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.

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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.

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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.

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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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A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

Twisted Kintsugi Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 26, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects we have been working on. My twisted Kinsugi card was inspired by Julie Davison – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAaB4fg3Oq8 and I made it using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies with the Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper (dsp) to make my version of Julie’s card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the twisted kintsugi card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 10¼” by 4 x 2 scored at 5½”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 3¾” by 3¾” cut in half on the diagonal from corner to corner
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Scrap Kintsugi Inspirations dsp and Cloud Cover card

With a pencil, mark each of the smaller panels of the card bases at 4” then score from the 4” mark to the upper corner on both pieces of card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Glue the 2 large panels of the card bases, one on top of the others to create the back of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Ho

The card base was then folded on all the score lines and the 2 triangles of Kintsugi Inspiration dsp adhered to the triangular front panels with the long edge butted up to the edge of the fold.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the largest stitched squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies I cut a square from the square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

From the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp I die cut a vase and a bowl and glued the die cut pieces to the stitched square. From scrap Cloud Cover card, I die cut the small open floral piece and tucked it in the top of the bowl.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Cloud Cover card. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then trimmed down and glued to the Basic White square.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the closed card in portrait mode, I adhered the ribbon to the top triangle with a little Tear and Tape. The upper half of the square was then glued to the upper triangle and the ribbon wrapped around and tied in a bow to close the card.

A trio of Adhesive-backed Metallic Sequins finished 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 lovely card for a friend made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Sweet Friend Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 23, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a colour challenge. The colours screamed Autumn to me and I have chosen to make my card using the Artistic Leaves stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the sweet friend card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4⅛” by 3”
Cajun Craze card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2

The strips of Cajun Craze card were adhered to either side of the panel of Beautiful Bokeh dsp. The strips of Basic White were then added, one on either side. The whole piece was then adhered to the Calypso Coral card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a lovely card for a friend – Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The leaves were then stamped on the 4⅛” by 3” piece of Basic White card. I started with Real Red and added the next in Cajun Craze at a different angle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a lovely card fro a friend – Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

Next came a Crushed Curry Leaf and a Lemon Lolly leaf, then a leaf stamped in Calypso Coral and finally a leaf stamped in Balmy Blue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a lovely card fro a friend – Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

Using Cajun Craze ink I added dotage around and over the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a lovely card fro a friend – Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped across the leaves using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper used to make a lovely card fro a friend – Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of gems from my stash were added to finish the 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 Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

Three Festive Friends Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on October 18, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing the power of 3’s. It is generally recognised in the art/craft world that odd numbers or things positioned to form triangles are very pleasing to the eye. I have made my card using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the three festive friends card, you will need

Shy Shamrock card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅜”
Woven Textures dsp – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 3
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The three strips of Woven Textures dsp were adhered to the bottom of the 5⅝” by 3⅜” panel of basic White card and adhered the whole piece to the Shy Shamrock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the elf, the snowman and the Santa with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images. For the snowman elf I used Azure Afternoon, Shy Shamrock and Timid Tiger. For the elf I used Ivory, Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon, Pecan Pie and Secret Sea and for the Santa I used Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

The elf and the snowman were adhered directly to the card front and Santa added in the centre on Dimensionals. Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set along the bottom of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

The tiny trio of snowflakes, from the Woodland Scenery stamp set were stamped, three times, around the Santa. A trio of Adhesive-backed Peppermints completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

Three cute characters, 3 strips of dsp, 3 clusters of snowflakes and 3 peppermint embellishments. I think that met the brief…..

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A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

Aurora Anniversary Card

Posted on October 13, 2025October 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today my husband and I celebrate our 41^st wedding anniversary and I have made him an Aurora themed anniversary card as he loves adventure and the great outdoors. I used the new Light & Wonder Dies and the Lights of Aurora designer Series Paper.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the aurora anniversary card, you will need:

Secret Sea card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Lights of Aurora dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Secret Sea card – 4” by 3¼”
Lost Lagoon card – 4” by 1¾”

The panel of Lights of Aurora dsp was adhered to one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

From the Secret Sea card, I die cut the small row of trees using the Light & Wonder Dies and glued the piece to the dsp panel. The excess was trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

Using the same set of dies I cut the ‘lake’ from the piece of Lost Lagoon card. I stamped all over this piece with 2^nd generation Lost Lagoon ink to give the illusion of water. This panel was then adhered to the panel and the excess trimmed off.