New Home Card

Posted on August 24, 2025August 12, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set which is available in the last chance list at a reduced price.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the new home card, you will need:

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

Scenic Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on May 29, 2025May 25, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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

Colours used to make my cards are:

Basic White

Cloud Cover

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the scenic Christmas cards, you will need:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Humble Home cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on April 29, 2025April 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

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

Colours used in these cards are:

Basic White

Shy Shamrock

To recreate the humble home card, you will need:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems completed each card.

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A pretty Christmas card made for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Encircled Christmas cards – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on March 29, 2025March 26, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the March 2025 Christmas Stampathon where we have a colour challenge to inspire us. I have used the Encircled in Nature stamp set, which is currently on our last chance list, to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the encircled cards, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” x 4
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside x 4
Scrap Basic White card

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the wreath from the Encircled in Nature stamp set onto the 5¼” by 3½” panels of Basic White card. The leafy sprigs were stamped at the bottom of the wreath using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

Fresh Freesia was added to the centre of each wreath using a Blending Brush. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of Navy panels and then to the Fresh Freesia card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The pair of flowers were stamped on scrap Basic White card with Versamark ink. I covered the images with Silver Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The flowers and leaves were coloured using Fresh Freesia and Night of Navy Blends Pens. They were then die cut using the Encircled in Nature Dies and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

The sentiment, from the Humble House stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink inside the wreath. I also added a trio of dotty images from the Thankful Garden stamp set around the die cut pieces in Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Christmas Stampathon colour theme challenge

A trio of silver Drusy Dots finished the cards.

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A Scandinavian themed card made for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop using the Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Scandinavian Card – Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on December 23, 2024December 19, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Christmas Around The World Blog Hop. I have chosen to make a card using a version of pattern very popular at Christmas time in Scandinavia.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Scandinavian card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5¼” by 3½”
Real Red card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Night of Navy card

I began by stamping the triple row of dashes, from the Decorative Trees stamp set roughly across the middle of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card using Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

Next, I stamped the tree from the Reindeer Fun stamp set in Night of Navy ink above the row of dashes. The small snowflakes from the Snowy Wonder stamp set were added in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

Finally, across the top of the panel I stamped the trio of baubles with Real Red ink. These came from the Decorative Trees stamp set. The images were stamped again in the reverse order using the same colours below the line of dashes.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

The panel was adhered to the Real Red layer, then to the Night of Navy panel before the whole piece was mounted onto the Crumb Cake card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Humble Home stamp set was stamped in Versamark onto a scrap of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I fussy cut it out and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder, Reindeer Fun and Decorative Trees stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! used to make a Scandinavian themed card for the Christmas Around the World Blog Hop

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A set of Christmas tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the gorgeous Humble Home stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Humble Home Tags – Christmas Stampathon

Posted on November 27, 2024November 26, 2024 by Mo Rootes

For November’s Christmas Stampathon Challenge we have been tasked with making tags. I have used the Humble Home stamp set to make my tags.

Colours in these tags are:

To recreate the humble home tags, you will need:

Scrap Basic White card
Scrap Country Woods dsp

I die cut 4 tags from scrap Basic White card using one of the Something Fancy Dies and stamped down the left-hand side with the snowflakes from the Reindeer Fun stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

Using the same die, I die cut 4 strips – approximately ½” wide from the scrap Country Woods dsp and glued them along the bottom of each tag.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The brick house was stamped, 4 times in Smoky Slate ink on scrap Basic White card. I added the roof onto each house with Cherry Cobbler ink. These were punched out using the Humble Home Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The windows and doors were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the scarp Basic White card. I fussy cut them out using scissors and added them to the houses. The houses were added to the tags on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Humble Home stamp set used to make a set of Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

I punched a hole in each tag using a hole punch from my stash and looped a piece of Cherry Cobbler and Gold ribbon through the hole to finish the tags.

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A tag themed Christmas card made using the Humbe Home stamp set and Punch from Stampin' Up!

