Humdinger Birthday Card Tutorial
Stampin' Blends are one of my favorite coloring tools. I love using them because they blend together so well. It's easy to create shading and even blend from one color to another with Stampin' Blends. There are some good techniques to learn on how to use them and create amazing projects and I'll be discussing some of those techniques this week on my blog.
Using Stampin' Blends Part 3: Color Lifter
This happy hummingbird is super easy to color using Stampin' Blends. Instead of focused coloring, you can use a sweeping motion to color larger sections of an image. It's a great way to get a lot of color in very little time, and looks amazing with the Blends. The Humming Along Stamp Set also pairs well with the Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper.
Product of the Week: Stampin' Blends
The Color Lifter Blend does exactly what it's name implies: lifts color. It isn't intended to completely remove color, but rather lighten areas that you want to be lighter. This is a great tool for lightening your projects where you need more depth. It can be used in areas on projects where you would see light hit the image. Because this Blend works with every other Stampin' Blend, it will make your Blends more versatile, allowing all your Blends to be lightened, or create lighter shades. Lightening your shades with the Color Lifter works best while the ink is active, or wet. It allows the inks to create better transitions that are smooth, so they don't create extra lines in your projects.
One thing I have found that it can do, even though it isn't intended to do so, is act as an eraser. I say this with some caution though, because it works best with light colors and those that do not have a lot of red in them. I find red shades are hardest to "erase" and they actually tend to bleed more than erase. But, if you have small (and I do mean small) areas where you have colored something outside the lines or colored a very small section by mistake, you have a good chance of lifting out most of the color. The trick for doing it though is waiting until the ink has dried before attempting to erase.
Measurements:
One thing I have found that it can do, even though it isn't intended to do so, is act as an eraser. I say this with some caution though, because it works best with light colors and those that do not have a lot of red in them. I find red shades are hardest to "erase" and they actually tend to bleed more than erase. But, if you have small (and I do mean small) areas where you have colored something outside the lines or colored a very small section by mistake, you have a good chance of lifting out most of the color. The trick for doing it though is waiting until the ink has dried before attempting to erase.
Humdinger Birthday Card Tutorial
Humming Along Stamp Set
Humming Along Stamp Set
Measurements:
Base: Whisper White Thick Cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score and fold at 4 1/4"
Layer 1: Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper, light pink
4" x 5 1/2"
Layer 2: Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper, green thin stripes
2" x 5 1/2"
Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock, 4" x 1"
Layer 4: Whisper White Cardstock,
cut largest stitched circle from Stitched Shapes Framelits
Layer 5: Whisper White Cardstock,
~ 3" x 4" (enough to stamp Hummingbird)
Embellishments: Pearl Basic Jewels
Instructions:
1. Stamp "Thank You" sentiment onto Layer 3 with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the right side.
2. Stamp hummingbird image onto Layer 5 using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
3. Color hummingbird image on Layer 2 using Stampin' Blends, use Dark and Light Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green Blends to color. I used a sweeping color technique to create stripes of color rather than color each part of the image. It is a great technique for those who want to color quickly or may not be able to do fine detailed coloring.
4. Use the Light Flirty Flamingo Blend to color the edge all the way around of Layer 4. Use a Color Lifter Blend to blend the line of the coloring so it fades into the Layer.
5. Cut out hummingbird from Layer 4 either using the matching die from the Hummingbird Framelits Dies or fussy cut.
6. Adhere 1 and 2 to Base with Layer 2 about 1/2" below center.
7. Adhere Layer 3 to Layer 2 lining up right side with edge of the Base.
8. Adhere Layer 5 to Layer 4 using Snail. Then adhere both to Base on the left side of card, covering the edge of Layer 3 using Dimensionals.
9. Embellish with Pearl Basic Jewels.
Layer 1: Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper, light pink
4" x 5 1/2"
Layer 2: Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper, green thin stripes
2" x 5 1/2"
Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock, 4" x 1"
Layer 4: Whisper White Cardstock,
cut largest stitched circle from Stitched Shapes Framelits
Layer 5: Whisper White Cardstock,
~ 3" x 4" (enough to stamp Hummingbird)
Embellishments: Pearl Basic Jewels
Instructions:
1. Stamp "Thank You" sentiment onto Layer 3 with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the right side.
2. Stamp hummingbird image onto Layer 5 using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
3. Color hummingbird image on Layer 2 using Stampin' Blends, use Dark and Light Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green Blends to color. I used a sweeping color technique to create stripes of color rather than color each part of the image. It is a great technique for those who want to color quickly or may not be able to do fine detailed coloring.
4. Use the Light Flirty Flamingo Blend to color the edge all the way around of Layer 4. Use a Color Lifter Blend to blend the line of the coloring so it fades into the Layer.
5. Cut out hummingbird from Layer 4 either using the matching die from the Hummingbird Framelits Dies or fussy cut.
6. Adhere 1 and 2 to Base with Layer 2 about 1/2" below center.
7. Adhere Layer 3 to Layer 2 lining up right side with edge of the Base.
8. Adhere Layer 5 to Layer 4 using Snail. Then adhere both to Base on the left side of card, covering the edge of Layer 3 using Dimensionals.
9. Embellish with Pearl Basic Jewels.
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