VIDEO: Hand Illustrated Look Using Solid Stamps with Kelly

Hello Crafters!

Originally I had a completely different card for you guys today. I really loved the landscape Border Dies we just released and I wanted to try my hand at creating a sky featuring the Northern Lights. I loved the way it looked in real life but the camera did not love it. I guess sometimes it just works out that way.

So instead, I turned to my first loves, flowers and coloring. I hope you don't mind :)

Every time we release a solid image set I have an internal struggle. I'm not good at using solid stamps but I love the images so much. My work around for this is no line coloring. It always looks different and is super fun - once I convince myself I don't actually need a bold black outline for everything.

You can watch the whole card from start to finish in the video below.

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I'm sure you noticed in the video, that even though I gave up my bold black outline, I still kept all my other little loves like the white outlining and the drop shadow. Some things just stay with you no matter what kind of card you're doing. I guess that's why we all have a "signature style".

I hope that you've found a bit of inspiration to break out those solid images and use them a little differently. Thank you so much for stopping in today!

Featured Supplies

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Summer Blooms That Is All That Is All Die Fairy Dust Dye Ink White Cardstock Black Dye Ink RESERVE MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit mistimini *Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191 WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 9 x 12 Sakura 6 WHITE Gelly Roll Classic Medium Point Pens Set 57488 *ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP 55-30080 Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR MIX Cupped Sequins *Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins *Pretty Pink Posh 4MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425 *Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker Blending Dual Tips Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN *Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Bright Yellow-Green *Copic Sketch Marker Y38 HONEY Bright Bold Golden Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE Copic Sketch MARKER YR09 CHINESE ORANGE Copic Sketch Marker BG07 PETROLEUM BLUE Copic Sketch Marker BG05 HOLIDAY BLUE Copic Sketch Marker BG45 NILE BLUE Copic Sketch Marker BG11 MOON WHITE Copic Sketch MARKER V09 VIOLET *Copic Marker REFILL V06 LAVENDER Original Sketch & Ciao Copic Sketch Marker V04 LILAC Purple Pastel *Copic Sketch Marker V12 PALE LILAC Pastel Purple *Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED Bright Bold Copic Sketch MARKER G28 OCEAN GREEN Copic Sketch MARKER G05 EMERALD GREEN

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