A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

Boutique Blossoms Card

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the April or May Product of the month. I have made a pretty, floral birthday card made using the Eyelet Blooms Die and the Boutique Blossoms stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the boutique blossoms card using the following supplies:

Crisp Cantaloupe card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Peaceful Pine – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 4¾” by 3”
Peaceful Pine – 2” by ⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾ “- for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

I began by stamping the solid large flower image with 2nd generation Crisp Cantaloupe ink in the upper left and lower right corner of the Crisp Cantaloupe card front.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

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I die cut the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card using the Eyelet Blooms Die and glued it to the panel of Peaceful Pine card. This was then glued to the card front.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

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The outline large and small flower were stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe ink onto scrap Basic White card. The solid flowers were then added with 2nd generation Crisp Cantaloupe ink and the flowers were die cut using the Boutique Blossoms Dies. The flowers were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

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The single leaf and trio of leaves were stamped in Peaceful Pine ink, full strength for the outline and 2nd generation for the infill. The leaves were tucked in around the flowers.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings stamp set was stamped on the strip of Peaceful Pine card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I punched it out using the Three Banner Punch before adding it to the card front.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of 2026 -2028 In Color Dots finished the card.

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A card made for a sketch challenge using the Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

Embossed Sketch Challenge Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a sketch to create a card. I have used embossing folders as the focus of my design today.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the Embossed Sketch card using the following supplies:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5⅝” by 3⅞
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Secret Sea – 4⅝” by ⅞” x 3
Berry Burst – 4½” by ¾”
Pool Party – 4½” by ¾”
Fresh Freesia – 4½” by ¾”
Basic White – 2¼” by 2¼”

 

I began by embossing the 3 strips of coloured card – The Berry Burst strip was embossed with the Lazy Daisy Embossing Folder, The Pool Party strip with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder and the Fresh Freesia strip with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder, at an angle.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

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Each embossed strip was then glued to the strips of Secret Sea card. These were mounted onto one of the Basic White layer with Dimensionals.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

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I added the larger layer of Secret Sea to the back of the panel and wrapped the whole panel with Black Baker’s Twine. The panel was then adhered to the Pool Party card front.

The sentiment, from the Balloon Festoon stamp set was stamped on the square of Basic White card with Secret Sea ink.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment was then punched out using a 2” Circle Punch before being mounted onto the card front.

 

A card made for a sketch challenge using the Lazy Daisy, Turtle Textures & Lovely Stripes Embossing Folders from Stampin' Up!

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A Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

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Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Woolly Friends Classes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my March classes using the adorable Woolly Friends stamp set and Builder Punch.

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Bookbinder Z Fold Card

Balmy Blue card base – 11” by 4⅛” scored on the long-side at 2⅛, 4¼” and 5½”
Balmy Blue – 4⅛” by 3⅜” – front panel mat
Basic White 4” by 3¼” – front panel
Basic White – 4⅛” by 4” – inside panel
Basic White – 4” by 1⅛” – side panel
Lemon Lolly– 2½” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White – 3½” by 2¾” – label cut using Nested Essentials dies
Scrap Basic White

 

Fold and burnish the centre scoreline in the usual way then fold the other two scorelines backwards. Add glue to the 1¼” section beside the central scoreline and press the glued piece to the inside of the card to form the book fold.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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Glue the separate piece of Balmy Blue card, lined up with the free edge of the top flap to form the Z fold portion.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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Stamp the trio of tulips in Granny Apple Green ink at the bottom of the 1⅛” strip of Basic White card and at the bottom right of the 4⅛” by 4” panel of Basic White card. We coloured the flowers and leaves using the following Blends Pens – Light Lemon Lolly, Light Pretty In pink, Light Fresh freesia and Granny Apple Green.  The thin strip was adhered to the 1 ¼” section and the larger panel to the inside.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

Using the infill stamp for the sheep’s body we randomly stamped all over the 4” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card with 2nd generation Balmy Blue ink. This panel was the adhered to the Z fold front panel.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

The sentiment, from the Branching out stamp set was stamped in memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut label.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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A row of grass was stamped across the bottom of the die cut label with Granny Apple Green in. We added the trio of tulips to the right with the same ink and coloured them in the same way. The strips of Lemon Lolly card were added, one either side of the die cut label and the whole piece was then glued to the Z fold card front.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

The outline sheep’s body and the sheep’s head were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We also stamped the small bow with the same ink. The body of the sheep was added in Pretty In Pink ink and the bow coloured in with Lemon Lolly. The body and head were added to the card front on Dimensionals and the bow tucked into place.

