Designed by Mo Rootes of crafty-rootes UK Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator . Shop for Stampin' Up! products or join my team through my online store or blog - www.crafty-rootes.com

Simply Penguins Christmas Card – Christmas Stampathon

I made these cards for the Christmas Stampathon where this month’s theme is ‘creatures’. I have used the adorable penguin from the Wild Bunch stamp set along with the Lights of Aurora designer series paper.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

I created the simply penguins Christmas cards using the following supplies:

Blueberry Bushel & Pretty Peacock card bases (2 of each) – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4
Lights of Aurora dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

 

I chose 2 different colour ways of the Lights of Aurora dsp (retired) in Lost Lagoon and Balmy Blue. Using Blending Brushes I added ink around both panels leaving a lighter area on the right side of each panel. I used Blueberry Bushel on the Balmy Blue piece and Pretty Peacock on the Lost Lagoon piece. The inked pieces were then mounted onto the smaller panels of Basic White card.

 

Designed by Mo Rootes of crafty-rootes UK Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator . Shop for Stampin' Up! products or join my team through my online store or blog - www.crafty-rootes.com

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

I added splashes and spots of Wink of Stella by bashing it on a Bone Folder before setting it aside to dry.

 

Designed by Mo Rootes of crafty-rootes UK Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator . Shop for Stampin' Up! products or join my team through my online store or blog - www.crafty-rootes.com

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

A length of White Ribbon was then wrapped around each layer, secured on the back with Sellotape before the panel was glued to the card bases. The Balmy Blue panel was glued to the Blueberry Bushel card bases and the Lost Lagoon pieces to the Pretty Peacock bases.

 

Designed by Mo Rootes of crafty-rootes UK Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator . Shop for Stampin' Up! products or join my team through my online store or blog - www.crafty-rootes.com

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 4 circles. A penguin from the retired Wild Bunch stamp set, was stamped on each circle with Secret Sea ink. The penguins were then coloured using the dark Darling Duckling and light Secret Sea Blends Pens. A swipe of Wink of Stella was added under each bird.

 

Designed by Mo Rootes of crafty-rootes UK Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator . Shop for Stampin' Up! products or join my team through my online store or blog - www.crafty-rootes.com

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

I mounted the stamped circles to the card fronts using Dimensionals.

 

Designed by Mo Rootes of crafty-rootes UK Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator . Shop for Stampin' Up! products or join my team through my online store or blog - www.crafty-rootes.com

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White with Secret Sea ink. I trimmed the sentiments down and flagged each end before adding one to each card.

 

Designed by Mo Rootes of crafty-rootes UK Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator . Shop for Stampin' Up! products or join my team through my online store or blog - www.crafty-rootes.com

A handmade card made using Stampin’ Up! product and featuring the Wild Bunch stamp set and Lights of Aurora designer series paper – Christmas Stampathon

A trio of Basic Rhinestones finished each card.

 

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A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

Aurora Anniversary Card

Today my husband and I celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary and I have made him an Aurora themed anniversary card as he loves adventure and the great outdoors. I used the new Light & Wonder Dies and the Lights of Aurora designer Series Paper.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the aurora anniversary card, you will need:

Secret Sea card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Lights of Aurora dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Secret Sea card – 4” by 3¼”
Lost Lagoon card – 4” by 1¾”

 

The panel of Lights of Aurora dsp was adhered to one of the Basic White panels.

 

A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

From the Secret Sea card, I die cut the small row of trees using the Light & Wonder Dies and glued the piece to the dsp panel. The excess was trimmed off.

 

A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

Using the same set of dies I cut the ‘lake’ from the piece of Lost Lagoon card. I stamped all over this piece with 2nd generation Lost Lagoon ink to give the illusion of water. This panel was then adhered to the panel and the excess trimmed off.

 

A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink in the lower right corner.

 

A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

I added the whole piece to the Secret Sea card front.

 

A lovely Anniversary card made using the Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure set, Light & Wonder dies and Lights of Aurora dsp used to make a lovely Anniversary card

Using watered down Whisper White ink from a refill bottle and a Wink of Stella brush I added some ‘snow’ to the tree line.

I really hope my husband likes the card.

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

Mo x

 Supplies used: