Take a look at this very cute card using A Happy Thing Sale-A-Bration stamp set. I created quite a few of these cards to give or post to everyone who placed an order with me during March to say, "thanks, I value your custom".

Stamps: A Happy Thing (wood: 139131, clear: 139134). Ink: Coastal Cabana (131175), Pistachio Pudding (131177), Jet Black StazOn (101406). Card/Paper: Perfect Plum (108615), Whisper White (106549), Watercolor Paper (122959). Accessories: Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246). Tools: Texture Boutique Machine (132657), Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (137365), Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (133787), Sponge Daubers (133771), Stampin' Spritzer (126185), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

A Happy Thing wood-mount (139131) - FREE with qualifying order*
A Happy Thing clear-mount (139134) - FREE with qualifying order*

I toyed with adding a sentiment but decided to let the beautiful bird stamp and intense colours be the focus of the card. Speaking of colour, the Watercolour Embossing Technique used on this card was taught at the Hamilton Extravaganza for the Happy Easter Bunny Gift Box. Here's how you do it...

1. Dauber the palest ink in concentrated areas onto an embossing folder. Pistachio Pudding ink, Sponge Daubers and Spring Flowers embossing folder used here.
   
2. Dauber darkest ink in the blank spaces to fully cover embossing folder. Coastal Cabana ink used here.
   
3. Spritz the ink with a fine mist of water using a Stampin' Spritzer.
   
4. Stamp image in Jet Black StazOn ink onto Watercolor Paper and lay on the uninked side of the embossing folder with the image facing up.
   
5. Close embossing folder and roll through a Big Shot or Texture Boutique to emboss and watercolour. Put aside to dry before using on a project.
   

There is so much texture and colour using this technique that you don't need to add much more to a card or project. To finish my card I just added some punched flowers with rhinestone centres...

... and a piece of Tea Lace Paper Doily peaking out the side.

This cute bird is in the A Happy Thing stamp set, which you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration but only until the end of March. Here's all the FREE products you can earn just by placing an order...

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• Click HERE to view MORE items to redeem for FREE during Sale-A-Bration (released 17 Mar 2015)

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