What is my absolute favorite tool in the entire catalog – hands down it is our Blending Brushes! NO QUESTION! These super soft brushes make ink blending a breeze and I use them ALL the time.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Shaded Spruce layer: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
scrap of Basic White for the sentiment
scraps of Crumb Cake for the monkey punches

Pick three colors of ink – I chose Granny Apple Green, Old Olive and Shaded Spruce.

Start with the lightest color, Granny Apply Green and blend in patches over the front of the card base.

Use a fresh Blending Brush and blend additional patches of Old Olive around the card base.

Fill in the white spaces with the last color of Shaded Spruce. Frankly it will look like a hot mess and you will be tempted to throw it away LOL but be patient it will look fabulous under the Gorgeous garden die!

Take the Shaded Spruce layer and die cut the leaves die from the Gorgeous Garden die set.

Adhere the die cut to the card base.

Stamp the sentiment from the Little Monkeys stamp set in Early Espresso ink. Stamp two monkeys from the same stamp set on Crumb Cake cardstock in Early Espresso ink.
Punch out the monkeys with the Monkey Builder punch and fussy cut the sentiment out with your paper snips. These knife edged scissors are well worth the $11 asking price, they cut all the way to the tip making fussy cutting a breeze!

Arrange the monkeys and the sentiment on the die cut surface of the card front.

Adhere the monkeys with liquid glue to the die cut and pop up the sentiment in the middle with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals!

What a great and easy card! Try this technique with whatever colors you have and add a die cut over the top and see what you can create! One stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie