Adding Ink Shading To Solid Image Stamps

Hi there everyone!

Today I'm sharing a sweet card that uses solid stamps but I will show how to get variation in the colouring.

I used the beautiful set from Mama Elephant 'Brushed Florals' for both my images and sentiment. I started by stamping the sentiment in a black ink so I could then stamp the flowers and leaves without stamping over it.

To get the different shades of colour on the solid stamps, I first stamped the image in a light colour for a base. I then inked up the same image using a darker shade of ink but then took off the ink on the edges of the image with a small sponge and then stamped this on top of the lighter image I already stamped. I love this look and I think it does help you get more out of solid image stamps you have.

Once I finished stamping I wanted the sentiment to 'pop' more so I cut around it using Lil Inkers 'Stitched Circle Mats'. I adhered the panel to my card base flat and added the sentiment circle with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you like my card.

Hugs, Lydia x

Mama Elephant- Brushed Florals Stamp Set

Lil Inker Designs- Stitched Mats: Circles Dis Set (SHC)

Altenew - Red Sunset Crisp Dye Ink Set

Altenew- Warm Greys Ink Cube Set (SHC)

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Stretching Your Stamps With Selective Inking

Hi there everyone and a very happy Thursday to you!

I have been feeling a little out of practice with my no-line pencil colouring but when I saw the flowers on the cake of Concord & 9th 'Happy Day' I just knew I had to give it a go again. 

I started by drawing a circle in pencil with a die that I would use to cut parts of it later. I then selectively inked the top flower portion and stamped it in a light grey ink on the top of the guide circle and then selectively inked the bottom flowers in the same light grey ink and stamped this at the bottom of the circle. I then used Polychromos pencils to colour in the image- it did take a little time but I find this very relaxing.

Once the images were coloured I put the die back over into position and did some partial die-cutting on the parts of the circle that had no flowers. Then I cut around the edge of the flowers up to the die-cutting. 

For the sentiment I die cut the 'beautiful' from Concord & 9th 'Beautiful You' die set. I added some to the sentiment using the same stamp set as before.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you again next week!

Hugs, Lydia x

Concord & 9th- Happy Day Stamp Set (SHC)

Concord & 9th- Beautiful You Die Set (SHC)

Lil Inker Designs- Stitched Mats: Circles Dis Set (SHC)

Altenew- Warm Greys Ink Cube Set (SHC)

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What's Kraken?

Hi there and happy Thursday ! Lydia here with you today.

Today I thought I would share a fun and punny card with you.

I grabbed my Lawn Fawn 'Lovable Legends' (which is on special pricing at the moment so check it out!) , and stamped the cute kracken onto some card using light ink. I coloured it using Copics and then added pencil shading (Fabre-Castell Polychromos) for added detail and depth. Once coloured I added A Wink Of Stella over it and some glossy accents and left to dry.

The watercolour pieces I have found in my scrap draw and wanted to use them, I found two pieces that matched (sort of)- the darker more purple one I used for the sky and strip down the card and the more blue one I used for the sea.

I cut the 'sky' piece first using the middle die of  Lil Inker 'Circle Mats', I then cut four circles using the same die from the blue-y watercolour piece. I then cut these blue circles using Avery Elle 'Swim Team Dies' and stacked these up on the 'sky' circle.

The punny sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I'll see you again next week.

Hugs, Lydia x

Lawn Fawn- Lovable Legends Stamp Set (SHC)`

Avery Elle- Swim Team Elle-ments Die Set

Lil Inker Designs- Stitched Mats: Circles Dis Set (SHC)

A Wink Of Stella Brush Pen- Clear (SHC)

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Bright Bold (Mini) Blossoms

Hi there everyone! Lydia here with you today with a fun and bright (and quite simple too) card.

I am totally ready for spring and even summer but the only way I'm going to get a bit of it at the moment is by stamping.

To start I cut a circle using a die out of a sticky note- I used this as a mask to stamp around but you could just draw around a circle and stamp around it, if you are adding a die cut circle for the sentiment on top.

I stamped around the mask using Altenew 'Mini Blossoms' and lots of gorgeous bright inks-there are lots of gorgeous new bright and bold inks in store now ..... have you tried the new Hero Arts or MFT dye inks ? They are scrummy :)

I'll let you in on a secret.... my mask lifted while stamping on near enough my last image. If that hadn't of happened I would have just stamped my sentiment (from Concord & 9th 'Shine Brighter') straight on to my base card in the middle of the masked circle...... but it did and I', not one to throw out cards if they go a little astray. So all I did to fix this problem was to cut the same circle I used for the masking out of white card and stamp the sentiment on that. Fixed!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Hugs, Lydia xx

Altenew- Mini Blossoms Stamp Set	Concord & 9th- Shine Brighter Stamp Set	Lil Inker Designs- Stitched Mats: Circles Dis Set (SHC)	My Favorite Things- Green Eyed Monster Dye Ink Pad
My Favorite Things- Tropical Teal Dye Ink Pad	Hero Arts- Butterbar Shadow Dye Ink	My Favorite Things- Persimmon Dye Ink Pad (SHC)	My Favorite Things- Chilli Powder Dye Ink Pad (SHC)

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