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

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.

 

Four Christmas cards made for a sketch challenge using the Traditions of Christmas designer series paper and the Scenic Adventure Dies from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Four Christmas cards made for a sketch challenge using the Traditions of Christmas designer series paper and the Scenic Adventure Dies from Stampin' Up!

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Using Versamark ink I stamped the sentiment, from the Shepherd’s Care stamp set onto the strip of Secret Sea card.

 

Four Christmas cards made for a sketch challenge using the Traditions of Christmas designer series paper and the Scenic Adventure Dies from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

Four Christmas cards made for a sketch challenge using the Traditions of Christmas designer series paper and the Scenic Adventure Dies from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of gold dots from my stash completed the card.

 

Four Christmas cards made for a sketch challenge using the Traditions of Christmas designer series paper and the Scenic Adventure Dies from Stampin' Up!

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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

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.

 

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

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

 

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

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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 2nd generation Secret Sea ink and coloured the leaves with Shy Shamrock Blends Pens.

 

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

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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.

 

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

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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.

 

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

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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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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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.

 

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

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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.

 

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

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

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.

 

The Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets from Stampin' Up! used to make a peacock and gold Christmas card.

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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.

 

The Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets from Stampin' Up! used to make a peacock and gold Christmas card.

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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.

 

The Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets from Stampin' Up! used to make a peacock and gold Christmas card.

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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.

 

The Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets from Stampin' Up! used to make a peacock and gold Christmas card.

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.

 

The Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets from Stampin' Up! used to make a peacock and gold Christmas card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink. I cut the sentiment apart before adding it to the card front.

A ribbon bow and a trio of Gold Shaker Stars completed the card.

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A pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Stay warm Card

Today I am sharing a pretty card featuring warm, Christmas clothing made suing the Stay Warm stamp set.

Colours used to make this card were:

 

To recreate the stay warm Christmas card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 1¾”
Night of Navy card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

The jumper was randomly stamped all over the Strawberry Slush card front with 2nd generation Strawberry Slush ink. I set the card front aside to dry.

 

A pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I mounted the stockings on a clear block, close to each other and facing in opposite directions and stamped them in Summer Splash ink on the Basic White strip.

 

A pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The hat was stamped next to the stockings with Gorgeous Grape ink

 

A pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The glove stamps were then placed, one on top of the other and stamped on the other side of the stamped stockings in Night of Navy ink. The Night of Navy strips were then glued to the stamped strip before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used to make a pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Traditional labels stamp set the card front, below the raised panel.

 

A pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used to make a pretty woolly garments themed Christmas card

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A lovely card for a friend made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Sweet Friend Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the sweet friend card, you will need:

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

 

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

 

A lovely card for a friend made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

 

A lovely card for a friend made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

 

A lovely card for a friend made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

 

A lovely card for a friend made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

 

A lovely card for a friend made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of gems from my stash were added to finish the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have created using this colour palette.

 

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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 Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

Jolly Santa Card

Here is a jolly Santa themed Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies along with the Traditions of Christmas dsp.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the traditional elf card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Traditions of Christmas dsp – 3¾” by 2” x 2 – different patterns
Scrap Basic White card

 

I glued the two pieces of Traditions of Christmas dsp to one of the Basic White panels, one higher than the other and both offset.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

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A strip of retired Cherry Cobbler and Gold ribbon (retired) was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then adhered to the Cherry Cobbler card front.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

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The Santa was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

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I coloured the Santa in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea and used the Color Lifter to fade the Smoky Slate of the beard.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink. I added a bow and a trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Gems finished the card.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies with the Traditions of Christmas dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Traditions of Christmas dsp to make a pretty Christmas card

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A pretty, staggered line of trees themed card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card from Stampin' Up!