 

Easter Blessings Card

Fresh Freesia card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Granny Apple Green – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 3½” by 2¼”
Granny Apple Green – 3½” by ⅜”
Granny Apple Green – 1½” by ½”
Scrap Basic White & Black

 

We embossed the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using the Glass & Garden Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Granny Apple Green layer. The whole piece was glued to the Fresh freesia card base.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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The row of grass was repeatedly stamped along the bottom of the 3½” by 2¼” with Granny Apple Green ink.

The jumping sheep was stamped directly onto the strip using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We added colour to the body using Fresh Freesia ink. The longer Granny Apple Green strip was then glued to the top of the panel before it was adhered to the card front.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

The sentiment, from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set was stamped on the smaller piece of Granny Apple Green card with Black ink and tucked under the panel.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

On scrap Basic White card, We stamped the outline sheep and the sheep’s head with the same black ink. Colour was added to the sheep with Lemon Lolly ink before punching both images out.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

We stamped the head again in Versamark ink on scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat tool before punching it out.

The Lemon Lolly sheep and white head were added to the card front on Dimensionals and the black head added directly with glue.

 

Trio of Sheep Card

Pretty In Pink – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Black

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card with Granny Apple Green ink. The row of grass was then stamped just above it. We added a pair of tulips and coloured them in with Blends Pens.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

The outline sheep’s body was stamped to the left and right of the panel with Black ink and another body stamped on scrap Basic White card. Colour was added with Lemon Lolly, Pretty In Pink and Balmy Blue ink. The whole piece was adhered to the Basic Black panel and then to the Pretty In Pink card front.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

Three heads were stamped, 2 on scrap Basic White and one, in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. We added white embossing powder to the black card and set it with my Heat Tool. All the images were the punched out and added to the card front.

 

Cards made for my March 2026 Classes using the Woolly Friends stamp set and the Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp set used with the Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make cards for my March 2026 Classes

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A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Sheep Among Flowers card

I am loving the Woolly Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Friends Builder Punch and have used it to make a sweet sheep amongst flowers card.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the sheep amongst flowers card using the following supplies:

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

I stamped the trio of tulips, twice on the on the smaller panel of Basic White card with Granny Apple Green ink. I added a row of grass using the same colour and coloured the leaves using the same colour again.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

I added colour to the flowers by masking them off one at a time and stamped using Petunia Pop, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight ink. The panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Petunia Pop card front.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

The body and head of the sheep was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch. I added colour to the body with 2nd generation Basic Beige ink.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

The sheep was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals. I added a Petunia Pop bow to the neck of the sheep.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment, from the Fragrant Layers stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink and a butterfly added in the same colour.

 

A pretty greeting card made using the Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch and the Fragrant Layers stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Sheep stamp set and co-ordinating Woolly Sheep Builder Punch used with the Fragrant Layers stamp set to make a pretty greeting card

A trio of Daffodil Delight Dots from my stash finished the card.

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A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Love Ewe Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Valentine or thinking of you cards. I have made my card using the adorable Woolley Friends stamp set and co-ordinating punch.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the love ewe card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Strips of Perennial Lavender dsp – 4” by ⅜” – about 8
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

The strips of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card, each one at a jaunty angle. The excess was trimmed off and the panel glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer. I adhered the whole panel to the Shaded Spruce card front.

 

A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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The body and head of the sheep were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched them out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch.

 

A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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A little colour was added to the body and head of the sheep with a Light Crumb Cake Blends Pen. I added the body and head to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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The bow was stamped on Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the infill colour added in Highland Heather. I punched it out using the same punch Ns glued it into position.

 

A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the word LOVE, from the Friendly Foliage stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. The word EWE, from the Woolly Friends stamp set was stamped with the same ink on the same piece of scrap card. I trimmed them out and added them to the card front.

 

A cute 'love ewe' card made using the Woolly Friends stamp set and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of gems from my stash completed the card.

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A pretty paneled, floral, thank you card made suing the Gallery Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Gallery Blooms Panel Card

Today I am sharing a pretty gallery blooms panel card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the gallery bloom panel card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Flirty Flamingo

 

Using Secret Sea ink I stamped the flower spray onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty paneled, floral, thank you card made suing the Gallery Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

I added a little colour using the Flirty Flamingo and Lost lagoon Blends Pens. The panel was then cut into 4 pieces.

 

A pretty paneled, floral, thank you card made suing the Gallery Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

Using a Blending Brush I added Lost Lagoon ink to opposite corners of each of the panels. I then added them to the Lost Lagoon layer leaving an ⅛” around each piece.

 

A pretty paneled, floral, thank you card made suing the Gallery Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

The Lost lagoon panel was then glued to the Flirty Flamingo card front.

