Here are the tags I made for the November 2025 Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Keep it Simple’. We could make either cards or tags and I mostly used left over pieces to make my tags.
Balmy Blue card – 4” by 2¾” Basic White card – 4” by 2¾” Traditional Christmas dsp – 3½” by 2” Basic White card – 1¼” by ½” Scrap Silver Foil
I die cut labels using a die from the Festive Friends dies from the larger Basic White panel and the Balmy Blue panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make tags – Christmas Stampathon
The Falling Snow background stamp was stamped onto the Balmy Blue labels.
From the Traditions of Christmas dsp I die cut a Christmas tree and mounted it onto the Balmy Blue panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make tags – Christmas Stampathon
The sentiment, from the Tractor and Co stamp set was stamped with Night of Navy ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. This was then added to the tag front along with a silver star.
The ‘to and from’ from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the Basic White label. This was glued to the back of the Balmy Blue label.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornamental Christmas dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make tags – Christmas Stampathon
A ribbon was added through the hole at the top of the tag and a trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems were the finishing touch.
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing seasonal or holiday projects. I am sharing the cards I designed for my November classes using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set and Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Thick Basic White card base – 11½” by 4” scored at 5¾” Balmy Blue card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” Basic White – 5⅞” by ½” Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card
Using Balmy Blue ink, we stamped the Falling Snow image onto the panel of Balmy Blue card and set aside to dry.
With a pencil, lightly mark the card front at 2” on the short side then cut from the 2” mark to the centre scoreline on the right. Repeat the cut on the left side to leave a pointed card front. Place the 2 cut pieces together, face down, to form a triangle and use Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
With a pencil, lightly mark the stamped Balmy Blue panel at 1⅞” on the short side then cut from the mark to the centre scoreline on the right, repeat the cut on the left side. This will give 1 large triangle and 2 small triangles.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Glue the large triangle to the pointed card front. Place the 2 smaller pieces together, face down, to form a triangle and use Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Open the card and place the unattached triangle on the inside with the bottom of the triangle lined up with the right-hand end of the card, dsp side facing upwards. Add glue where the panels over-lap and close the card to adhere together.
Stamp the snowman with Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies. We coloured him in using the following Blends Pens – Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight and Timid Tiger.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
I die cut a tree from scrap Granny Apple Green and glued it to the centre of the card front then added the snowman on Dimensionals.
The sentiment was created using the Christmas Words Hybrid Embossing Filder and Die. Whilst it was still in the die we added Balmy Blue ink over it with a Sponge Dauber. The sentiment was the added to the card front.
Cheerful Elf Card
Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Secret Sea card – 5¼” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Balmy Blue card – 4” by 2¾” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Real Red & Secret Sea card – ½” by ¼” – one of each Scrap Basic White card
The 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card was embossed using the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Granny Apple Green card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The piece of Balmy Blue card was stamped with the Falling Snow stamp using Balmy Blue ink and the tag was then die cut. We glued the tag to the card front tucking a piece of Real Red and Secret Sea card under the tag, near the top on the right.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
A white tree, die cut from scrap card was added to the tag.
The elf was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. We coloured it using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Balmy Glue, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake and Secret Sea. The elf was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The sentiment was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. We trimmed it out before adding it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
A bow made using retired Twisted Gold Thread completed the card.
Santa Card
Thick Basic White card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Balmy Blue card – 5” by 3½” Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card
Using Balmy Blue ink, we stamped the Falling Snow image onto the panel of Balmy Blue card and set aside to dry. The stamped panel was then adhered to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and then to the layer of Granny Apple Green card. The whole piece was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The small, fuzzy looking tree was then die cut from scrap Granny Apple Green card and adhered to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The Santa image was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. We die cut it out using the co-ordinating Dies. We coloured the image in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Real Red, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea. He was mounted onto the card on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The sentiment was embossed and die cut using the Christmas Words Hybrid Die. I used some retired Balmy Blue twine to create a bow, added it to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot and added the sentiment overtop on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
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Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Secret Sea card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” Balmy Blue card – 3¼” by 2¼” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card
Using the Falling Snow background stamp, I stamped the smaller basic White panel with Balmy Blue ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Cherry Cobbler card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card
I die cut a banner from the Balmy Blue card, running the die cut through the Cut & Emboss Machine twice to shorten the banner. I set it aside.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card
The brick house was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. The roof and chimney were stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and both were punched out with the House Builder Punch which is now retired. They are easy shapes to fussy cut.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card
I stamped the doors and windows in Cherry Cobbler and balmy Blue ink on scrap Basic White card and fussy cut the images out. The house was the adhered together and added to the die cut banner on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card
I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card. The word ‘new’ was from the Cutest Onsie stamp set and the word ‘home’ from the Humble Home stamp set. I trimmed it down and glued it behind the banner before I added the whole piece to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card
A trio of retired dots finished the card.
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Here are my cards made for the August Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Baubles’. I have made my cards using the Scenic Adventure stamp set and Bauble Blooms Dies.
To recreate the scenic bauble card, you will need:
Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Shaded Spruce card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Balmy Blue card – 5” by 3¼” Scrap Basic White, Shaded Spruce and Silver Foil card
Using Balmy Blue ink, I stamped the large Falling Snow stamp on the piece of Balmy Blue card. The stamped piece was then glued to the Shaded Spruce panel.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and the Bauble Blooms dies used to make a Christmas bauble themed cards for the Christmas Stampathon
From scrap Basic White card, I die cut a bauble using the Bauble Blooms Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and the Bauble Blooms dies used to make Christmas bauble themed cards for the Christmas Stampathon
The pine tree, from the Scenic Adventure stamp set, was stamped onto the die cut bauble with Shaded Spruce ink, first and second generation. I added the ground using the ‘watery’ image from the same stamp set with Cloud Cover ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and the Bauble Blooms dies used to make Christmas bauble themed cards for the Christmas Stampathon
I used a Blending Brush and Balmy Blue ink to add colour around the die cut bauble and stamped the ‘dotty’ image, from the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set in the same ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and the Bauble Blooms dies used to make Christmas bauble themed cards for the Christmas Stampathon
Silver bauble hangers were added; these were die cut from scrap Silver Foil. I added a little Silver Trim to the hanger of the bauble using a rolled up Mini Glue Dot and taped the other end of the silver trim to the back of the Shaded Spruce card. The bauble was secured in place with Dimensionals. The whole panel was adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and the Bauble Blooms dies used to make Christmas bauble themed cards for the Christmas Stampathon
The sentiment from the Tractor & Co stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Shaded Spruce card. I covered it with Silver Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set and the Bauble Blooms dies used to make Christmas bauble themed cards for the Christmas Stampathon
A trio of snowflakes finished the card.
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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
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