Water Colouring – mmm…Stampin' Time

Posted on April 16, 2024April 11, 2024 by mmmstampintime — Leave a comment

TODAY IS TUESDAY & IT’S TIME FOR SOME TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Today I want to share a ‘no line’ water colouring technique.

I am using the new Basic Beige Classic Stampin’ Pad to stamp the floral image, from the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set, onto a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper.

The Basic Beige was a little darker than I thought it would be – perhaps it would have been better on a piece of Basic Beige cardstock.

I used Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo ink to water colour the flowers. The Water Painters are great colouring tools. The leaves are coloured using Garden Green.

After I finished water colouring the image, and letting it dry, I used Clear Wink of Stella to add some gorgeous shimmer.

I masked the greeting so that I could stamp the words in two seperate sections. After trimming down the greeitng, I attached it to the frot of the card with strips of Stampin’ Dimensionals.

A length of Pretty in Pink bordered Ribbon was tied into a bow and adhered to the card using a Mini Glue Dot.

I stamped three very small flowers on the card insert and on the back of the envelope.

Finally, I added three of the Pretty in Pink gems from the 2024-2025 In Colour Shimmer Gems pack.

Tomorrow I have a beautiful anniversary card to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. As you read through this post, you will see the products I used for this project. THe new items are available from May 1st.

Posted on August 23, 2023August 19, 2023 by mmmstampintime — Leave a comment

Colour INKspiration #150 – Fun On Wheels

Welcome to our latest Colour INKspiration challenge. The inspiration for this challenge was chosen by crew member Lou Kitzelman.

Picture credit – https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/135882113751928038/

As well as the chosen colour combination for #CI150 (Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Sweet Sorbet, Old Olive and Pretty Peacock), you may also add Basic Black, Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, and metallics to your project. We also allow Ivory, Bronze and Natural Tones in Stampin’ Blends. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! substitute.

To get your creative ideas flowing make sure you check out the Crew’s Projects in the CI#150 album.

My contribution features the Fun On Wheels Stamp Set, resist heat embossing and water colouring.

Using Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper, I stamped the two grid map images using Versamark and Clear Embossing Powder. After heat setting these images, I started to water colour this panel.

Then I repeated the process using the bicycle image. I finished water colouring and ensured the colours on the bicycle layer alighned with the base layer.

Before the bicycle layer was added to the base layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals, I coloured lengths of Very Vanilla twine using the Dark Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blend Pen. I had run out of Basic White twine but the Very Vanilla took the colour just as well. The lengths were wrapped and secured before the final piece of twine was tied in a bow. I added a Mini Glue Dot behind the bow to hold it securely in place.

The bicycle panel was then popped up over the twine, aligning the water coloring.

I added some Pretty Peacock gems, from the Tinels Gems 4 Pack, for a little bit of bling.

The greeting was stamped and cut into indidivual words before being placed on the card front.

To finsh the card I stamped the bicycle on the card insert and envelope flap.

The colours in this challenge are just so gorgeous.

I’m not sure what card will be next, but until then – happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List

Fun On Wheels Bundle (English) [161217] $87.25	Fun On Wheels Cling Stamp Set (English) [161210] $46.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25
Tinsel Gems Four Pack [161623] $14.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $15.75	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $15.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $15.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $15.75	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $15.75	Water Painters [151298] $23.00
Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161676] $17.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] $47.00	Heat Tool [129056] $54.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $12.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] $46.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $15.00

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Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 by mmmstampintime — Leave a comment

TUESDAY IS ALL ABOUT TECHNIQUES

Today I have a colouring technique to share with you.

I have used colours from both of the Water Colour Pencils packs to add colour to this card.

I used Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Greenand Melon Mambo to colour the images I stamped using Night of Navy.

BLENDER PENS 102845 $21
Dual-tipped pens filled with specialized solution for easier blending. 3 acid-free, xylene-free pens.

The Blender Pen allowed me to blend the colours to achieve a smoother look.

It is easy to vary the intensity of the colour by applying different more or less pressure while colouring.

I chose to stamp the images in Night of Navy because this is the colour I used for the card base.

When the flowers and leaves were coloured I cut them using the Blossoming Happiness Dies.

The Basic White layer was cut using the die that creates the torn spiral paper look. The die is part of the Blossoming Happiness Dies. I also tore and distressed the lower part of this layer.

The ‘friend’ greeting was stamped on the white layer before I positioned and adhered the flowers and leaves.

The card insert and envelope both have a Night of Navy rose stamped to embellish these areas.

I finished the card by colouring some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels using the Dark Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend and positioning them on the card front.

It has been quite a long time since I last used my Water Colour Pencils. It was nice to reconnect with them.

Tomorrow I will have some challenge projects to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List

Happiness Abounds Bundle (English) [158824] $87.25	Happiness Abounds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159238] $41.00	Blossoming Happiness Dies [158823] $56.00	Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130] $13.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $16.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154891] $15.75
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $28.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $110.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25

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