How I add colour to my stamped images…..

Have you been wondering how I add colour to my stamped images? I love that Stampin’ Up! offers a whole plethora of co-ordinating products that make crafting so much easier because things just work so well together!

One co-ordinating product that I absolutely adore are our Stampin’ Blends pens…..

Here’s what Stampin’ Up! says about our Blends pens….

“Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers help you create highlights and shadows for a 3D colouring effect. The Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack includes two high-quality alcohol markers—a Pretty in Pink dark shade and a Pretty in Pink light shade—for an amazing colour blending experience. Use these markers with the Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter for additional blending possibilities”

For my card below, I stamped my line drawn images in Memento Black ink, allowing it to absorb into the White cardstock before adding colour with my Blends.

I am definitely no expert with these pens, but it goes to show that you don’t really need any colouring skills to create with them. They blend like a dream and each pen duo of dark/light has a bullet and a brush tip so that you can colour larger areas then use the brush tip for fine areas that need colour. The pens have a thin and thick line drawn on the barrel to represent the nib type, along with a visual image helping you to easily choose the nib you need. Personally I mostly use the bullet tip as you can quickly fill in with colour and it helps keep the brush tip “crisp” for those intricate areas that need a finer touch.

The Country Birdhouse has some sweet images that are perfect for colouring in, and of course there are many ways you can add colour, Blends are just one way, but I love the simplicity of them and the fact that we carry them in so many colours.

Below you can see the Country Birdhouse stamps, the beautiful lined images waiting for colour to be added plus the additional bonus of the lovely greetings to accompany them!

There is also a definite PLUS to this set, the “splat” stamp which is so useful for white space, you all know of my love for a splat stamp!

During June we have an AMAZING promotion where you can save an EXTRA 10% on Stamp/Die bundles.

This 10% saving also applies to our Stampin’ Cut & Emboss and Mini Cut & Emboss Machines

The offer runs until 30th June so there’s still plenty of time to take advantage of the savings. If you have any questions please do get in touch.

If you’d like to purchase any of the products I’ve used in my card above, click on the images below to be re-directed to my Online Shop….

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