A pretty paper pieced leafy spray birthday card made using the Petals of Beauty Dies and the Simply Said stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Paper Pieced Leafy Spray – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 6, 2025November 21, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. When I saw the Petals of Beauty Dies, especially the large leafy die, my immediate thought was ‘paper piecing’ and that is what I have used to make my card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the paper pieced leafy spray card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Pool Party & Secret Sea

Using the Textured Notes Dies, I die cut a decorated rectangle from the 5¼” by 4” panel of basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty Dies and the Simply Said stamp set used to make a pretty paper pieced leafy spray birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I die cut the leafy spray from scrap pieces of Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Pool Party & Secret Sea using the large die from the Petals of Beauty dies. A Take Your Pick Tool was used to free all the pieces from the die, one colour at a time, taking care to keep the leaves in the correct position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty Dies and the Simply Said stamp set used to make a pretty paper pieced leafy spray birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The Secret Sea outline leafy die cut was then adhered to the die cut Basic White rectangle. At this point I realised it would have been a lot easier if I had adhered double sided adhesive sheet to the back of each scrap piece…….. don’t you love hindsight!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty Dies and the Simply Said stamp set used to make a pretty paper pieced leafy spray birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The infill leaf pieces were then inlaid into the Secret Sea outline; I used all the colours.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty Dies and the Simply Said stamp set used to make a pretty paper pieced leafy spray birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in the lower left corner using Secret Sea ink. The whole decorated panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer. I then added the panel to the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty Dies and the Simply Said stamp set used to make a pretty paper pieced leafy spray birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the card. With the left-over pieces, I made three other cards. Let me know which is your favourite.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty Dies and the Simply Said stamp set used to make a pretty paper pieced leafy spray birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my crafty friends.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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.

Mo x

Supplies used:

A get well card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an ink blending technique

Friendly Foliage card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on December 2, 2025November 19, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using Blending Brushes. I have made my card using the Friendly Foliage stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the friendly foliage card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Secret Sea card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using a Blending Brush I added Darling Duckling ink to the bottom of the 4⅞” by 3⅛” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a get well card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used a second Blending Brush to add Timid Tiger ink to the middle of the card panel and lastly

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a get well card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Lastly Petunia Pop ink was added with a third Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a get well card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The large leafy image was stamped onto the inked panel with Secret Sea ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a get well card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was added below with the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friendly Foliage stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a get well card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow blog hoppers have created using Blending Brushes.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A striking Baptismal celebration card made for a friend using the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Baptismal Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on November 30, 2025November 18, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing the card I made to celebrate a friends recent baptism using the new Petals of Beauty stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the baptismal card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using Berry Burst ink, I stamped the outline large flower image, twice onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card. The infill colour was added with 2^nd generation Berry Burst ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set used To make a striking Baptismal celebration card for a friend – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Three smaller flowers were then added, the outline in Gorgeous Grape ink and the infill with 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink. The leafy sprig was the stamped three times with garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set used To make a striking Baptismal celebration card for a friend – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink along the bottom of the panel which was then glued to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set used To make a striking Baptismal celebration card for a friend – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using my Paper Trimmer, I cut a cross shape into the 3½” by 2¼” panel of Basic White card. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set used To make a striking Baptismal celebration card for a friend – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A trio of dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set used To make a striking Baptismal celebration card for a friend – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have been using lately.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Cards made for my team swaps using the Fragrant Layers stamp set with some ink blending

Fragrant Layers Card for Team Training

Posted on November 29, 2025January 6, 2026 by Mo Rootes

Here is the card designed for my recent team training gathering. I have used the gorgeous Fragrant Layers stamp set which will be available from the 6^th January in the January to April 2026 Mini Catalogue.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the fragrant layers card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” on the long-side
Secret Sea card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Secret Sea card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I began by tearing a piece of printer paper from side to side. I placed the torn edges about 1¼” inches apart down the length of the smaller panel of Basic White card and held them in position with a bit of Washi Tape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make cards for my team swaps

Using a Blending Brush I added Daffodil Delight ink to the bottom third of the Basic White panel. I added Timid Tiger next and finished with Strawberry Slush. The printer paper mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make cards for my team swaps

The large outline image from the Fragrant Layers stamp set was stamped over the inked strip in Secret Sea ink. I added the single flower image at the top and the double leaf at the bottom to extend the stamped image. The decorated panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Strawberry Slush card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make cards for my team swaps

The sentiment was stamped with Versamark ink onto the small piece of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I added the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make cards for my team swaps

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make cards for my team swaps

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A pretty Christmas card made using the Branching Out stamp set and dies and metallic Embossing Powders from Stampin' Up!

Metallic Branching Out Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on November 13, 2025November 5, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are creating ‘Tis the Season’ projects. I have made my card using the Branching Out stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the metallic branching out card, you will need:

Secret Sea card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Secret Sea card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Vellum – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Secret Sea card – 2¼” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I chose 2 dies from the Branching Out die set and used the larger to cut a label from the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. The larger and smaller dies were nested together and used to die cut a frame from the larger panel of Secret Sea card. The frame was glued in place around the die hole in the white panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – TThe Branching Out stamp set and dies used with the metallic Embossing Powders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Using Versamark ink I stamped the branch several times on the piece of Vellum, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and dies used with the metallic Embossing Powders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I added the pine leaves using the same Versamark ink, covered it with Silver Embossing powder and set it with the Heat Tool. Finally, I added the pinecones with the same ink, covered them with Copper Embossing Powder and set that with my Heat Tool and set the piece aside to cool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and dies used with the metallic Embossing Powders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Tear and Tape adhesive was the placed on the back of the die cut panel, around all four sides. The embossed Vellum panel was then adhered to the panel. The 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card was glued to the centre of the Secret Sea card front and the embossed panel added over the top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and dies used with the metallic Embossing Powders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set on the thin strip of Secret Sea card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. I angle cut the end and added the piece to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set and dies used with the metallic Embossing Powders to make a pretty Christmas card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what seasonal goodness my crafty friends have to share with us today.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

An adorable snowman Christmas card made using the Festive Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up! used with a masking technique

Adorable Snowman Card

Posted on November 9, 2025November 1, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable snowman card made using the Festive Friends stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the adorable snowman card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lolly card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I tore the edge of two pieces of Masking Paper and applied them across the Basic White panel measuring 5¼” by 3½” leaving roughly 1¾” between them.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush I added Fresh Freesia ink between the pieces of Masking Paper. Leaving the Masking paper in place I stamped the snowflake image using the same ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

The inked panel was adhered to the Lemon Lolly panel and then to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

The snowman was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Timid Tiger and Fresh Freesia. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

Using Secret Sea ink, I stamped the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set used with a masking technique to make an adorable snowman Christmas card

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems and a bow made using retired Lemon Lolly Twine finished the card.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A pretty twisted fun fold card made using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies and the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp from Stampin' Up!

Twisted Kintsugi Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 26, 2025October 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects we have been working on. My twisted Kinsugi card was inspired by Julie Davison – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAaB4fg3Oq8 and I made it using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies with the Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper (dsp) to make my version of Julie’s card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the twisted kintsugi card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 10¼” by 4 x 2 scored at 5½”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 3¾” by 3¾” cut in half on the diagonal from corner to corner
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Scrap Kintsugi Inspirations dsp and Cloud Cover card

With a pencil, mark each of the smaller panels of the card bases at 4” then score from the 4” mark to the upper corner on both pieces of card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Glue the 2 large panels of the card bases, one on top of the others to create the back of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Ho

The card base was then folded on all the score lines and the 2 triangles of Kintsugi Inspiration dsp adhered to the triangular front panels with the long edge butted up to the edge of the fold.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the largest stitched squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies I cut a square from the square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

From the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp I die cut a vase and a bowl and glued the die cut pieces to the stitched square. From scrap Cloud Cover card, I die cut the small open floral piece and tucked it in the top of the bowl.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Cloud Cover card. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then trimmed down and glued to the Basic White square.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the closed card in portrait mode, I adhered the ribbon to the top triangle with a little Tear and Tape. The upper half of the square was then glued to the upper triangle and the ribbon wrapped around and tied in a bow to close the card.

A trio of Adhesive-backed Metallic Sequins finished the card.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A card made using the Stay Warm stamp set from Stampin' Up! and a sketch challenge

Stay Warm Card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have made my card using the pretty Stay Warm stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the stay warm card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 1¼” x 3
Garden Green card – 3” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder I embossed the panel of Basic Beige card and glued it to the Garden Green panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A length of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Poppy Parade card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used the Stylish Shapes Dies to die cut three banners from the three small panels of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

On the first banner I stamped the stockings with Coastal Cabana ink. On the second banner I stamped the bobble hat with Poppy Parade ink and on the final banner I stamped the mittens with Garden Green ink. The banners were then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A smaller banner was then die cut from the Garden Green strip using the same dies. The sentiment, from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with Gold Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool. I trimmed off the end and added it to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm stamp set used with a sketch challenge to create a card for Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of gold sequins and a ribbon bow completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my friends have created using the sketch for inspiration. Next up is the lovely Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes ● Leonie Stuart ● Aurélie Fabre

Jan Musselman ● Karen Henderson

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

An Autumn themed cardmade using the Loveliest Tree and Scenic Adventures stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with a torn paper technique

Tree In Autumn Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Autumn themed projects. I have made my card using the Loveliest Tree stamp set and a shredded paper technique.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the tree in Autumn card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Strips of Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Pecan Pie – 1” by ⅜” – one of each colour
Scrap Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green & Pecan Pie

I stamped the tree in Early Espresso on the small panel of Basic White card. I added a base colour to the tree canopy using a dark Old Olive Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Loveliest Tree and Scenic Adventures stamp sets used with a torn paper technique to make an Autumn themed card

Using Scissors I roughed up the side of scraps of Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green and Pecan Pie card until I had a pile of fluff.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Loveliest Tree and Scenic Adventures stamp sets used with a torn paper technique to make an Autumn themed card

I covered the canopy of the tree with a light coating of Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and patted the ‘fluff’ onto the sticky area and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Loveliest Tree and Scenic Adventures stamp sets used with a torn paper technique to make an Autumn themed card

Colour was then added to the sky and the ground using Blending Brushes and Blueberry Bushel and Granny Apple Green ink. To give more texture to ground I stamped the ‘water’ image from the Scenic Adventure stamp set using second generation Granny Apple Green ink. The whole panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel which was then added to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Loveliest Tree and Scenic Adventures stamp sets used with a torn paper technique to make an Autumn themed card

The trio of ⅜” strips were tucked in under the raised panel and the sentiment, from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set was then stamped with Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Loveliest Tree and Scenic Adventures stamp sets used with a torn paper technique to make an Autumn themed card

A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed dots from my stash finished the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have been playing with.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A pretty Halloween themed card made using the Twisted in Time stamp set from Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

Trick or Treat Card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on October 9, 2025October 2, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are making ‘trick or treat’ cards using the Twisted in Time stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the trick or treat card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

The twisted tree image was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp. I used a stamp positioner because I wanted to stamp the image multiple times to get a darker image, but you can just ink it very well and use an E block.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time stamp set used with an ink blending technique to make a pretty Halloween themed card

The leafy canopy was then added with Secret Sea ink. I used a Blender Pen to colour each leaf with Whisper White ink. All the leaves were coloured once; others were coloured multiple times to give added texture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time stamp set used with an ink blending technique to make a pretty Halloween themed card

Using Blending Brushes I added Misty Moonlight ink to the edges of the stamped dsp. Next, I added Night of Navy ink to build up the depth of colour. Finally, I added Secret Sea ink to all 4 corners.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time stamp set used with an ink blending technique to make a pretty Halloween themed card

A little water was added to the Whisper White ink in the lid of the ink pad. The watery ink was then flicked onto the inked panel using a paint brush. The whole panel was then glued to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card. I mounted it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Twisted in Time stamp set used with an ink blending technique to make a pretty Halloween themed card

The sentiment from the Throughout the Year stamp set was stamped onto the strip of Basic White card with Night of Navy ink. I used washi tape to mask of the words and stamped each word in turn. I flagged the ends of the strip and added it to the card front.