A card made for a Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

True Blue Floral Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a Tic Tac Toe board. I have chosen the bottom line – Patterned Paper, Floral, Gems of Sequins to make my card using the pretty True Blue dsp.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the true blue floral card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
True Blue dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3¾”
Scrap True Blue dsp

 

The panel of True Blue dsp was adhered to the Thick Basic White card base.

 

A card made for a Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper to make a card for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamping With Friends Blog Blog

Using the Spotlight on Nature dies, I die cut a decorated circle from the square of Basic White card.

 

A card made for a Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper to make a card for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamping With Friends Blog Blog

Onto the die cut circle I stamped the sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set using Night of Navy ink. The die cut circle was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for a Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper to make a card for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamping With Friends Blog Blog

Using sharp scissors, I fussy cut some flowers and leaves from a sheet of True Blue dsp and adhered them to the die cut circle.

 

A card made for a Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper to make a card for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamping With Friends Blog Blog

A scattering of Loose Gold Sequins completed the card.

 

A card made for a Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Simply Said stamp set used with the True Blue designer series paper to make a card for a Tic Tac Toe challenge – Stamping With Friends Blog Blog

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A pretty floral get well soon card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp from Stampin' Up!

Blue Foliage Card

The card I am sharing today was inspired by Jillibling of Jillibling.com and was made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and dies with the True Blue designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate The blue foliage card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
True Blue dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”

 

The panel of True Blue dsp was glued to the layer of Azure Afternoon card before being adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty floral get well soon card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

I stamped the sentiment with Night of Navy ink on the right side of the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card and glued it down to the card front.

 

A pretty floral get well soon card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

The large foliage stamp was inked up with Azure Afternoon ink and night of Navy ink was added to the base of the leafy sprays using a Sponge Dauber. The image was then stamped onto the 4” by 3” piece of Basic White card.

 

A pretty floral get well soon card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

I added a little darkness to the base of each leaf using a dark Night of Navy Blends Pen.

 

A pretty floral get well soon card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

The image was die cut using the Friendly Foliage dies before being added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral get well soon card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the True Blue dsp to make a pretty floral get well soon card

A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card. So pretty.

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A pretty Spring themed floral card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Sunshine & Tulips card

Today I am sharing a sweet Spring tulip themed card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set which will be available from my online store from the 6th January 2026.

 Colours used to make this project are:

 

To recreate the sunshine & tulips card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card and Mixed Up Patterns dsp

 

The larger panel of Mixed Up Patterns dsp was glued to the piece of Basic White measuring 5⅛” by 3⅜ and a length of Bubble Bath Faux Linen Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued onto the Bubble Bath card front.

 

A pretty Spring themed floral card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper to make a pretty Spring themed floral card

From the 4¼” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card I die cut a decorative rectangle using the Textured Notes Dies.

 

A pretty Spring themed floral card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper to make a pretty Spring themed floral card

I stamped the double petal image three times onto the die cut label with Strawberry Slush ink. The centres of the tulips were then stamped with Bubble Bath ink.

 

A pretty Spring themed floral card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper to make a pretty Spring themed floral card

Using a dark Granny Apple Green Blends Pen I drew in three stems. The leaves were added using Granny Apple Green ink and the stamped rectangle was then glued to the smaller panel of Mixed Up Patterns dsp. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty Spring themed floral card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper to make a pretty Spring themed floral card

The sentiment was stamped with Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Basic White card and trimmed down with Scissors. I adhered the sentiment to a scrap of dsp and trimmed it out leaving a small border before gluing it to the card front.

 

A pretty Spring themed floral card made using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunshine & Tulips stamp set used with the Mixed Up Patterns designer series paper to make a pretty Spring themed floral card

A trio of Rainbow Dots and a ribbon bow finished the card.

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

Mo x

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A masculine themed card made using the Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets and the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

Sketched Gears Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Gears & Textures stamp set and dies to make my card.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the sketched gears card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 3⅝” by 1⅜”
Silver Foil – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Night of Navy card

I stamped the dotty image from the Gears & Textures stamp set was stamped onto the panel of Basic White card measuring 5¼” by 3½” using Night of Navy ink.

 

A masculine themed card made using the Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets and the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a masculine themed card

The panel of Traditions of Christmas dsp was then glued to the stamped panel.

 

A masculine themed card made using the Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets and the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a masculine themed card

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the sentiment, from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set along the edge of the dsp layer.

 

A masculine themed card made using the Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets and the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a masculine themed card

The decorated panel was then glued to the layer of Old Olive card which was glued to the Night of Navy card front.

 

A masculine themed card made using the Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets and the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a masculine themed card

I die cut a large cog from the square of Silver Foil and a small cog from scrap Night of Navy card. The smaller cog was glued to the centre of the larger cog and the whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A masculine themed card made using the Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets and the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears and Textures and Sunrise Sailing stamp sets used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a masculine themed card

A trio of Smoky Slate Pearls completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends had made to share with us today.

