A Sweet Technique with Perfectly Pears – Just Stamps, Ink, and Paper!

We’re officially back into the swing of things! After some time away and a bout of illness, I was so happy to return to my Thursday Lives with a fun technique and a gorgeous new product from Stampin’ Up! – the Perfectly Pears Bundle. This set is part of a broader suite released in July, and it’s already a firm favourite in my craft room.

This week, I paired the Perfectly Pears Bundle with Day 3 of our 31-Day Back to Creating Challenge happening over in my Facebook group. The prompt? SIP – just Stamps, Ink, and Paper. No dies. No embellishments. Just back to basics – and honestly, it was the perfect excuse to get a little inky with a favourite colouring technique.

Why You’ll Love the Perfectly Pears Bundle

Although this set includes coordinating dies and embellishments (like the sparkly low-profile dots), I wanted to show you just how beautiful it can be on its own. The images in this set are two-step stamps, with detailed outlines and watercolour-style filler stamps that give you a soft, hand-painted look. But for this project, I used only the outline images – and that’s where the real fun began.

Technique: White Craft Ink Underpainting

This technique is ideal for coloured cardstock. I started by white heat embossing the pear image onto Lemon Lolly cardstock. Then, I used Whisper White craft ink with an aqua painter to ‘paint’ the pear and leaf areas. This creates a soft base layer that allows your colours to sit on top with a beautiful, luminous quality – especially useful on coloured backgrounds.

Once the white layer dried, I painted over it with ink from the lid of my Stampin’ Up! pads – Darling Duckling, Mossy Meadow, and Old Olive – using a slightly dry brush for more control. Because of the white underpainting, the colours remained vibrant and blendable, even on the Lemon Lolly base.

I added subtle grounding with Pecan Pie ink, giving the pear a sense of weight and dimension. A few white splatters across the panel finished off the soft, painterly look without the need for extra embellishments.

Layering Without Dies

To stay within the SIP challenge rules, I trimmed down the coloured panel and layered it over a piece of Mossy Meadow Designer Series Paper from the suite. Although I skipped the dies and embellishments, I still added visual depth with ink blending around the focal panel and a white embossed sentiment on Mossy Meadow cardstock.

The result? A classic layered card that showcases your stamping and colouring skills without needing to reach for anything else.

Try the SIP Challenge Yourself!

If you’ve been out of the crafting rhythm, I’d love for you to join us in the 31-Day Back to Creating Challenge. Daily prompts help you reconnect with your supplies and your creativity—today’s was just stamps, ink and paper, but there’s plenty more inspiration to come.

And if you’re already loving the Perfectly Pears Bundle, keep your eyes on August – it will be the featured product in my Creative Card Makers Club! Members will get brand-new projects and tutorials using this fresh and fruity set.

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