Cut Cardstock: Card Base: Early Espresso; 8 ½” x 5 ½” – score at 4 ¼” Second Layer: Very Vanilla; 5 ¼” x 4” – cut two Third Layer: Very Vanilla; 5” x 3 ¾” Scrap of Very Vanilla; approx. 3” x 1” Strip of Early Espresso; 4” x 3/8”…
Cut your cardstock: Card Base: Very Vanilla; 8 ½” x 5 ½” – score at 4 ¼” Second Layer: Rich Razzleberry; 5 3/8” x 4 1/8” – cut two Inside Third Layer: Very Vanilla; 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” For Front of Card: Striped Designer Paper; 4 ¼” x…
This is the last in this series of five different coloring techniques on how to color a stamped outline image! This technique is using an Aqua Painter with the 2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers. It is very similar to using a Blender Pen and markers. I used Black Stazon ink and stamped…
Today we’ll learn how to color a project using sponge daubers. This will give the finished project a more watercolor painting look to it. It’s not quite “free-form,” but you don’t necessarily apply color within the lines either. Using Black Stazon ink, I stamped a flower image form the ‘Love…
The Stampin’ Blends markers give a much deeper color than any of the other coloring methods. This is the only method that uses the marker directly onto the stamped image, rather than picking up color with a blender pen or aqua painter. It’s very easy to see this difference in…
Adding color to a stamp that has a simple outline can be accomplished by using several different methods. In Part One of this series, I discussed using Stampin’ Write Markers and a Blender Pen. Today I will discuss coloring a stamped image using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen. I used…
They make cards like these, of course! My cousin was going through some “treasures” she saved and found these cards I made her 55 years ago! Add-ons like those sequins clearly still added some extra dazzle to this card, even if I didn’t seem to have a handle on…
‘Very Vintage.’ One of the new hostess sets in the 2018-2019 Stampin’Up! Annual Catalog just screams ‘Delftware’ to me. It’s the perfect set for using the ceramic tile technique! You will need to cut the following cardstock: Card Base —Whisper White— 5 ½” x 8 ½” 1st Layer (cut two) — Blueberry Bushel— 5 3/8”…
Although a simple outline design can be very elegant when stamped with a single color, they are also often stamped with black ink and colored with one of several methods. I have taken a flower stamp from the brand new ‘Love What You Do’ stamp set and used several methods to…
The Painted Harvest stamp set is perfect for making a gorgeous summer floral card for someone special. The ‘sunflower’ stamps take on a whole new life when stamped in shades of purple! These are the stamps from the Painted Harvest set that I used to create the floral layer. The…
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