I'm back with part two of my posts about my recent presentation in Sydney. This time I have the Casual Stamper samples that I made to show off the gorgeous Beautiful Moments stamp set, co-designed by Jacque Williams.
A Casual Stamper is one who has been stamping a little while, but may not have a lot of supplies and probably doesn't stamp more than couple of times a month, and usually for a purpose rather than just for fun/relaxation. They want to try a bit trickier techniques, but nothing too tricky!
My technique of choice for this group was colouring and blending using Watercolour Pencils and a Wink Of Stella pen. It's colouring technique I use a lot, especially in classes. It's not as difficult as regular watercolouring, and you have the bonus of pretty, sparkly cards!
Hopefully you can see the shimmer in this photo! To colour this way, you stamp your image using Memento ink. Take your pencil and colour roughly along the lines in the image, and then take your Wink Of Stella brush and use it like an Aqua Painter, pulling the colour into the open areas of your image. I use circular motions with the WOS brush.
I kept forgetting to use the sweet little butterflies in the set - I wish I'd added a few above the flowers on this card, both inside and front. Oh well - next time!
This card uses the same technique, I just used a Thick Whisper White card base and added some Highland Heather Gingham DSP under the main image.
You can see in her dress in this photo how the technique allows for a bit of shading in the image - the pencils lay darker colour and the WOS lightens it as it pulls away.
This next card is one of my favourites that I made for the presentation.
I stamped the image in Soft Suede on one of the large Magnolia Lane Notecards.
I then took my Chalk Marker and selectively coloured the image, using a quick flicking motion. On the dress, I flicked up from the waistline for the bodice, and then down for the skirt. It's such a dreamy looking card!
As always, I finished the inside with the same technique.
Thanks for stopping by again. You can find my post with my Beginner Samples here, and my Avid Samples here.
Bye for now,
Tina
Love this card. I don't have these notecards, what color are they? What else could I use to get this beautiful affect?
ReplyDeleteHi! Do you mean the Magnolia Lane Large Specialty Memories & More Cards and Envelopes? They are Kraft colour, but you could get a similar effect on Crumb Cake cardstock. You can find these notecards in the Memories & More section of your Annual Catalogue.
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