 

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

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A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Petals of Beauty stamp set and dies with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

Petals of Beauty Card

Today’s card was made using the gorgeous Petals of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the petals of beauty card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

I stamped the small trio of flowers in Berry Burst ink onto the Berry Burst card front in a line an inch from the top and an inch from the bottom.

 

A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Petals of Beauty stamp set and dies with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a pretty, floral birthday card

The strips of Basic White card were adhered to the piece of Beautiful Bokeh dsp, one at the top and the other at the bottom. The whole piece was then glued to the card front.

 

A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Petals of Beauty stamp set and dies with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a pretty, floral birthday card

Using the Spotlight on Nature dies I die cut a decorated Circle from the square of Basic White card. The sentiment, from the Fragrant Layers stamp set was stamped onto the die cut circle in Old Olive ink. The circle was mounted onto the card front using Dimensionals.

 

A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Petals of Beauty stamp set and dies with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a pretty, floral birthday card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the outline of the large flower with Berry Burst ink, I added the infill colour using 2nd generation Calypso Coral ink. I repeated this colour combo for the smaller flower. The flower centres were added with Old Olive ink.

 

A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Petals of Beauty stamp set and dies with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a pretty, floral birthday card

The large solid leaf was stamped with 2nd generation Old Olive ink and the more detailed portion added with full strength Old Olive ink. All these images were then die cut using the Petals of Beauty Dies. The flowers and leaves were then arranged onto the die cut circle.

 

A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Petals of Beauty stamp set and dies with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Beautiful Bokeh dsp to make a pretty, floral birthday card

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots finished the card.

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

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A pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card made using the Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Vase of Daisies Card

Here is a pretty card made using the gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set combined with the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the vase of daisies card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Wildflower Birthday dsp – 4¾” by 3”
Blueberry Bushel card – 4⅜” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

The strips of Blueberry Bushel card were adhered to either side of the piece of Wildflower Birthday dsp. This was then glued to the Basic White panel measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and then to the Soft Sea Foam card front.

 

A pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card made using the Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies used to make a pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the taller vase with Blueberry Bushel ink and then die cut out using the Pop-up Petals Dies.

 

A pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card made using the Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies used to make a pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card

The bunch of daisies was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the same set of dies. I added colour to the petals using Flirty Flamingo ink and to the flower centres using Pecan Pie ink. The leaves were coloured using Old Olive Blends pens. The vase and flowers were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card made using the Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies used to make a pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card

The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.

 

A pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card made using the Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies used to make a pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card

A White Twine bow and a trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

 

A pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card made using the Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals Stamp set and dies used to make a pretty, vase of daisies themed birthday card

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

Mo x

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A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Lantern Classes

Today I am sharing the Christmas Lantern project designed for my December classes inspired by Jennifer of Évasions Créatives

Colours used to make this project are:

 

To recreate the Christmas lantern, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 17cm by 14.85cm x 2
Thick Basic White card – 11.2cm by 11.2cm
Dsp – 9.5cm by 7.5cm x 4
Vellum – 8.5cm by 6.5cm x 4
Scrap Shaded Spruce and Gold Foil

 

Take one of the larger pieces of Thick Basic White card measuring 17cm by 14.85cm and score it on the 17cm side at 8cm and 16cm. Turn so the 1cm strip is at the top of the scoring tool and score at 10cm. Repeat with the second panel of the same size.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Place one of the scored panels on a Silicon Mat with the 10cm portion at the top. Measure the centre of the two larger panels – 4cm and make a pencil mark. Using a Scoring Tool score from the 4cm mark to the where the vertical and horizontal scorelines meet. Repeat three times, twice in each 8cm panel to form two flat topped triangles. Repeat with the other panel.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Measure 1cm from the scoreline forming each triangle – see photograph then use a pencil and a ruler to join the pencil marks. This will give 1cm tabs to help close the top of the lantern.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Cut along the pencil lines and remove the top of the 1cm tab, see photograph. Fold and burnish on all the scorelines

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Glue the panels of designer series paper to the larger front panels – 2 on each cardstock piece. Place the die, from the Nested Essentials Dies in the centre of one of the panels and die cut. Repeat with the remaining 3 panels.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Emboss each of the pieces of Vellum with your chosen Embossing Folder. Run a bead of glue around each of the die cut windows, on the back and place the embossed vellum face down to cover the hole. Allow to adhere completely.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Place a strip of Tear and tape on both 1cm side tabs and adhere the two panels together and close the lantern.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Add glue to alternate 1cm tabs which form the top of the lantern. Squeeze together and hold un position until the glue sets.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

From scrap Shaded Spruce card die cut the pair of trees from the Scenic Adventure Dies and add to each side of the lantern using Dimensionals. Add a star, die cut from scrap Gold Foil using the Pine Tree trimmings Dies, to the top of one of the trees.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

Score the 11.2cm square of Basic White card at 1.5cm on all four sides. Cut each corner tab and add glue to close the base. Place a tealight onto the base and cover with the lantern top.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

A scattering of Gold Shaker Stars completes the project.

