September Blog Train Inspired Together

 

 

Inspired Together Blog Train

it was Sept 15th-17th 

Some artist below may still have 

their lovely designs up to share still 

view the artist sites below 

for the month of September 

We are so happy to finally say it…

The very first Inspired Together Blog Train is NOW LIVE!

Welcome to Golden September – Where Summer Softly Meets Autumn.

For our very first Blog Train, a wonderful group of talented designers came together to create something special using one shared color palette, while each designer was completely free to follow their own creativity and style.

And that is exactly what makes this train so much fun.

From soft romantic florals and cozy autumn scenes to whimsical characters, beautiful papers, tubes, scrap kits, journal pages and so much more — every stop has its own personality while still being part of the same Golden September collection.

Different styles. One palette. Inspired Together.

We are incredibly happy with everything that has been created for this first train, and we hope you will enjoy discovering all the beautiful contributions as much as we have enjoyed watching them come together.

Ready to ride the train?

Below you will find all participating designers and their Blog Train stops.

Simply visit each designer, follow their download instructions and collect the beautiful Golden September goodies they have created for you.

Please remember that every designer is sharing their work with you generously, so when you visit their page, a little thank you, comment or bit of love is always very much appreciated.

The Blog Train freebies will be available free for one month, so make sure you visit all the stops while the train is running.

time.

Take your Visit every stop.

Discover different creative styles.

most of all… enjoy the journey!

And

A huge THANK YOU to every designer who joined us for our very first Inspired Together Blog Train. Seeing so many different ideas come together from the same palette has been absolutely wonderful.

And to everyone riding along with us:

Welcome aboard!

We hope Golden September brings you lots of inspiration and many beautiful new treasures for your creative collection.

Happy downloading & happy creating!

Inspired Together Blog Train

Creativity grows when we inspire one another.

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Continue the Golden September Blog Train

Visit the next stops and discover all the beautiful creations!

Click on each designer's blinkie below to visit their Blog Train stop and collect their Golden September contribution.

Please remember to leave a little love or a thank you when you visit. Our designers have created these beautiful gifts especially for you.

We hope you enjoy every stop along the way!
Different styles • One palette • Inspired Together

Thank you for riding the very first Inspired Together Blog Train!

Thanks for stopping by 

my Kit Inspired Together Golden Kit HERE
will remain up forever and there are 12 tutorials which 

you can view HERE or on the blog under blog train tuts,

and/or Autumn designs 

Thanks for stopping by 

Hugs Sunshine 

September Blog Train with Midnight Garden

 For the month of September, the blog train with 

Midnight Train are with the following artist below 

some may have kept their up and some may not xx 

the blog train was Sept 5th-7th 2026 

Blog Train Stops

Thank you for stopping by my designs will remain up forever 
Hugs Sunshine 
My Kit for this blog train is HERE 
You can view other designs I create HERE
at my store under Blog Trains 

Have an amazing day 
Hugs Sunshine 

FTU Pumpkin Kisses Harvest Wishes Tutorial

You need the materials below 

Golden Sept Kit HERE

Tube by Whispers of Forever 2026 (c)Erica Wilma HERE

1. Go to File new size 800 x 800 transparent image

2. Open Frame 5 go to Edit>Copy then Edit>Paste into new raster layer of the transparent image move it up a little 

3. Open Background 1 go to Edit>Copy (go to step 4)

4. Go to your magic wand click inside the frame go to Selections>Modify>Expand 30 click okay now go down to the transparent image go to Edit>Paste into Selection and the background go into the inner frame now go to Selections>Select None 

5. Take the tube go to Image>Resize height 500 pixels click okay now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the couple in the middle feet be a little below the frame 

6. Open the ground go to Image>Resize 75% now go to Edit>Copy now go down to the brown frame go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the ground on the bottom of the frame now go do the following steps below 

