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.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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 pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Winter Woollies Card

Posted on November 7, 2025November 1, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Winter woollies themed card made using the Stay Warm stamp set and Turtle Textures Embossing Folder

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the Winter woollies card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Real Red card – 2⅛” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Misty Moonlight card

Using the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and adhered the embossed panel to the Real Red layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

A length of Misty Moonlight Ribbon was wrapped around the whole panel before it was glued to the Misty Moonlight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the outline of the bobble hat in Real Red ink. I reversed the image and stamped the same Real Red ink – 2^nd generation – to add colour to the hat. The gloves were stamped in the same way using Misty Moonlight ink. The images were fussy cut out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

I die cut a stitched square from the square of Basic White card and adhered it to the Real Red square. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals. The hat and gloves were then added to the raised square with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set, was stamped on scrap Misty Moonlight card, covered with Silver Embossing Powder and set with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it out before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder used to make a pretty Winter woollies themed Christmas card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Silver Pearls completed the card.

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A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

Floral Reverse Embossing Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on November 4, 2025November 1, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing techniques using embossing folders. I have made my card using the gorgeous Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the floral reverse embossing card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Beige card – 2½” by 2½”

I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic Beige card using the Sunflower 3D embossing folder.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The embossed panel was placed face, or embossed side down and added Berry Burst ink with a Sponge Dauber to the petals of the flowers. The leaves were coloured in the same way using Garden Green ink and to the flower centres using Pecan Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Taking a Secret Sea ink pad, I dragged it lightly across the coloured embossed panel from top to bottom. I repeated this until the whole panel was covered. A length of Gold Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the layer before being secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the embossed panel to the Berry Burst layer. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped on the small square of Basic Beige card with Secret Sea ink. I die it out using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of gold dots and a ribbon bow finished 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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A trio of Christmas Gift Tags made using the Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Trio of Festive Tags

Posted on October 31, 2025October 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here are a trio of festive tags made using the pretty Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

Santa Tag

Thick Basic White card – 4” by 2¾” to die cut a label using the Festive Friends Dies
Basic White card – 3” by 2½”
Scrap Shaded Spruce card

The Santa was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the smaller piece of Basic White. I coloured him in using the Ivory, Real Red, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea Blends pens. I die cut him out using the Festive Friends dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a trio of Christmas Gift Tags

From scrap Shaded Spruce card I die cut 2 trees and glued them to the die cut label. The Santa was then added on Dimensionals.

Snowman Tag

Thick Basic White card – 4” by 2¾” to die cut a label using the Festive Friends Dies
Basic White card – 3” by 2½”

The Snowman was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the smaller piece of Basic White. He was coloured using the Ivory, Real Red Timid Tiger and Night of Navy Blends Pens. I die cut him out using the Festive Friends dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a trio of Christmas Gift Tags

I stamped a trio of snowflakes onto the die cut tag and added the snowman on Dimensionals.

Elf Tag

Thick Basic White card – 4” by 2¾” to die cut a label using the Festive Friends Dies
Basic White card – 3” by 2½”
Scrap Pool Party card

The Elf was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the smaller piece of Basic White. I coloured him using the Ivory, Crumb Cake, Shy Shamrock, Misty Moonlight and Night of Navy Blends Pens. I die cut him out using the Festive Friends dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a trio of Christmas Gift Tags

I die cut a trio of snowflakes from scrap Pool Party card and glued them to the die cut tag. The elf was added on Dimensionals.

I added a trio of Sparkle Gems and a length of retired twine to the top of each tag.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a trio of Christmas Gift Tags

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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 floral birthday notecard made using the gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set and the Branching Out Dies from Stampin' Up!

Pop-up Petals Notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on October 27, 2025November 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a roll of the dice showing ‘In-colors, sponging, birthdays, staple and notecard vertical’. I have chosen to make my note card using the Pop-up Petals stamp set which will be available in my online store from November 2025.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the pop-up petals notecard, you will need:

Notecard – 5” by 7” scored at 3½”
Cloud Cover card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 2¼” by ⅜”
Secret Sea card – 2¼” by ⅜”

The panel of Cloud Cover card was embossed using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. A length of Black Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the embossed layer before the whole piece was adhered to the front of the notecard.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the 4¼” by 3⅛” piece of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Branching Out Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the die cut label I stamped the vase in Strawberry Slush ink. The top of the vase was masked off using a Post It note, and the outline bunch of sunflowers stamped with Secret Sea ink. The mask was removed, and the infill petals were stamped with Darling Duckling ink. I added the flower centres using 2^nd generation Secret Sea ink and coloured the leaves with Shy Shamrock Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Cloud Cover ink around all four edges of the die cut label and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Spring Corners stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea Ink onto the small strip of Basic White card. I stapled the stamped sentiment to the strip of Secret Sea card and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A Twine bow and a trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls 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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