Today, I am sharing the cards made for the April Christmas Stampathon where we have a sketch to inspire us. Using the sketch, we are asked to make multiple Christmas cards to add to our stash, ready for Christmas. I have used the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies to make my cards.
To recreate the Merriest Trees cards, you will need:
Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Winter Meadow dsp – 5” by 1” x 3 Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card
The trio of Winter Meadow dsp strips were glued to the – 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card, leaving a small border around each piece. The panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A group of Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies for the Christmas Stampathon
The large tree was stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Lost Lagoon ink. The more detailed tree was then stamped on top in Pretty Peacock ink.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A group of Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies for the Christmas Stampathon
The tree was the die cut using the 4-tier die. I added the die cut tree to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A group of Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies for the Christmas Stampathon
I stamped the sentiment, from the Ringed with Nature stamp set in Pretty peacock ink ont scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down before flagging the end and adding it to the card front
www.crafty-rootes.com – A group of Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies for the Christmas Stampathon
A trio of silver stars were die cut from Silver Foil using the Merriest Trees Dies. These were added to the card front to complete the card.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A group of Christmas card made using the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies for the Christmas Stampathon
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Card Bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 4 – I used Bubble Bath, Boho Blue, Gorgeous Grape & Night of Navy Matting layers – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 4 – I used Bubble Bath & Night of Navy Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” x 4 Night of Navy card – 2¾” by ½” x 4 Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 4 – for the inside
Taking the 4 Basic White panels measuring 5¼” by 3½”, I randomly stamped the snowflakes along a long edge and a short edge of each panel.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A one sheet wonder made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and cut to make 4 cards for the Christmas Stampathon
I began with the largest snowflake, from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set in Bubble Bath, the second largest snowflake was stamped in Boho Blue ink.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A one sheet wonder made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and cut to make 4 cards for the Christmas Stampathon
The smallest snowflake was then added using Gorgeous Grape ink. Finally, I stamped the tiny, trio of snowflakes image in Night of Navy ink. The stamped panels were then glued to the Bubble Bath or Night of Navy matting layers. These were then adhered to the card bases.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A one sheet wonder made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and cut to make 4 cards for the Christmas Stampathon
The sentiment, from the Ringed With Nature stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strips of Night of Navy card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A one sheet wonder made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and cut to make 4 cards for the Christmas Stampathon
I added a strip of Tear & Tape to the back of each sentiment strip, a length of Silver Ribbon was then woven along the length of the sentiment. The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A one sheet wonder made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and cut to make 4 cards for the Christmas Stampathon
A trio of Festive Pearls finished each card. I hope you like them.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A one sheet wonder made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and cut to make 4 cards for the Christmas Stampathon
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It is Christmas Stampathon time again and the theme for February is cards and matching tags and as per the rules of the Stampathon we have to make multiples. I have used the gorgeous new stamp set called Encircled in Nature, available in my online shop.
To recreate the encircled Christmas card, you will need:
Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Balmy Blue card – 3” by ½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Shaded Spruce card
I stamped the wreath image, from the Encircled in Nature stamp set in Pecan Pie ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of basic white card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon
Using a Stencil previously die cut using the largest of the circular Stylish Shapes Dies – the negative circle fits beautifully over the stamped wreath – I inked the background in the Balmy Blue ink using a Blending Brush.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon
The arc of pine trees were stamped in Shaded Spruce ink inside the stamped ring.
A piece of the gorgeous Copper Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The decorated panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and then to the Balmy Blue card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon
The sentiment, from the Ringed with Nature stap set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto the small piece of Balmy Blue card. I angle cut the ends and added the sentiment over the ribbon, securing it in place with Mini Glue Dots.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon
I die cut the larger solid tree and the bigger group of trees from scrap Shaded Spruce card. I added the large tree on Dimensionals to the card front. I then cut off the 3 smaller trees from the group and added the remaining 2 trees inside the circle with glue.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon
Inking only one of the group of stars and crescent moon with Misty Moonlight ink, randomly over the background. A trio of Solid Faceted Gems finished off the card.
To recreate the encircled Christmas tags, you will need:
Basic White card – 4” by 3” Balmy Blue card – 4” by 3”
Using the large tag from the Merriest Trees Dies, I die cut a tags from both the the Basic White and Balmy Blue card pieces. I made 4 tags in total.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon
2 tags were placed side by side and the wreath stamped on both in Pecan Pie ink. I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink inside the stamped wreath.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon
The trees were then added in Shaded Spruce and some of the cut off die cut trees added with glue.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon
The sentiment was stamped on the tag in Shaded Spruce ink.
The Balmy Blue label was the glued behind the stamped tag, slightly offset.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon
A length of Copper Ribbon was then fed through the hole at the top of the tag to finish the tags off.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards and tags for the Christmas Stampathon
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Here are a selection of tags made this year ready for Christmas. I tried to get ahead of the game by making a few tags each time I had a stamp set out on my desk.
Trucking Along Tags
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up!
Sending Cheer
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Sending Cheer stamp set and dies by Stampin’ Up!
Sparkling Snowflakes
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and Snowflake Punch by Stampin’ Up!
Festive and Fun
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Festive & Fun by Stampin’ Up!
Cheers To The Season
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Cheers To The Season stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
Merry & Bright
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Merry & Bright stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
Beary Cute
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Beary Cute stamp set and Bear Punch by Stampin’ Up!
Ringed With Nature
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Ringed With Nature stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
Rocking Horse
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Rocking Horse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
Saint Nicholas
www.crafty-rootes.com – An abundance of Christmas tags made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing Autumn themed projects. I have used the Rustic Crate stamp set and Dies to make my card.
To recreate the Autumnal Crate card, you will need:
Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” All About Autumn dsp – 5¼” by 3½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card
Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the panel of All About Autumn dsp to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the All About Autumn designer series paper used to make an Autumnal card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
I wrapped a length of the gorgeous Copper Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Pool Party card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the All About Autumn designer series paper used to make an Autumnal card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The cluster of pumpkins, corn and Autumn flowers were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Early Espresso ink and die cut the image.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the All About Autumn designer series paper used to make an Autumnal card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Using the following Blends Alcohol Pens I coloured in the die cut image – Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Moody Mauve, Wild Wheat, Old Olive & Mossy Meadow.
I die cut both parts of the crate from scrap Basic White card and adhered it together using liquid glue. The die cut and then the Autumnal produce was tucked down into the crate. The crate was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the All About Autumn designer series paper used to make an Autumnal card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The sentiment from the Ringed With Nature stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the crate. A ribbon bow and a trio of Brushed Metallic Dots completed the card.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Rustic Crate stamp set used with the All About Autumn designer series paper used to make an Autumnal card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Please hop over to see what Autumnal goodness my fellow crafters have to share with us today.
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.
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