 1. Go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Mirror move the ground a little forward 

 2. Go to Layers>Duplicate move the ground move towards you 

 3. Go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Mirror you going to slide the group towards you under the couple feet now you should have 4 ground elements

 4. Go to the top ground element go to Layers>Merge>Merge down all 4 ground elements together we just create the road 

7. Open Grass 1 go to Image>Resize 75% now go to Edit>Copy now go down to the ground go to Layers>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool slide the grass down on the frame it going to blend the background with the autumn grass once in place go to Layers>Duplicate 2 times then move both duplicates up towards you covering the center of the ground underneath the couple with the autumn grass (see above) 

8. Close off the tube 

9. Open Pumpkin 1 and 2 take 2 first go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy then Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the pumpkin on the corner of the left side then go to Layers>Duplicate 3 times then move the duplicates shown below 

  1. Other side of the corner

  2. little into the background right and left side 

10. Take Pumpkin 1 do step 9 again this time move to the following below 

  1. next to the pumpkin left side outside (see tag)

  2. Duplicate 3 times 

  3. Move 1 duplicate over to the right side 

  4. Move 2 pumpkins into the background in the middle of all 4 of the pumpkins of 2 (see tag)

11. Open the Barn go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy now go down to the autumn grass element (below the pumpkins elements) go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the bard into the background in the center of the autumn trees 

12. Open the Couple 

13. Open Cluster 1 go to Image>Resize 90% now go to Edit>Copy go down beneath the couple go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool move it on the top frame (keep cluster element open)

14. Take the cluster element go to Image>Rotate Right now go to Edit>Copy go down to the brown frame go to Edit>Paste into new raster with your move tool move the cluster on the right side frame once place go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Mirror and adjust the left side or it should fall into place for you 

15. Open the word art Pumpkin Kisses Harvest Wishes go to Image>Resize 70% now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer careful with your move tool grab the word art I move the black heart place down on the left side once in place go to Layers>Duplicate Image>Negative then move the white word art a little over to the right not much just give it shadow with the black word art 

16. Go to the white word art go to Selections>Select all>Float (keep the marching ants going go to the next step)

17. Add this green color #455900 into your foreground go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the word art green skip the 3 hearts (keep the marching ants going)

18. Go to Layers>Add new raster layer change color to yellow color #e3ba08 click on your paint can paint the heart on the word art Kisses then take your paint brush careful tab the two hearts color them yellow without trying to change the K to yellow once done go to Selections>Invert now go to the yellow layer we paint go to Edit>Cut just in case you out outside the hearts then go to Selections>Select None 

19. Go to your 3d Effects>Inner Bevel with this setting below 

 Bevel # 2

 Width 25

 Image Smoothness 7

 Depth 3

 Angle 315

 Color is White

 Intensity 50

 Elevation 30 

Everything else is zero go to both the yellow layer and the green layer use this inner bevel by click okay to both color word arts it make it stand out 

20. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

21. Add copyright 

tag by your name (not mine)

22. Add your name if you wish 

23. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

24. Crop the tag out of the extra transparent image 

25. Go to File save as PNG Format this completes this tutorial 

Make sure to give Erica some love for her lovely tube may you enjoy this freebie scrap kit I made look for other tutorials with this kit under Autumn, Blog Train, or FTU Tuts for the blog and my store thanks for stopping by 

Hugs Sunshine 

written Sept 13th, 2026 

FTU Perfect Autumn Day Tutorial

Need the materials below 

Golden Sept Kit HERE

Tube Roxanne (c)Goldwasser HERE

1. Go to File new size 800 x 800 transparent image 

2. Open Frame 4 go to Edit>Copy go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer of the transparent image move up a little 

3. Take your magic wand click inside the frame go to Selections>Modify>Expand 30 click okay then go down beneath the frame go to Layers>Add new raster layer 

4. Open Background 3 (or your choice) go to Edit>Copy then go to Edit>Paste into Selection on the new raster layer then go to Selections>Select None