 

A pretty paneled, floral, thank you card made suing the Gallery Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

I stamped the sentiment from the Terrific Toadstools stamp set onto scrap Basic White card. I punched it out using a 1¼” Circle Punch. A 1⅜” Scalloped Circle was punched out and added behind the sentiment.

 

A pretty paneled, floral, thank you card made suing the Gallery Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used to make a pretty paneled, floral, thank you card

Loops of White Baker’s Twine were added to the centre of the card front and the sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A trio of Purple Sequins from my stash finished the card.

 

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

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Four 3" by 3" cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Scenic Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Today I am sharing the cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon challenge where our theme is ‘different sized card’.

Colours used to make my cards are:

 

To recreate the scenic Christmas cards, you will need:

Thick Basic White card bases – 6” by 3” scored at 3”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”

 

I punched a 2” Circle from the centre of the square of Basic White card and placed this over the 3” card front to act as a mask.

 

Four 3" by 3" cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets used to make four 3″ by 3″ cards for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon

Using a small Blending Brush I swirl some Cloud Cover ink into the space left by the punched circle. The mask was then removed.

 

Four 3" by 3" cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets used to make four 3″ by 3″ cards for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon

The medium sized tree was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink overlapping the inked circle.

 

Four 3" by 3" cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets used to make four 3″ by 3″ cards for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon

I stamped the sentiment, from the Humble Home stamp set onto the card front with Shaded Spruce ink

 

Four 3" by 3" cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets used to make four 3″ by 3″ cards for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon

A single 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearl completed each card.

 

Four 3" by 3" cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets used to make four 3″ by 3″ cards for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon

I love these and they are not a card size I would normally make. They could also be used as a tag…….. what’s not to love?

 

Four 3" by 3" cards made for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon using the Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures and Humble Home stamp sets used to make four 3″ by 3″ cards for the May 2025 Christmas Stampathon

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

Mo x

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A group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards made using the Humble Homes Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Humble Home cards – Christmas Stampathon

Here are the cards I have designed for the April Christmas Stampathon challenge where our theme is ‘Sparkle & Shine’. I have used the Humble Home Builder Punch and the 2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper to make my card.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

To recreate the humble home card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2⅝”
2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White and 2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper

 

A group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards made using the Humble Homes Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

I punched houses from scrap Basic White card and from 24 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper, two white and one glimmer for each card.

 

A group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards made using the Humble Homes Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped in Shy Shamrock ink onto one of the Basic White houses for each card. The two white houses were then adhered at either end of the 5⅞” by 2⅝” piece of Basic White card.

 

A group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards made using the Humble Homes Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

I added the Glimmer house between the white houses raised up on Dimensionals.

 

A group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards made using the Humble Homes Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

The strips of Glimmer Paper were added to the top and bottom of the decorated Basic White strips. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

 

A group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards made using the Humble Homes Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Homes Builder Punch used to make a group of sparkle & shine Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems completed each 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 pretty thank you card made using the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Terrific Toadstools Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a dice roll. We must create a project using pearls, regals, horizontal, thank you and sponging. I have used the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch.

 

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the Toadstool card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Cherry Cobbler card – 3¾” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

 

I embossed the Garden Green panel using the Corrugated Embossing Folder and glued it to the Garden Green card front.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. Using the same die set I die cut a label from the Cherry Cobbler card.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Along the bottom of the stitched circle, I stamped the ‘ground’ in 2nd generation Old Olive ink. The toadstool stalks were then stamped in either full strength or second-generation Cajun Craze ink. The smaller mushroom top was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and the leafy sprigs with Garden Green ink.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the medium toadstool top in Cherry Cobbler ink and punched it out using the Toadstool Punch. It was added to the card front on a Dimensional.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The die cut label was cut in half and added to the back of the stitched circle. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Terrific Toadstool stamp set and Punch and the Corrugated Embossing Folder used to make a pretty thank you card -Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front. A trio of Antique Pearls completed 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 pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

Sending a Big Hug card

Today, I have made a pretty big hug card for a friend who has been in hospital hoping it will cheer her up. I have used the Hugs for Love stamp set combined with the Bright Borders stamp set.

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

The piece of Bloom Impressions dsp was adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

I added the strip of Silver Foil card to the panel and wrapped a length of Fresh Freesia Seam Binding Ribbon around layer, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Fresh Freesia card base.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

I stamped the label outline onto scrap Basic White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. I punched it out using the To The Point Label Punch. The flowers were coloured using Fresh Freesia and daffodil Delight Blends Pens.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

The sentiment was stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the label before it was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs card

A trio of Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins finished the card.

 

A pretty sending hugs card made using the Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets and the Bloom Impressions dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hugs For Love and Bright Borders stamp sets used with the Bloom Impressions dsp to make a pretty sending hugs 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.

Mo x

Supplies used: