A colorful Joseph’s Coat technique with Layered Thoughts

August 11, 2025

Have you ever done the Joseph’s Coat technique? It’s one of those techniques that makes you feel like an artist.

I shared how to do it on last week’s Live video. The card I’m featuring today uses the Layering Thoughts technique with three of our newest In Colors – Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger.

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This technique involves a few steps:

sponge colors over your neutral card stock – I used White.
Tap or rub the embossing buddy over the layer.
Stamp your images using Versamark ink.
Heat emboss with Clear embossing powder and your heat tool. Let dry.
Rub a dark ink (memento black here) over the entire layer. The embossed areas will resist the water based ink.
Dab off excess ink with a tissue or paper towel. Done!

Here’s how I finished the inside. I wanted to use all of the colors I colored on the front so I used my Stampin’ Write markers on the stamp before stamping.

Here is the free project sheet for this card. Click on the following link to print or download it. Download Layered Thoughts Joseph’s Coat Technique

I’ll be sharing the other cards in the next few days. Stay tuned!

The video tutorial for this card and two more versions is below. Be sure to follow me on YouTube here so you don’t miss any of my tutorials.

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3 neat cards with the All Squared Away bundle; FB Live replay

August 5, 2021
Here are the cards I made on last Tuesday's FB Live featuring the All Squared Away bundle. Fresh Freesia is the color of the day!

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I stamped the solid images in the set in three colors; Fresh Freesia, Pool Party & Pear Pizzazz. Then I trimmed them so they'd fit behind the die-cut floral squares. I added rolled up mini glue dots for just a bit of a lift and added them to the White layer. Sometimes you want a lift that's not very thick; rolled up glue dots do the trick! That next texture is the Bark 3D folder I used seen here.

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The greeting is from Biggest Wish stamp set – stamped on Fresh Freesia CS and fussy cut. Those pretty gems are the fabulous, iridescent In Color jewels.

This next card is a unique color combination gatefold card made with the same bundle:

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Products used:
- Delightful Tag Topper punch on the 2" X 3 1/2" White CS.
- It's textured with the new Star Crossed embossing folder and added to a Basic Gray scalloped rectangle die-cut from the Scalloped Contours dies seen here
- In Color 6 X 6" DSP, Fresh Freesia Open Weave ribbon seen here
- White embossing powder on the greeting
- In Color jewels seen here
Measurements:
- 5 ½” X 8 ½” Basic Gray; score at 2 1/8” from each side
- 2 pieces Fresh Freesia In Color DSP at 2” X 5 ¼”
- White tag is 2” X 3 ½”
- Basic Gray greeting strip is 5/8” X 3 ¾”
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I shared my retired BOGO items for sale on FB Live yesterday. There are over 120 items; mostly stamps, dies, bundles and embossing folders. You can see the items I have here on YouTube. However the most updated list is in the album here on my FB page. *I delete items as they are sold.

This sale will stay open through August 14th. If you have a list of current Stampin' Up! items you want to buy why not double dip and get more free with this BOGO?!

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Pretty Pumpkin bundle in Gold!

August 4, 2021

Marilyn made this card for my display last week using the Pretty Pumpkins bundle seen here. She used the Gold & Rose Gold Metallic specialty paper here on her layer and die-cuts. She got the idea from a card made by Christi Redding. It's gorgeous!

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I had a hard time getting a great photo of this card. The gold metallic paper is so much prettier than this photo shows!

She fussy cut her greeting and added some gold cording underneath. The texture on the Vanilla layer is from the Tasteful Textile folder.

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I shared my retired BOGO items for sale on FB Live yesterday. There are over 150 items; mostly stamps, dies, bundles and embossing folders. You can see the items I have here on YouTube.   However the most updated list is in the album here on my FB page. *I update & delete items as they are sold.

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The Pretty Pumpkins bundle slipped right by me!

August 3, 2021

I regret not ordering the Pretty Pumpkins set after seeing what my friend Marilyn made with it. Look at these gorgeous images!

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She made them for my New Catalog launch last week. I think they're simply beautiful and that greetings font is beautiful!!

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She made 3 cards for our display and this is the second one. I'll share the last one soon.

The pretty paper is from the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper. I believe she used the baby wipe technique for the left pumpkin. For the right one she added Wink of Stella to the die-cut pumpkin.

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Again; look at the stunning font on this fabulous greeting. I have so many friends I'd give this card to!

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