Welcome to my blog, everyone!!! I’m sure you were all blown away by the amazing and talented Jaycee Gaspar. I’m a huge fan of his work! Thanks so much, Jaycee, for sending everybody over. For the complete details of this hop, make sure to drop by the Altenew blog.
Adhere to the card front using foam squares and adhesive.
This card is so out of my style and color choice! I’m not sure whether you will like it or not. 😰I hope you do! But I wanted to try something different– use colors that I do not normally gravitate to (yellows for me) and try something I have not done before. What techniques do you want to try out, and what colors don’t you like? I’m curious! Let me know in the comment section below.
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$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/28/2022 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/30/2022.
Next on the hop is my talented and dear friend, Virginia Lu. Thanks for dropping by! Don’t forget to leave a comment to get a chance to win a prize from Altenew! If you liked this card, I hope you can subscribe to this blog and follow me on other social media platforms. Links are posted below. Stay safe and happy crafting! 💙
Welcome to my blog, friends! Today is the release of Altenew’s Paint-a-Flower: Fashion Monger Dahlia! Thanks so much, Daniel Diaz for relaying everyone over to my blog. For the complete list, you may start at Altenew’s card blog.
PAINT A FLOWER: FASHION MONGER DAHLIA STAMP AND DIE SET CAN BE FOUND HERE
Sometimes, the images from a stamp set have a lot of details that it seems a bit complicated to color because of the intricate designs. Below, I will show you 3 ways to easily color detailed stamp images.
I’M HERE FOR YOU TODAY & ALWAYS
MATERIALS: PAF: FASHION MONGER DAHLIA, PURE WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER, OBSIDIAN INK, VERSAMARK INK, MASKING PAPER,DISTRESS OXIDE INKS- BARN DOOR, WILD HONEY, CARVED PUMPKIN, NEENAH SOLAR WHITE CARDSTOCK, BLACK CARDSTOCK, FOAM SQUARES AND ADHESIVE, EXACTO KNIFE
STEPS:
Stamp the image onto Neenah Solar white cardstock using Obsidian Ink
Stamp the image on masking paper and fussy cut the outline of the whole image
Line up the mask then add color to the background. Blend the oxide inks well
Stamp the sentiment using Versamark Ink on black cardstock then emboss with white embossing powder
With an Exacto knife, cut a portion of the outline of the flower so that you can tuck the sentiment underneath it for added interest
Assemble the card
Sometimes, when an image seems to be complicated to color, you can always choose to color the background and keep the image black and white. This way, the image stands out more. Since I love layering in my cards, I cut out a portion of the stamped image so that I can tuck in the sentiment strip underneath the petal. It just gives the card a different twist than just adding the sentiment on top of the image.
SO HAPPY FOR YOU
MATERIALS: PAF: FASHION MONGER DAHILIA, ALCOHOL MARKERS B815, R 702, R823, R705, G702, G715, KARIN BRUSH MARKERS PALE ORANGE 357, AMBER 195 AND OMBRE RED 051, NO LINE INK, OBSIDIAN INK, PURE WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER, CIRCLE DIE , NEENAH SOLAR WHITE CARDSTOCK, FOAM SQUARES AND VERSAMARK INK
STEPS:
Using a Misti, stamp the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock using Obsidian Ink. Allow to dry
Align the paper using the Misti and stamp the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock using no line ink
Die-cut the circle from the stamped image using Obsidian ink
Color using Alcohol Ink markers
Stamp the sentiment with Versamark ink and emboss with Pure White embossing powder
Assemble the card by lining up the colored image with the background image and adhere using foam squares. Add the sentiment
A second way of coloring a very detailed image is spotlight colorcoloring… choose an area to spotlight and color that part only. Leave the rest of the image uncolored. This way, you only have small portion to color instead of coloring the whole image!
Stamp the image and sentiment with Obsidian ink and emboss using clear embossing powder
Loosely color the images with a light wash of pinks, greens and blues using the wet on wet technique
Allow to dry then color with a more pigmented wash of darker shades to add texture
Loose watercolor technique is when you intentionally leave out the details and allow the water to move the pigments more freely… no need to worry about staying within the lines for this type of coloring. The only time you have to pay attention is when you are adding the second layer which is the highly pigmented watercolor.
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$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/28/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/30/2021.
I hope you learned a thing or two on how to color detailed images easily. Let me know which technique you’d like to try next time you create a card with a very detailed stamp image. The next stop is the talented Bridget Casey. Please don’t forget to leave a comment to get a chance to win a prize from Altenew. Hope you can follow me on Instagram as well @mylittleatticstudio cause that’s where I post all my works. Enjoy the rest of the week! Stay safe and happy crafting!
