The Yuletide Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful Christmas card

Christmas Church card

Posted on November 3, 2024October 26, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas card made using the Yuletide Village stamp set combined with the More Wishes stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Christmas church card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the pretty church onto the 5⅞” by 3½” piece of Basic White card with Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Church themed Christmas card made using the Yuletide Christmas stamp set

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Ivory, SU 200, SU 500 & Gray Granite

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Church themed Christmas card made using the Yuletide Christmas stamp set

The sentiment from the More Wishes stamp set was stamped in Poppy Parade and Old Olive inks.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Church themed Christmas card made using the Yuletide Christmas stamp set

The strips of Old Olive card were glued to top and bottom of the decorated panel and the whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Church themed Christmas card made using the Yuletide Christmas stamp set

A trio of Iridescent discs completed the card.

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A Christmas card made using the Decorative Trees Stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up!

Decorative Trees card

Posted on October 29, 2024October 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have made a pretty Christmas card using the Decorative Trees stamp set and some of the 2024 – 2026 In Color Glimmer Paper.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the decorative tree card, you will need:

Shy Shamrock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Early Espresso card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
2024-206 In Color Glimmer – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” -Rounded upper right corner – for the inside

I stamped the sentiment in the upper left corner of the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card using Shy Shamrock ink. A Blending Brush was used to add Fresh Freesia ink to the right-hand side of the same panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Decorative Trees Stamp set and Dies from Stampin’ Up!

The panel was then embossed using the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder. The whole piece was then glued to the Early Espresso panel and then glued to the Shy Shamrock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Decorative Trees Stamp set and Dies from Stampin’ Up!

A strip of Tear ‘n Tape was added to the ink blended area, and I used it to secure a zigzag of Silver Ribbon in place.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Decorative Trees Stamp set and Dies from Stampin’ Up!

Using the Decorative Trees Dies I die cut a solid tree from the piece of Glimmer Paper and a delicate tree from the 3½” by 2½” panel of Basic White card. I had applied a piece of Masking Paper to the back of the Basic White card prior to die cutting. The backing paper was removed, and the two trees were adhered together and added over the ribbon on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Decorative Trees Stamp set and Dies from Stampin’ Up!

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Decorative Trees Stamp set and Dies from Stampin’ Up!

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A striking Christmas card made using the Shepherd's Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Shepherd and Lambs

Posted on October 18, 2024October 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas card featuring a shepherd with his lambs made using the Shepherd’s Care stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the shepherd and lambs’ card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base ¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾”
Winter Meadow dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the Winter Meadow dsp to the panel pf Night of Navy card and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

The shepherd and his lambs were stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and fussy cut out using sharp Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Boho Blue and Night of Navy. The coloured image was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

I thought it weird that the shepherd wasn’t looking at anything so added the image of the village in the distance.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

The sentiment was added to the inside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

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An adorable sweetest gingerbread stars Christmas card made using the Sweetest Star stamp set and Punch from Stampin' Up!

Sweetest Gingerbread Stars card

Posted on October 14, 2024October 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable gingerbread themed Christmas card made using the Sweetest Star stamp set and Snowy Days designer Series Paper (dsp).

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Petal Pink

Pecan Pie

To recreate the sweetest gingerbread stars card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Snowy Days dsp – 5⅞” by 3”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Pecan Pie card – 5” by 3”

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

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Punch used to make an adorable sweetest gingerbread stars card

I stamped the adorable gingerbread stars, twice, onto the panel of Pecan Pie card using Versamark ink. I covered the panel with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Punch used to make an adorable sweetest gingerbread stars card

Using a Blending Brush, I added Pecan Pie ink around the edges of both gingerbread stars. I wiped over the embossing with a tissue to remove the excess ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Punch used to make an adorable sweetest gingerbread stars card

I shaped the points of the gingerbread and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Punch used to make an adorable sweetest gingerbread stars card

Basic Pearls made perfect buttons for the gingerbread stars.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sweetest Star stamp set and Punch used to make an adorable sweetest gingerbread stars card

The sentiment was stamped in Pecan Pie ink.

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A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Reindeer & Birds card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire us. I have used the gorgeous Reindeer Days dsp to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the reindeer and birds’ card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 5” by 3¾”
Reindeer Days dsp – 4¾” by 3¼”
Pecan Pie card – 3½” by 1½”
Reindeer Days dsp – 3 ½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I randomly stamped the image of the jingle bells around the edges of the Pool Party card front using Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The panel of dsp was die cut using one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I used a slightly larger Deckled Rectangle die to die cut a rectangle from the Real Red card and adhered the 2 pieces together and added the panel to the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I tore the dsp along the top and bottom edges and using Scissors, I roughed up the top and bottom of the Pecan Pie strip. The two pieces were glued together. I wrapped a length of Real Red and White Twine around the panel before adhering it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Peaceful Seasons stamp set was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. The sentiment was then die cut using the Greetings of the Seasons Dies. I die cut it twice to make the label smaller. I added the label to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double twine bow and a trio of Adhesive-backed Peppermints finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have Made using this sketch. Next on the hop is Judith Patterson

