Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Santa Dear!

Today I wanted to share with you how you can take one stamp and by stamping it on different materials or using various coloring techniques you can achieve a variety of different looks. I choose the St. Nick Santa Dear stamp to work with simply because I love all things Santa and it is the perfect time to start working on your Christmas and holiday cards! Plus, I believe that hand stamping really adds a wonderful handmade feel to any card you create.

On one card, I stamped with black ink on kraft paper. I colored in the design using colored pencils and then I gave it a more smooth, finished look by coloring over each area with a blender pencil.

On another card, I stamped with black ink on vellum. I colored on the back side of the stamped image with colored pencils and again used the blender pencil. I mounted the finished stamped image on off white paper so that the image would be more visible. It is hard to see online, but the vellum gives the image a pleasantly soft effect.
On the last card, I simply stamped with black ink on white cardstock. This time, instead of using the colored pencils, I used colored chalk.
So there you have it! 3 different, but similar cards created using the same stamp with 3 different coloring options. Each technique gives the image a slightly different look and yet they are easy to create. Some other options you could try include using colored markers, such as Copic markers, or even water color pencils.

I hope you enjoyed these stamping tips and happy stamping!

Juliana

16 comments:

  1. Each of these cards are so beautiful! TFS each of these very different techniques!

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  2. TFS that! Its nice to see all three looks using the same card right in one spot!

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  3. Thse are so nice.. I love the pencils ... I want to start using mine more!

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  4. I love all 3 styles! I haven't stamped on vellum, so I might give that one a try!

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  5. These are all just beautiful Juliana! Thanks for all your hard work! ;-)

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  6. I LOVE this stamp! I have made 3 cards with it so far. I used the Tim Holtz distress ink - Vintage Photo to make it look older. LOVE IT!

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  7. Heres the pic of my version...

    http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs111.snc3/15858_172048536621_719981621_2979997_5997554_n.jpg

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  8. You should know that the Santa Dear stamp is my number one on my Christmas list. I've been lusting for it since the first time I saw it.

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  9. All 3 are so beautiful!!! It's great to see the different looks too!! Thanks for sharing this!!

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  10. Beautiful cards.
    Keep posting.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Regards,
    clipping path

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  11. This is so Gorgeous!!
    thanks for sharing:)

    xx Sonja

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  12. I am on the hunt for that retired stamp. Any chance you'd sell yours? wamomof5@gmail.com thanks, Tracey

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