Hello Crafters! I hope you had a Merry Christmas!
Even though Christmas is over it's still Winter and I don't know about where you are but in Cleveland that means we have to bundle up! I wanted to show you how you can get a little bit more out of your stamps by changing up their outfits really quickly and easily.
I started with two different girls from The Crew series just as they are drawn. I masked my images and added a simple distress ink background. A few spatters of shimmer spray and some clean water help break up the background. I Copic colored my images before stamping my sentiment.
I stamped the girls again but this time I decided to do a bit of a scene behind them. I used masking paper and distress inks again to create snowy hills in the background. This time before I started coloring the girls I switched up their outfits. I added a bit of stamping to the girl in the red dress and some sleeves to the girl in the green dress.
I didn't need to change anything to their "pants" outside of just coloring them to be jeans or leggings. Once the coloring was done I used a white and silver gel pen to add a few more details to their outfits.
You can see both cards from start to finish in the video below.
Like I said in the video I'm not in love with her huge necklace but it is what it is. Kind of reminds me of Flava Flav....anyone else? Anyway, it's not a good thing lol. I'm hoping to fix it when I finish the scene.
Speaking of finishing the scene I'll be doing that on my own blog. Which you can check out here.
I hope this gave you some ideas to get a little bit more out of the stamps you own.
Thank you guys so much for stopping by!
Featured Supplies
For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.
 The Crew: School Days Shop at: SSS | Wplus9 |
 The Crew: Garden Club Shop at: SSS | Wplus9 |
 Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: Wplus9 |
 Wplus9 Black Dye Ink Shop at: Wplus9 |
 Wplus9 Shimmer Spray Mist Shop at: Wplus9 |
 Wplus9 So Very Shop at: SSS | Wplus9 |
 Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Medium Point Pens Set Shop at: SSS | Honey Bee |
 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS |
 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS | SC | Honey Bee |
 Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | Honey Bee |
 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch MARKER E99 BAKED CLAY Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker E50 EGG SHELL Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker e00 COTTON PEARL Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER E11 BARLEY BEIGE Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER E04 LIPSTICK NATURAL Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker E53 RAW SILK Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker E59 WALNUT Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C7 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C9 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER 100 BLACK Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG67 MOSS Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS | SC | Honey Bee |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker R32 PEACH Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker R35 CORAL Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker R59 CARDINAL Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2 Round Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker B93 LIGHT CROCKERY BLUE Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch MARKER b95 LIGHT GRAYISH COBALT Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker B97 NIGHT BLUE Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Copic Sketch Marker B99 AGATE Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 Judikins Eclipse ART MASKING TAPE Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch MARKER YR24 PALE SEPIA Shop at: SSS | Dick Blick |
 We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE Board Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura METALLIC GELLY ROLL 3 Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SHADED LILAC Shop at: SSS |
 Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS | SC | Honey Bee |
This is fabulous! I'm going to feature it in the Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB group!
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly. I love this card as this is one of my favorite stamp sets. I really appreciate you using an older set as it gives me ideas as to how I should use it. I am a newish crafter and am not yet confident about making my own designs or coloring on my own. I think this is why I feel I need to buy new supplies as mimicing others work and learning is the way I feel I best learn. To me it does feel like there are crafting experts who race to get their videos out first so that they can make the sale. You are genuinely not one of them. I always learn from you and think you are an awesome teacher. Thank you for all you do to encourage us!!!
ReplyDeleteHow clever is this? I LOVE what you did with the outfits!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning card! Thanks for sharing your talent!
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic cards Kelly, thanks for sharing the tips on making images a little different than intended. It certainly helps to increase the usage of our stamps.
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