The Stampin Blends have two tips to use in your coloring. One end is a smaller tip to use in tiny areas, and the other end is a brush tip. For this card, I did not use shading because the areas are so small, but I did place the colors from the same shade near each other to resemble shading. The other images in this set, a door, a chair, and a key can also be colored and shaded. It is fun to find stamp sets to color that and not common stamp sets. The background of this card is stamped with a couple stamps in this set that are intended to be accent pieces. Today is the first day that you can order these great markers. You may remember that a few years ago Stampin'Up! offered what they called Blendabilities. Since they have been off the market a lot of research has taken place and the markers have been improved considerable. 1. The lids are much easier to take on and off. 2. The colors blend together much easier.
3. There are just 2 shades with each color making it easier to see how to blend the colors together. Today is the first day that you can order these markers. Check out my website for the details. Tomorrow I will share a card I made using the set called Beautiful You. Be sure and check back.
I always like to have a few simple 3 by 3 cards on hand to include with gifts or use for thank you notes to customers. I think this butterfly is perfect for a stunning card...but my Friday dilemma is how to make this a little more detailed.
I found a card on Pinterest that used Spotlighting to make the butterfly look a little more detailed. I changed colors and how the word was displayed and added stars to make it my own. I like both looks don't you?
So now you see all the possibilities that can be made using my first impression stamp set In this World. What would you do with these stamps? Have a great weekend and come back on Monday to see what I can do with the stamp set called Fruit Stand.
Does this chair look inviting? I love the old fashioned look. I used the notecard and matching envelope set for the base of the card. The designer paper is from the A Little Foxy designer series paper stack, and the colors are found in the paper.
For this version I used the Playful Palette designer series paper stack and echoed the colors in the chair.
For the final card I decided to use a neutral palette. I used black and grey and colored the chair in with varieties of those colors. Come back tomorrow to see how I fix an elegant but simple card and turn it into a card with a little bit more.
Doesn't this card make you feel happy? I used the sample from the annual catalog on page 145 as my sample to make this card. If you are looking at your catalog can you see what I changed? 1. I made this card standard size rather than a square card. 2. I changed the second color to Tempting Turquoise instead of pool party. 3. Instead of using linen thread I used the gold filigree ribbon. 4. My background color is Calypso Coral rather than Tangerine Tango. I like both cards and had fun making my Wow card using water color paper. Come back tomorrow to see how I took one simple card and created 3 using the same layout.
Do you use bleach in your laundry? I don't but I do use it in my stamping. Today's card was made by putting some bleach into a spritzer and spritzing Early Espresso card stock with bleach. It was amazing to me to see pink emerge on the brown card stock when the bleach started to dry. I reminded me of the many colors that can emerge from a green leaf in the fall. Check out my latest video to see how else I used bleach to make some cards. How are you liking this stamp set so far? Come back tomorrow to see a WOW card I made using an idea in the new catalog to inspire me.
