using the Big Shot and the Sweetly Stitched Framelits, both the tree frame and the stitched inner die. The trees were added to the right side of the panel using either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added some stars around the die cut trees in 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Nothing Sweeter stamp set makes a Christmas card

Taking a Thick Whisper White card base I adhered a piece of Festive Farmhouse dsp 4” by 1⅞” to the bottom. The stamped panel was added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added some Red Rhinestones to the trees and a bow made using the Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine in Mossy Meadow.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Nothing Sweeter stamp set makes a Christmas card

A really cute card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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The beautiful Bauble stamp set by Stampin Up makes a gorgeous watercoloured Christmas card

Beautiful Bauble watercoloured

Posted on October 19, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

A couple of days ago I saw a video where fellow demonstrator Alisa Tilsner aka The Artful Stamper made a card using the gorgeous Beautiful Bauble stamp set and I had to try CASEing it myself.

Making the Beautiful Bauble card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles heat embossed and watercoloured

I chose to colour my baubles using HighIand Heather and Coastal Cabana and added a couple of drops of each of the re-inkers to a clear block. I then added water to one bauble using an Aquapainter, picked up some of the re-inker with the Aquapainter and added it to the bauble. I love the way the ink moves in the water. I coloured each bauble one at a time.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles heat embossed and watercoloured

When all the baubles were coloured in I left the panel to dry before adding it with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to a layer of Coastal Cabana cardstock measuring 4¾” by 3¼”. This panel was then glued to a layer of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4⅞” by 3⅜”. The whole piece was then added to a Highland Heather card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles heat embossed and watercoloured

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark onto a scrap of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and covered with White Embossing Powder. I heat set it using my Heat tool before adding it to the front of the card with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

I absolutely love this card, it is gorgeous and so easy to make. I will try it in some other colours.

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

Mo x