Welcome to Kellie Stamps National Scrapbook Day blog hop and stamp challenge.
The Kellie Stamps team, Jessica from Color Cast Designs and I thought it would be fun to share some stamping techniques with you all. BEST of all we are having a BUNCH of stamp giveaways!
EXCITING NEWS : Today I've started a pre-order for the May stamp release. Click here to check out the new stamp sets, Today and Outline It. There is more, for this weekend ONLY you can use the code : NSDAY2015 for 10% OFF your order, until Monday at amidnight.
HOW TO WIN A STAMP SET? We are giving you three chances to try at winning yourself a stamp set! Here is how :
- Take part in the blog hop. To do this, hop along to each blog on the list below, leave a comment on each, Kellie Stamps National Scrapbook Day blog post.
- Join in with our challenge by copying one of the stamping techniques shared by a design team member. Projects must be NEW, no linking to old blog projects. Once you have finished add your link to the linky at the end of the blog post. Links can be to blog posts or images from instagram.
- ALL of the above.
You have till Midnight Monday to take part in both the blog hop and the challenge set out.
Today I'm sharing : DIY project life cards with stamping and water colour
Using the new Outline it an Today stamp set, and my trusty Versafine + Stazon black ink, I stamp several words on plain white cardstock. After it dries, I simply added touches of watercolor using my water brush and the Peerless Watercolor palette (the one in the image is one i made myself following an online tutorial ) Below I share two specific stamping + watercoloring techniques
Some close ups
Technique 1 : I tried to stamp a word on a card by spreading and spacing out the letters so it looks quite random, so the word becomes subtle and the focus can be somewhere between the colour combination, the design made by the spacing and also the meaning of the word itself. I think it's kind of fun and I will definitely try doing this again!
I'm not a very merticulous person, hence I don't like to colour within the lines. What I normally do is just to colour around it, purposely colour out of the lines.
Technique 2 : Painting a light and bright colour over a word feels as though i'm highlighting the word. The cards like "today" (which by the way has the most beautiful brush script done by Jodie from Polka Dot Creative) and "Love Watching" and "I am Creating" are done using the idea of highlighting.
I also left some space below for journaling later on in the week.
More close ups
Thank you for stopping by, I hope this blog post gives you some inspiration to kick start your National scrapbook Day or international scrapbook day (iNSD) .
NOW the fun part! Check out all the ladies taking part with their blog links here :
Amelia | Blog | @ameliawritesblog
Awbree | Blog | @awbreecaton
Jennifer | Blog | @sunlightandair
Jodie | Blog | @polkadotcreative
Juli | Blog | @julimakesthings
Pepper| Blog | @pepper_creations <--- comment------="" here="" re="" you="">
Rachel Lim| Blog | @scrappinlove
Jessica | Blog |
Shop | @colorcastdesigns
Kellie | Blog | Shop | @giveagirlablog
Not it bloghop
Sandy |
Blog
Mandy |
Blog
Rachel |
Blog
Remember to participate in the giveaway by commenting and hopping along, and do share your project in the linky below!