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ● Danielle Kassing

Leonie Stuart ● Annette Ball ● Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes ● Judith Patterson ● Kim Fee

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A row of trees Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and Reindeer Days designer series paper from Stampin' Up! - Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Row of Trees card – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on October 12, 2024October 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am sharing a pretty Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Days dsp.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the row of trees card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5½” by 3¾”
Reindeer Days dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Real Red card – 5⅛” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 2”
Basic White card -5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the panel of Reindeer Fun dsp to the panel of Garden Green card. This was then glued to the Real Red card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and Reindeer Days designer series paper used to make a row of trees Christmas card – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used my Grid Paper to find the centre of the 5” by 2” panel of Basic White card and stamped the small tree in the centre in Real Red Ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and Reindeer Days designer series paper used to make a row of trees Christmas card – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using the same stamp, I stamped on either side of the Real Red Tree with Garden Green ink to the right and Granny Apple Green to the left.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and Reindeer Days designer series paper used to make a row of trees Christmas card – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Finally, the tree was stamped with Pecan Pie on the left and Early Espresso on the right. The stamped panel was then glued to the 5⅛” by 2⅛” piece of Real Red card. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and Reindeer Days designer series paper used to make a row of trees Christmas card – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red ink on scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front, tucked under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and Reindeer Days designer series paper used to make a row of trees Christmas card – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A trio of Transparent Adhesive dots finished the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies by Stampin' Up!

Leaping Reindeer card

Posted on October 8, 2024September 29, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a leaping reindeer Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the leaping reindeer card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

From the panel of Misty Moonlight card, I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The smaller piece of Basic White card was then adhered to the panel of Misty Moonlight card hiding the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was then stamped at the bottom of the panel with Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush I added Night of Navy ink around the edge of the die cut circle leaving the centre un-inked. I stamped the snowflakes on the circle with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder which I heat set using my Heat Tool. The circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The reindeer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it our using the Reindeer Fun dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The following Blends were used to colour in the reindeer – Petal Pink and Pecan Pie. The reindeer was then added to the card front. A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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A clean and simple Christmas card made using the Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Painted Trees card

Posted on October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a clean and simple Christmas card made using the Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the painted trees card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Beige card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card- 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Garden Green

Using the Cut & Emboss Machine and the Speciality Plate I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

I lightly rubbed Garden Green ink over the embossed trees with a Sponge Dauber. A light hand is the way to go.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

I stamped the small snowflake from the Snowy Wonder stamp set randomly around the trees in Pool Party ink. I then glued the embossed panel to the Basic Beige layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

A length of Sheer Silver Edged Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then mounted onto the Garden Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Snowy Wonder stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched the sentiment out using a 1½” Circle Punch and added a 1 ¾” circle punched from scrap Garden Green card. The 2 circles were then glued together and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder used to make a clean and simple Christmas card

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

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Winter Gloves cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on September 27, 2024September 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for September’s Christmas Stampathon where our theme ‘Hats, Gloves or Stockings’. I used the retired Celebrate With Tags stamp set to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the cards, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2½”
Foil – 6” by ⅜” x 2 – I used retired Real Red and Granny Apple Green
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Winter gloves themed Christmas cards made using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set from Stampin' Up! - Christmas Stampathon

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

Using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅞” by 2½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

I adhered the strips of foil to the top and bottom of the embossed panel, wrapped a length of twine around each panel and glued the whole piece to the Crumb Cake card front.

Winter gloves themed Christmas cards made using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set from Stampin' Up! - Christmas Stampathon September 2024

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

The gloves, from the Celebrate with Tags stamp set which is sadly retired, were stamped on the scrap Basic White card. For one card I used Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce and Real Red. For the second card I used Granny Apple Green, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia and Lost Lagoon. All of the gloves were fussy cut using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

The sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped in either Cherry Cobbler or Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

A twine bow and a trio of either retired Wonderful Gems or current Rainbow Dots finished the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make Winter gloves themed Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon September 2024

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A pretty Santa themed Christmas card made using the adorable Sweetest Star stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Santa card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 26, 2024September 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a sketch. I have chosen to use the Sweetest Star stamp set and the Season of Elegance designer series paper (dsp) to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Santa card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Season of Elegance dsp – 5⅞” by 1¾”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Basic Black card – 2⅜” by 2⅜”
Season of Elegance dsp – 2¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I adhered the 5⅞” by ⅜” strip of Basic Black card to the long panel of Season of Elegance dsp and then glued the whole piece to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Sweetest Star stamp set used to make a pretty Santa themed Christmas card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The square of Season of Elegance dsp was then glued to the square of Basic Black card and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Sweetest Star stamp set used to make a pretty Santa themed Christmas card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The Santa was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the square of Basic White card, and I punched it out using the Sweetest Star Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Sweetest Star stamp set used to make a pretty Santa themed Christmas card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The following Blends were used to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black. He is too cute…… I added him to the card front on Dimensionals.