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Bold Bauble Blunder

Sometimes, the best cards come from the biggest blunders.

While playing with the October 2025 Kit of the Month – Bold Baubles stamp kit, I stamped these sweet, simple ornaments and started coloring them with my Prismacolor Pencils. I wanted rich, bold color with soft, smooth blending — so I grabbed my trusty Gamsol to make the magic happen.

But somewhere between blending the red bauble and the green one… I slipped. My blending stump wandered outside the lines, smudging color where it definitely didn’t belong. For a second, I thought I’d ruined it.

Then I took a breath and thought — what if this is meant to be?

Instead of scrapping the panel, I used the residual color left on my blending stump to softly spread that “oops” around the entire background. To my surprise, it turned into this dreamy, watercolor-like wash that made the ornaments pop even more.

A few touches of Perfect Pearls gave the whole piece a subtle shimmer, and suddenly my mistake wasn’t a blunder at all — it was the best part of the card.

Sometimes our creative detours are just happy accidents waiting to shine.

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✨ Next time your project takes an unexpected turn, lean into it — you never know what beautiful surprise might appear.

Until next time… Happy Crafting!

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Adding Subtle Dimension

Happy Friday crafty friends! This is Julissa of Paper Gems by Jules on the blog today with a clean and simple card with a liiiiiiittle bit of dimension (perfect for mailing). And it features the latest in the In the Light series : Serenity Circle; Where Hope Blooms Again Stamp Set.  Let’s get inky.

I started by die cutting white card stock using the largest Deckled & Stitched die set. From there, I stamped the open flower and the sentiment using VersaFine Clair ink and let the ink dry. Once the ink is dry, I used Distress Ink to create a light blue halo around it.

Next, I stamped the flower again and used colored pencils to color the flower. I also like to blend the pencil in with Gamsol. Once blended, I fussy cut the delicate flower out.

Before attaching the flower to the background, I added thin foam tape under the ends of the petals and adhered to the card front. The stem and leaves are on the paper, but the actual flower has a very slim added dimension.

Lastly, I used the colored pencil on the ground and blended it with the gamisol and added clear enamel dots for added whimsy.  I attached the card front to a bright green card base to complete the card.

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Thank you so much for joining me today. I hope you found some inspiration.

Until next time… Happy Crafting!