5. Open Floral 3 go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the right side of the frame then go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Mirror it will go on the left side 

6. Open Floral 2 go to Image>Resize 80% 2 times go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place floral 2 on the left side then once in place go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Mirror go to the right side as shown above 

7. Open Ground 1 go to Edit>Copy go down beneath the 2 layers of floral 2 go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool slide it up behind the sunflower floral hide the bottom of the frame 

8. Open the boat go to Image>Resize 45% then go to Edit>Copy now go down to the ground go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the boat into the picture lay on the ground 

9. Open Roxanne (make her like I did or your choice) go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible, then go to Edit>Copy then Edit>Paste into Image close the original out click no goes back to its original settings then go to the image we create go to Image>Resize height 600 pixels click okay then go to Edit>Copy go to the top of the image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place her towards the right side (move the floral 2 ) a little up and behind Roxanne 

10.Open Mushroom 4 (or your choice) go to Edit>Copy go down beneath Roxanne go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it down on the ground the little mushroom line up with the sunflower on the left side 

11. Open Grass 1 go to Edit>Copy now go down to the ground go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool adjust the autumn grass on the ground when done placing it erase the grass on the right side (optional) 

12. Open Puppy 1 (or 2) go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the puppy on the right side once in place go down to the ground take your eraser and erase the ground only on the right side of the puppy 

13. Open Birdy 2 (or your choice) go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the blue bird on top of the small mushroom 

14. Open Butterfly 2 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Image>Free Rotate Right 25 click okay then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the butterfly on top of the sunflowers as shown above

15. Open the word art Perfect Autumn Day go to Image>Resize 65% then go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it down on the bottom the P will line up with the grass curve then go to Layers>Duplicate go to the duplicate go to Image>Negative turn it white 

16. Go to your foreground colors this color #ffd491 then go to the white word art go to Selections>Select all>Float go to Layers>Add new raster layer with your paint can paint in the autumn color into the word art once done go to Selections>Select None

17. Go to the color word art now go to your 3d Effects>Inner Bevel with the setting below 

 Bevel # 2

 Width 25

 Image Smoothness 7

 Depth 3

 Angle 315

 Color white

 Intensity 50

 Elevation 30 

Others are at zero click okay do this 2 times it give the word art depth boldly stand out 

18. Go to the top image layers go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

19. Add copyright 

 (see blog) 

 TA_ by your name (shows whom made it) 

20. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

21. Crop the tag then adjust the image into it 

22. Add your name if you wish 

23. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

24. Go to File save as PNG Format this completes this tutorial 

Make sure to give some love to Goldwasser for her lovely tube and may you enjoy the freebie kit

look for other tutorials under Autumn designs or FTU tutorials for this scrap kit design I create thanks for stopping by 

Hugs Sunshine 

written Sept 12th, 2026 

FTU Favorite Color is Autumn Tutorial

You need materials below 

Golden Sept Kit HERE

Tube AL Girl 13 by(c)Erica Wilma HERE

1. Go to File new size 800 x 800 transparent image 

2. Open Frame 3 go to Edit>Copy go over to the transparent image go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool move it up and little to the left 

3. Open Leaf Vine 2 go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the upper area of right side frame once in place go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Flip Image>Mirror adjust it on the upper left side of the corner the stem will go into the upper left corner and for the right the stem will go into the lower right corner 

4. Open Swing 1 or your choice go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the stem of the swing on the right side the swing go into 

the inner frame leave about less inch from the frame 

5. Open Floral 2 go to Image>Resize 70% now go to Edit>Copy go down beneath the swing go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the floral 2 sunflowers on the left side of the frame 

6. Take your eraser tab the white strings on the swing (optional) yet we want to remove part of the swing 

7. Take AL Girl 13 go to Image>Resize height 500 pixels click okay now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place her on top of the swing the tire will hide the swing then take your eraser tab gentle on the brown rope where the swing tree is a little bit of the white will remain on the tree making it making look like maybe someone just left string on the tree replace with a tire swing lol hahah