Humble Home Christmas card

Posted on November 17, 2024November 14, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet very merry Christmas card made using the Humble Home stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the humble home card, you will need:

Shy Shamrock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gray Granite card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Shy Shamrock card – 4⅜” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 4⅜” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Snowflake Sky embossing folder I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. The embossed panel was glued to the Gray Granite layer and then to the front of the Shy Shamrock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Punch used to make a tag themed Christmas card

From the 4⅜” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Countryside Corners Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Punch used to make a tag themed Christmas card

The house, from the Humble Homes stamp set, was stamped onto the die cut label using Early Espresso ink. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock and Gray Granite.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Punch used to make a tag themed Christmas card

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Gray Granite ink and the smallest snowflake stamp, from the Snowy Wonder stamp set was added in 1^st and 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink. The whole label was then glued to the piece of Shy Shamrock card and used a Paper Trimmer to shape it. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Punch used to make a tag themed Christmas card

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems and a bow made from retired Lemon Lolly Ribbon completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Punch used to make a tag themed Christmas card

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A Christmas card made using the beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies from Stampin' Up! - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Elegant Reindeer card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 9, 2024November 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Christmas themed projects. I have made my card using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and the beautiful Season of Elegance designer series paper.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the elegant reindeer card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Season of Elegance dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie & Early Espresso

The panel of designer series paper was glued to the layer of Early Espresso card. I stamped the sentiment from the Humble Home stamp set in the lower right corner in Cherry Cobbler ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut the large square label from scrap Basic White card using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the snowflake image from the Reindeer Fun stamp set I stamped all over the die cut label using Basic Beige ink. The label was then added to the dsp panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Pieces of Cherry Cobbler and Gold Ribbon were fed through the corner slits of the die cut label and secured on the back of the panel. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using scrap Basic Beige, Pecan Pie and Early Espresso card I die cut the pieces of the deer and adhered them together. The deer was added to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch from Stampin' Up!

Humble House Christmascard

Posted on October 25, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the humble house Christmas card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Boho Blue card – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Boho Blue card – 2⅞” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was the adhered to the Pecan Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

A length of Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back then adhered to the Boho Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a stitched square. I the lower right-hand corner I stamped the sweet little tree from the Reindeer Fun stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink. The snowflakes were then stamped across the square with Boho Blue ink. The stamped panel was adhered to the square of Boho Blue card. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

I stamped the house of bricks with Boho Blue ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added the roof using Pecan Pie image and then punched out the image using the Humble Home Punch. The punched house was then glued to the raised, stitched, die cut square.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped on the strip of Boho Blue card using Shaded Spruce ink. The sentiment was the tucked under the raised square and adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A pretty pair of penguin Christmas card made using the adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and co-ordinating Snowy Wonder dies from Stampin' Up!

Pair of Penguins card

Posted on October 9, 2024October 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet Christmas card featuring a pair of penguins, made using the adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and dies.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Petal Pink

Night of Navy

To recreate the pair of penguin card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3½”
Night of Navy card – 2½” by 2½”
Snowy Scenes dsp – 2⅜” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

The 5⅛” by 3½” panel of Basic White card was embossed using the So Swirly Embossing Folder then adhered it to the large Night of Navy panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder stamp set and the Snowy Wonder dies used to make a pretty pair of penguins Christmas card

A strip of Night of Navy Glittered Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. I added the whole panel to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder stamp set and the Snowy Wonder dies used to make a pretty pair of penguins Christmas card

The square of Snowy Scenes dsp was glued to the square of Night of Navy card and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder stamp set and the Snowy Wonder dies used to make a pretty pair of penguins Christmas card

I stamped the penguins on scrap Basic White card using Night of Navy ink and die cut them using the Snowy Wonder Dies. These were glued to the raised square with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Snowy Wonder stamp set and the Snowy Wonder dies used to make a pretty pair of penguins Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Humble Homes stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed the sentiment down and cut the words apart before adding them to the card front.