Perched in a Tree Ink Blending sunset technique

August 25, 2022

I can't get enough of the Perched in a Tree bundle! We made these cards at my August Card Clubs this month:

They had the choice of adding the bird or a set of die-cut, colored leaves. We added color to both with our Blending Brushes using Crumb Cake & Balmy Blue for the bird and Bermuda Bay & Mango Melody on the leaves.

The greetings are from the Soft Seedlings stamp set stamped on a 1" X 4 1/4" Vanilla CS strip.

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If you have trouble getting a smooth Ink Blending background please watch the video to catch my tips.

From the top down I used these colors: Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody & either Balmy Blue or Crumb Cake on the bottom. You might think I used a yellow color on the upper right card but it's just very light Mango Melody.

The Aspen dies are available in three ways – in the Bundle at a 10% discount, separately from the Perched in a Tree stamp set or free during August & our Sale-a-Bration promotion.

*Best buy: purchase the Perched in a Tree bundle in August and choose a $50 Sale-a-Bration choice for free! See them all here.

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Notes of Spring tutorial is available!

March 31, 2026

Each month I collaborate with other Demonstrators to create a Product of the Month (POM) tutorial. Everyone who purchases the POM from me will receive it free!
How it works: you can redeem any of the Product of the Month items for just $5 once your order reaches the $75 mark.

Here’s a peek of the 12 projects in this tutorial:

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The March POM is the Notes of Spring stamp set seen here. It’s a 2-step stamp set that includes greeting images too!

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I’ve sent this tutorial to each of my customers now, but the offer never ends! If you order it and the set is available, I’ll send it to you.

There is one other POM available – the Painted Illusions DSP seen here.

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These items are available while supplies last; once they’re gone they will not return. So get them while you can!

Starting April 1st we’ll have a new POM to choose from; the Eyelet Bloom dies.

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Its intricate pattern creates a full background that fills large areas beautifully for a polished, handcrafted look in one easy cut.

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March Specials!

March Product of the Month is the Notes of Spring stamp set!

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Neat Fun Fold card with video & free project sheet

March 30, 2026

I shared this neat fun fold card on last week’s video. It is the standard size card but shows off your designer paper so nicely.

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The 11″ X 4 1/4″ piece of card stock has an extra score line on the front left. This gives you a spot for a DSP strip and to adhere a 4 1/4″ piece of DSP under that flap. It opens fully because the DSP is only attached to the scored flap. So cool!
My colors include Misty Moonlight, Strawberry Slush & Crushed Curry; taken from the designer series paper. The little butterflies dies are from the Cutest Crew dies. That greeting is from the Springtime Scenes dies.

I used the new Homemade Sweetness DSP here with the greeting from the Cutest Crew stamp set. The checked Misty Moonlight ribbon is in the suite with the Homemade Sweetness DSP. There is also a stamp & dies bundle and gems. Here’s a link to the DSP:

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I did create a free project sheet for this card so you can make this fun fold too. Click here to access it.

Below is the video tutorial for this sweet card; I hope you watch it.

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Cutest Crew card swap

March 26, 2026

Here’s the card I made for our latest Team card swap. What do you think of the color combo?

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As you can see, I used the Cutest Crew bundle here. I’m a cat owner so I chose the cats. My colors include Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, White and Basic Gray.

This adorable bundle is in our Online store and was available last week but now the dies are out of stock again. I have a feeling this is how it will be for awhile. We all love our pets! You can see the Cutest Crew bundle here or the stamp set alone here. *Be sure to add your email to the product page so you get notified when it’s back in stock.

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The largest card base is Crushed Curry and the next layer is Smoky Slate which is the part that opens.

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I colored in the images with Blends markers. It was fun to color them in cat like patterns.

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Thanks for stopping in today! I hope you like my cards.

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