8. Open Ground go to Image>Resize 70% go to Image>Mirror go to Edit>Copy now go down to Frame go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the ground on the bottom of the blue frame then go to Layers>Duplicate with your move tool move the ground forward you do this 3 times once you have the 4th ground add go to Image>Mirror (change the ground) then go to the top of the 4 grounds go to Layers>Merge>Merge Down for all 4 grounds to be on one element layer so it doesn't move 

9. Open Grass 1 go to Image>Resize 70% now go to Edit>Copy go down to the ground element we just create go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the autumn grass down onto the ground then go to Layers>Duplicate with your move tool move the duplicate autumn grass a little up in the front (see the tag above)

10. Open Grass 2 go to Image>Resize 70% then go to Edit>Copy now go down to the ground go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the dark grass down by the frame we just want the dark grass to line up with the frame 

11. Now go to your magic wand click inside the frame go to Selections>Modify>Expand 30 click okay (keep the marching ants going)

12. Open Background 2 go to Edit>Copy now go down to the transparent image below the frame go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool move the background in the frame you want to make the road line up with the grass once in place go to Selections>Invert then go down to the background layer go to Edit>Cut then go to Selections>Select None (we just place the background of autumn view pretty cool huh)

13. Open Puppy 1 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the puppy on the right side it will hide the swing stem 

14. Open Puppy 2 do step 13 but this time move puppy 2 forward (see the tag above)

15. Open the word art My Favorite Color is Autumn go to Image>Resize 55% then go to Edit>Copy now go to top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the word art on the left side little on the ground and the transparent image (see tag above)

16. Open Scarecrow 1 go to Image>Resize 45% then go to Edit>Copy now go down below the tube girl go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool grab the scarecrow behind the girl then with your move tool move it on the left side 

17. Go to your 3d Effects>Drop Shadow 0 0 60 10 black click okay do this on the scarecrow, the 2 puppies and the girl it give it depth 

18. Open Scarecrow 4 (or 3) go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Image>Free Rotate Left 25% then go to Edit>Copy then go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the scarecrow into the tire by the girl on the left side once in place take your eraser and erase the scarecrow feet making it look like its a doll in the tire with her 

19. Open Birdy 2 go to Image>Mirror then go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the blue bird up on the swing tree right side (we will hide the white string on the tree) 

20. Open Birdy 1 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the brown bird into the tree (hide the branch on the leaf)

21. Open Birdy 3 go to Image>Resize 20% now go to Edit>Copy top layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the golden bird on top of the scarecrow hat 

22. Open Butterfly 2 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Image>Free Rotate Left 25% then go to Edit>Copy then go to top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the butterfly on the sunflowers on the right side once in place go to Layers>Duplicate with your move tool move the second butterfly on the left side of the sunflowers (see the tag) 

23. Open Butterfly 1 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Image>Free Rotate Right 25 click okay now go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool adjust it on the upper right side (see the tag) then go to Layers>Duplicate Image>Mirror and adjust it into the upper left corner as shown above 

24. Open Frog 1 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool move the frog in front of the scarecrow 

25. Open Frog 2 go to Image>Resize 20% then go to Edit>Copy now go down below the girl go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer (close the girl off) move the frog to the right side behind the tire a little sitting out behind the puppy once in place re open the girl 

26. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

27. Add copyright 

 Tag by your name (shows whom made it)

28. Add your name if you wish 

29. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

30. Move the tag up take your crop tool crop the extra transparent out (this is optional)

31. Go to File save as PNG Format this completes this tutorial 

Make sure to give Erica some love for her tube and may you enjoy this freebie scrap kit look for all tutorials to this kit under Autumn on the blog or FTU or Blog Train on my store site thanks for stopping by 

Hugs Sunshine 

written Sept 13th, 2026