Staggered Line of Trees Card

Here is a pretty card inspired by one I saw made by Wendy Lee of Creativeleeyours. I used the same Scenic Adventure stamp set but altered the measurements to accommodate our A4 cardstock.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the staggered line of trees card, you will need:

Cloud Cover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Balmy Blue card – 3⅛” by 1”
Cloud Cover card – 3⅛” by ½”
Pool Party card – 3” by ⅞”
Coastal Cabana card – 2⅞” by ¾”
Summer Splash card – 2⅞” by ⅝”
Lost lagoon card – 3” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5 ¼” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

The six pieces of coloured card were laid the out on my grid paper until I was happy with the positioning. They were originally longer, and some were wider, and I cut them down as I moved them around.

 

A pretty, staggered line of trees themed card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card from Stampin' Up!

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With the strips butted up to each other I stamped the trees across the layers with Pretty Peacock ink.

 

A pretty, staggered line of trees themed card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped strips were placed onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, taking time to match up the stamping. Some were adhered down with glue and others with Dimensionals. The whole panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Cloud Cover card front.

 

A pretty, staggered line of trees themed card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card to make a pretty staggered line of trees themed card

A double Linen Thread Bow was added to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot.

 

A pretty, staggered line of trees themed card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card to make a pretty staggered line of trees themed card

The sentiment was stamped on the long strip of Basic White card in Pretty Peacock ink and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty, staggered line of trees themed card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and strips of card to make a pretty staggered line of trees themed card

A trio of Iridescent Pearls 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 Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

Three Festive Friends Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

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

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the three festive friends card, you will need

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

 

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

 

A Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

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

 

A Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

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

 

A Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

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

 

A Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

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

 

A Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

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

Please hop on to see what my fellow demos have created to share with us.

 

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

Mo x

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Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

Stay Warm Classes

The cards I am sharing today were designed for my October 2025 classes and feature the Stay Warm stamp set and some nontraditional Christmas colours.

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Side Column Card

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 1cm, 5cm, 6cm & 10cm
Strawberry Slush card – 5⅝” by 1½” x 2 – Emboss using Damask Designs Embossing Folder
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3¾” – for the inside
Night of Navy card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3⅛” by 4⅛”
Basic White card – 1⅜” by ½”

Fold all the scorelines inwards and burnish. Add the embossed Strawberry Slush panels to the two wider folded panels of the column piece.

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

Place a strip of Tear & Tape to the 1cm tab and fold over so that the free edge is to the right of the centre score line. Add the inner layer of Basic White card butted up against the column.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

Die cut a banner from the 3⅛” by 4⅛” piece of Basic White card using the Party Banner Dies. I also cut a larger banner from the 4¾” by 3½” panel of Night of Navy card.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The jumper was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the white banner. I coloured in parts of the image with the following Stamp ‘n Write Markers – Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash & Highland Heather. The decorated banner was then adhered to the Night of Navy banner. Glue was added to the left side of the banner, and it was adhered to the front of the column.

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The sentiment, from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. It was then glued to the banner piece.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

Woollen Garments Card

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

With the stocking stamps mounted side by side on a clear block, I stamped across the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

Above the row of stockings, I stamped a row of mittens in Summer Splash ink.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The next row as the bobble hat stamped in Strawberry Slush ink. I repeated these steps to fill up the whole panel.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The panel was then adhered to the Gorgeous Grape layer before being added to the Summer Splash card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

I die cut a label from the 4⅛” by 2½” piece of Basic White card using the Nested Essentials Dies.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The sentiment was stamped on the label in Gorgeous Grape ink. The sentiment was glued to the card front.

Hat, Gloves & Stockings card

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 1⅞”
Summer Splash card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4⅛” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The jumper image was randomly stamped all over the Gorgeous Grape card base with 2nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The bobble hat was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the Basic White strip measuring 4⅛” by 1⅞”. We stamped the stockings next with Summer Splash ink.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

Next, the mittens were stamped in Night of Navy ink and the heart stamped at either end with Strawberry Slush ink.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The Summer Splash strips were glued to the top and bottom of the decorated strip.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

The sentiment, from the Traditional Labels stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink at the bottom of the ½” strip of Basic White card. This piece was then adhered to the decorated panel and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three Christmas cards including a fun fold made for my October Classes using the Stay Warm stamp set and the Party Banners and Nested Essentials dies, all from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with the party Banners and Nested Essentials dies to make three Christmas cards including a fun fold for my October Classes

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: