Something Saturday - DSP & Blends

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 Hi There Creators Today I thought I'd show off an idea that Claire our Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Development Manager showed us in a workshop the other day, I took it a bit further in one of my cards, let me know which card is your favourite! If you'd like to see all the goodies I used on these cards click here:  DSP & Blends Turtles Cards Here are the cards I ended up creating The first 2 I've just used the blends to go round each of the images on the designer paper, I really love the way the images get highlighted from it, almost a "stained glass effect" This first card I also used the blend on the white card base under the Designer Paper to give a border This second card I used the Blend around the edge of the Designer paper to draw a line  (I did use a ruler to do this!) again to create a border. Then this last one I've gone round the edges again with the darker Pool Party blend, but then blended in the lighter one in all the gaps. I actually did g...

Something Saturday - Colouring in your stamps a different way

 Hi there Creators, 

Today I'm showing you how to use daubers to colour in your block image stamps, you can get the prettiest combinations of colour onto one stamp this way.

I've used the Boughs & Blossoms Bundle (157712, $59.25)  (from the new Mini Catalogue) made up of the Bough Punch (157711, $31) and the Boughs & Blossoms Stamp set ($35, 157703)  I'd already decided I had to have the punch, and as it turns out we're using it in the Mega class on 29th January.  But when I see bundles I usually have to get both sections of it!  However the punch doesn't actually cut any of the stamped images out.

Anyway on to photos.....

this is the first card I had made up already to show, I've used my Brights colours on this, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody and Poppy Parade for the flowers, then Granny Apple Green and Garden Green for the leaves (admittedly Garden Green isn't in the Brights colour range but it goes well!)

 
Then in the video I made up this card, using some more of the Brights colour range: Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point for the flowers then the same combination for leaves, I'm not sure the photos give them as much justice.  The colours are so vibrant in the flesh!
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Then because I'd done a "Blue Peter" and stamped and cut out the flowers earlier for the main card I also stamped the flower on this one during the video, then made it up into the tag afterwards

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So, how do you do this?  it's actually really simple, you do need block image stamps, like these, then you ink up daubers (I always start with the lightest colour first) and daub the colour directly onto the stamp, when you get to the end of colouring your stamp in, chances are the colour will have dried off in patches, so to make it "inky" again, just huff on it, this will re-moisturize the colour and stamp!   I love using this technique and the colour really is so vibrant.  In fact so much so, that I've just realised there's no bling.... 🤣  Might have to go and add some.....

I hope this inspires you to have a go too!

God Bless love

Heather xox

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