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.

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Another cute card with the Happy Place stamp set with free project sheet!

September 24, 2025

I shared one card yesterday and here’s one more. Both are fun ways to add color to this neat stamp.

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You can see this neat stamp set here. I love it and see lots of possibilities; especially for scrapbooking!

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I chose the Full of Life designer paper for my background here; adding texture with the Waves 3D embossing folder. My colors include Pool Party, Black with Peach & Melon Mambo. I colored the large image in with Watercolor Pencils which I hadn’t used for a long time!

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I decided to try a different blue for the left card above – Cloud Cover. The right is Pool Party. Which do you prefer?

I have a free project sheet for you and a video tutorial as well. Click Happy Place with Full of Life DSP on this link for the project sheet you can print or download. I suggest you save these project sheets in a file on your computer for card ideas.

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The video is below: It includes more ideas for this fun stamp set too!

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NEW and Amazing 12 Days of Crafting Calendar kit available today

September 23, 2025

Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, a brand-new calendar full of products you can craft with all year long!

Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogs or in our online store. Once these calendars are sold out, they’ll be gone for good, so make sure you buy one before they’ve disappeared. It’s $99 and the item # is 167335. Go here to shop.

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Here’s why I’m so excited about this product based kit. Each of the 12 ‘windows’ includes NEW product ready to craft with. Plus there’s a stamp set too! So that’s 13 new products plus the beautiful box. I’ve seen two of the items so far….. If you want to be surprised don’t read the next sentence! Shhh – one is a set of dies to coordinate with the all occasion stamp set and the other is 20 sheets of new 6″ X 6″ designer series paper.

Get a free PDF project tutorial when you order this kit from me for FREE (team members always get my tutorials free of course).

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Item: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (167335)

Price: $99 USD | $136 CAD

Ordering Begins: September 23, 2025

Includes: Exclusive dies, paper, embellishments, and more

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A fun way to add color to the Happy Place stamp with video tutorial

September 22, 2025

I shared how to add color to the large ‘Happy’ from the Happy Place stamp set on last week’s Live video. What do you think?

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We made this cute card at my September card clubs. The colors include Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral & White. You might wonder how I achieved the two-toned inking on the Happy image. I used inks – Lost Lagoon for the water and Calypso Coral for the sky. For this sample I used large ink pads. But for my Clubs we used smaller ink spots. It was a lot easier this way!

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You might also wonder where I got the rectangle Perennial Postage die shape. I had to die-cut a larger rectangle twice to get this size. It was pretty easy and I share how in the video below.

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We textured the Lost Lagoon layer with the Wave 3D embossing folder and the curvy leaf dies are from the Label Me Grateful dies seen here. I love them! The inside greeting is from the With You in Mind stamp set.

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It’s an easy fold that shows off the inside of the card and the designer paper we added. This DSP is the Subtles 6″ designer paper which has some great patterns.

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I really enjoyed playing with this fun stamp set. I’ll share another project from the video tomorrow. See the Happy Place set here.

I created a free project sheet for you with measurements, photos, directions and a supply list with links. Click on this link to print or download it.

Below is the video tutorial for this card and one more. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel while you’re there!

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