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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Floral Charm fun-fold card kit to go or choose the PDF tutorial option

July 10, 2025
This is my second card kit to go I've created for July. It features the new Floral Charm designer paper released in our newest Online Exclusives. It's absolutely gorgeous designer paper!

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My favorite thing about this pack of paper is that the reverse side of the pretty floral patterns have a coordinating solid print. So I created a batch of fancy fold cards to show them off!

The directions for these fun fold cards are included in the PDF tutorial plus there's a private video you'll get access to when you purchase either the kit or the PDF tutorial.

This kit to go includes the following products:
- 1/2 pkg Floral Charm DSP (6" X 12")
- a share of Peacock/Gold ribbon
- a share of Shimmer dots
- pre-cut or die-cut pieces for each of 10 cards
- the PDF tutorial & video link
The kit to go is $31 and can be reserved here. It is shipped out at the end of July. The PDF tutorial is $16 and can be seen here. The tutorial is emailed to you immediately after purchase.

*You will need stamp greetings, inks, a paper trimmer (to cut your new designer paper) and adhesives to finish the cards.

See all of my available kits to go and tutorials here. Opt in for more than one to save on shipping costs!

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Kintsugi Inspirations fun fold card kit to go or tutorial. Reserve yours now!

July 9, 2025
I'm thrilled with the cards in the Kintsugi Inspiration kit this month! I am featuring this unique, gold foil accented designer paper for one of my kits to go in July. (I add 2 new kits to my shop each month!)

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The gorgeous designer paper is definitely the star of these stunning cards. Each of the 10 cards are unique fun fold designs and the video will help you assemble each one.

The directions for the cards are included in the PDF tutorial plus there's a private video you'll get access to when you purchase either the kit or the PDF tutorial.

This kit to go includes the following products:
- 1/2 pkg Kintsugi Inspirations specialty DSP (6" X 12")
- a share of Misty Moonlight 1/4" ribbon
- a share of gold Flower Accent gems
- pre-cut or die-cut pieces for each of 10 cards
- the PDF tutorial & video link
The kit to go is $31 and can be reserved here. It is shipped out at the end of July. The PDF tutorial is $16 and can be seen here. The tutorial is emailed to you immediately after purchase.

*You will need stamp greetings, a paper trimmer (to cut your new designer paper), adhesives and inks to finish the cards.

See all of my available kits to go and tutorials here. Opt in for more than one to save on shipping costs!

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How to add color to the Peaceful View stamp – video tutorial too!

July 8, 2025

Today I'm sharing the second card I made during last week's live video. Both featured the amazing and beautiful Peaceful View stamp set seen here.

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I used Balmy Blue, Pecan Pie and White card stock. Inks include Balmy blue, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green and Pecan Pie. I used a Blending Brush with Balmy Blue ink to lightly color the sky before stamping.

Notice the fence. If you look closely you'll see the woodgrain in the fence. This was done by using an Early Espresso Stampin' Write marker to add to the stamped fence directly on the cardstock. It was mostly Pecan Pie colored before.

How did I color the image? I inked the trees with Old Olive ink first using the direct to stamp method. The I used Pecan Pie on the grass and fence. I used a sponge dauber to remove ink from the plants on the bottom so I could add Green ink to them with a sponge dauber. I used Pecan Pie ink and a sponge dauber to add color to the trunk as well. I hope you'll watch the video below to watch this in action.

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For the greetings I stamped the More Messages stamp a few times and used the coordinating die to cut them all out. I had lots to choose from this way and can save them to use whenever I need it. Here I added Balmy Blue ink lightly to color the greeting.

What I love about this new messages bundle is that the greetings and die-cuts are such a nice size; larger than ever before. See the bundle here.

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Here's the free project sheet with measurements and supplies for you: Download Multi-colored Peaceful View

Below is the video for this card and another where I show you how to use this stamp on pretty designer paper for a stunning background. I shared that yesterday here.

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