A striking Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Woodland Scenery Stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

O Christmas Tree card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have made a clean and simple oh Christmas tree card using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

Basic White

Coastal Cabana

Night of Navy

To recreate the Oh Christmas Tree card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I tore a scrap of printer paper from side to side. Separated the pieces leaving a gap and adhered them in place with the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card beneath, secured on either side with Washi Tape.

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Using a Blending Brush I swirled on Coastal Cabana ink in the gap between the paper edges. With the paper pieces still in place I stamped the tiny trio of snowflakes randomly over the inked strip. The papers were then removed.

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The pine tree, from the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set, was stamped over the inked strip with Night of Navy ink.

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I added the sentiment from the same stamp set in Coastal Cabana Ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings and Woodland Scenery Stamp sets used to make a striking Christmas card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

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Please hop on to see what has been inspiring my crafty friends. Next up is Jan Musselman

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

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Penguin Themed Congratulations Card

Posted on December 3, 2025November 28, 2025 by Mo Rootes

This penguin themed card was created to celebrate the fact that my husband has spent part of each year for the last 50 years working in Antarctica, a huge achievement. I used a lot of retired products to make this card including the Sweet & Precious stamp set, Mini Alphabet and Small Numbers Dies.

Colours used to create this card are:

To recreate the penguin card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil.

The panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp was adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and the whole piece was then glued to the Misty Moonlight card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

From the 3½” by 3” panel of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

The penguin and chick image, from the retired Sweet & Precious stamp set was then stamped onto the die cut label using Secret Sea ink. Snowflakes, from the Woodland Scenery stamp set were then stamped, randomly above the penguins using Misty Moonlight ink. The decorated piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

The word ‘congratulations’ from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card before being trimmed out and tucked beneath the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

From scrap Silver Foil I die cut the number 5 and 0 using the Little Numbers Dies (retired) and glued them to the card front. The word YEARS was die cut from scrap Basic White card using the Mini Alphabet Dies (retired). I adhered this in place with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sweet & Precious stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet and Little Numbers Dies to make a penguin themed congratulations card

A trio of loose snowflakes (retired) finished the card.

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A dramatic Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper and the Festive Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Trio of Baubles Card

Posted on November 2, 2025November 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a very elegant Christmas card made using the stunning Modern Christmas designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used to make the trio of baubles card, you will need:

To Recreate the trio of baubles card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5” by 3¼”
Cloud Cover card -4¼” by 2 ¾”
Basic White card – 3 ¾” by 2 ¼”
Modern Christmas dsp
Cloud Cover card – 1 ¾” by ½”

The panel of Basic Black card was embossed using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. I wrapped a length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon around the panel before adhering it to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

Using the Branching Out Dies I die cut labels from the Basic White and Cloud Cover panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

On the Basic White label, I randomly stamped the tiny trio of snowflakes from the Festive Friends stamp set with Cloud Cover ink. The two labels were then adhered together and mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

From the Modern Christmas dsp I fussy cut out 3 baubles and adhered them to the raised labels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small piece of Cloud Cover card. I added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used with the Festive Friends stamp set to make a dramatic Christmas card

A trio of Gold Shaker Stars and a ribbon bow completed the card.

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A Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3 and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and the Woven Textures designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

Three Festive Friends Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on October 18, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing the power of 3’s. It is generally recognised in the art/craft world that odd numbers or things positioned to form triangles are very pleasing to the eye. I have made my card using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the three festive friends card, you will need

Shy Shamrock card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅜”
Woven Textures dsp – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 3
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The three strips of Woven Textures dsp were adhered to the bottom of the 5⅝” by 3⅜” panel of basic White card and adhered the whole piece to the Shy Shamrock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the elf, the snowman and the Santa with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images. For the snowman elf I used Azure Afternoon, Shy Shamrock and Timid Tiger. For the elf I used Ivory, Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon, Pecan Pie and Secret Sea and for the Santa I used Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

The elf and the snowman were adhered directly to the card front and Santa added in the centre on Dimensionals. Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set along the bottom of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

The tiny trio of snowflakes, from the Woodland Scenery stamp set were stamped, three times, around the Santa. A trio of Adhesive-backed Peppermints completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with the Woven Textures designer Series paper to make a Christmas card celebrating the Power of 3.

Three cute characters, 3 strips of dsp, 3 clusters of snowflakes and 3 peppermint embellishments. I think that met the brief…..

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A pretty 'that-a-way' fun fold Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Snowman That-a-Way card

Posted on October 12, 2025October 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

This adorable snowman that-a-way card was inspired by a video made by the Tatted Stamper showcasing the ‘that-a-way’ fun fold and I just had to try it using the pretty snowman from the Festive Friends stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the snowman that-a-way card, you will need:

Thick Basic Card Base – 11½” by 4” – scored at 5¼”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green

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.