When you bring an outline stamp and full ink pads – but no blender pens or markers with which to color the image?
That was my dilemma when I sat down to stamp with the Flowering Fields stamp set (you can choose this set FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase (US) prior to S/H and tax) and realized that full color ink pads weren’t going to work to color in the pretty flowers since I forgot to bring a blender pen or an aqua painter to use with the ink pads. And, since I also didn’t bring along the coordinating markers, what was one to do?
Here is my solution: Acrylic Block Stamping! Yes, this worked out just well – I could use the acrylic block to create a color background for my flowers! What do you think?
For this first card, I used Blackberry Bliss – I stamped the block on scrap paper a few times to lighten the background so that the flower would show. While it is hard to see, the two corner panels are Blackberry Bliss while the flower image is matted on Basic Black. The sentiment is my favorite from the Suite Sayings stamp set found in the Occasions Catalog.
The second card uses Calypso Coral as my background color. For this one, I made a bigger front panel and added a little of the Thick Baker’s Twine in Calypso Coral to match. The sentiment is also from the Suite Sayings stamp set.
The third card in the series uses Hello Honey for my background. Went with a full panel for the front on this one. The ribbon I had wanted to use didn’t really work – it would have worked better if I had used Very Vanilla instead of Whisper White (but I didn’t bring that color with me).
Lastly, we have this card using Lost Lagoon:
I liked this pattern from the coordinating Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper (FREE as a Sale-A-Bration item with a $50 (US) purchase prior to S/H and tax) so decided to go with that to finish off my card. So, what do you think, an alternative to coloring outline images when you forget to bring something with which to color. Think you’ll give it a try?
I had fun coming up with ways to stamp with the limited supplies I brought with me – but will be happy to be back in my own crafting space with all my toys, I mean, tools, to use.
Hope you found some inspiration from today’s post and a way to keep stamping when what you had originally planned doesn’t quite work out!
Thanks for stopping by!
Teresa