 

A Christmas Lantern made for my December 2025 classes using the Scenic Adventure, Nested Essential Dies and the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure and Nested Essential Dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a Christmas Lantern for my December 2025 classes

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

Mo x

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A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

Ornamental Hexagon Gift Bag

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing Holiday packaging. I have made a pretty, hexagon, gift bag to hold a necklace for my daughter. I saw this sweet box on Youtube made by Crafty Karen designs 

Colours used to make the ornamental hexagon gift bag are:

To recreate the ornamental hexagon gift bag, you will need:

Balmy Blue card – 8½” by 5½”
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 3⅜” by 1⅞” x 2
Scrap Basic White

 Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool, I scored the piece of Balmy Blue at 2”, 4”, 6” and 8”. I rotated the card 90° and scored again on the short side at 2”.

 

A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

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I placed the scored Balmy Blue card onto the Silicon Craft Sheet and used the scoring tool to score an X, from corner to corner in the 2nd and 4th rectangles – see template. I then scored from the centre of the X to the top of the same rectangles.

 

A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

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I added the panels of dsp to the unscored rectangles and folded and burnished on all the full lines. Using my fingers I lightly manipulated the X’s scores.

 

A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

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Using scissors, I cut off the small rectangle from the ½” tab and wedged the longer side. I then cut up each of the 4 square bottom tabs, removing the score line.

 

A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

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Glue was applied to the ½” tab and the box was closed. The bottom flaps were then closed and the last one glued into position.

 

A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

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A handheld ¼” punch was used to make holes at the top of the front and back panels. Ribbon was fed through to hold the box closed.

 

A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

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The pine tree from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set was stamped in Balmy Blue ink onto scrap Basic White card before being die cut using the Ornamental Christmas Dies.

 

A pretty hexagonal gift bag made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies and the Traditions of Christmas dsp

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The sentiment, from the same stamp set was then stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the same scrap card. I punched it out with a 1” circle punch. These were added to the front of the box on Dimensionals.

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

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A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Modern Tree Card

Here is a striking, black, white and gold card made using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies along with the Modern Christmas designer series paper and some gold heat embossing.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the modern tree card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 4⅝” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾”
Scrap Modern Christmas dsp and Gold Foil

 

I embossed the 5½” by 3¾” piece of Basic White card using one of the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders. A length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

Using Versamark ink, I stamped the arc of stripes three times down the centre of the 4½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card. The stamping was covered with Gold Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool.

 

A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped below the embossed stripes using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

I die cut a tree form scrap Modern Christmas dsp using the Ornamental Christmas dies and added it to the striped panel on Dimensionals.

 

A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

A Gold Foil star was added to the top of the tree and a ribbon bow finished the card.

 

A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas stamp set and dies used with the Modern Christmas designer series paper to make a stunning Christmas card

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

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A penguin themed congratulations card made using the Sweet & Precious stamp set and the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies from Stampin' Up!

Penguin Themed Congratulations Card

This penguin themed card was created to celebrate the fact that my husband has spent part of each year for the last 50 years working in Antarctica, a huge achievement. I used a lot of retired products to make this card including the Sweet & Precious stamp set, Mini Alphabet and Small Numbers Dies.

Colours used to create this card are:

 

To recreate the penguin card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil.

 

The panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp was adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and the whole piece was then glued to the Misty Moonlight card front.

 

A penguin themed congratulations card made using the Sweet & Precious stamp set and the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

From the 3½” by 3” panel of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies.

 

A penguin themed congratulations card made using the Sweet & Precious stamp set and the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

The penguin and chick image, from the retired Sweet & Precious stamp set was then stamped onto the die cut label using Secret Sea ink. Snowflakes, from the Woodland Scenery stamp set were then stamped, randomly above the penguins using Misty Moonlight ink. The decorated piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A penguin themed congratulations card made using the Sweet & Precious stamp set and the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

The word ‘congratulations’ from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card before being trimmed out and tucked beneath the raised panel.

 

A penguin themed congratulations card made using the Sweet & Precious stamp set and the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

From scrap Silver Foil I die cut the number 5 and 0 using the Little Numbers Dies (retired) and glued them to the card front. The word YEARS was die cut from scrap Basic White card using the Mini Alphabet Dies (retired). I adhered this in place with liquid glue.

 

A penguin themed congratulations card made using the Sweet & Precious stamp set and the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

A trio of loose snowflakes (retired) finished the card.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x