Day #5....Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week and a Fantastic Giveaway!

Gee...I can't believe that it's already Day #5 of 

BLUE KNIGHT RUBBER STAMPS WEEK...

and GIVEAWAY...

here at my blog!
(Giveaway details shared at the end of this blog post)

Before we start looking at  cards...
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I've been having a great time creating cards with some really wonderful

Blue Knight stamps all week long.
Today...I'll be sharing a few cards created with 2 different blue Knight Rubber Stamps...

THE OLDE MILL ... and WOODED FARMLAND

Both stamped images have lots and lots of image details...
and are great for those of us who like to color.

I colored the 3 images two separate ways...
One with pencils only
and two were inked.


I started off creating today's first card with the WOODED FARMLAND stamp.

I used my MISTI to stamp the image with brown ink.
I chose an assortment of ink colors...greens...browns and yellows to ink the image

                                                with sponge tipped eyeshadow applicators 

(always a great dollar store find)

The assortment of colors allowed me to create shading ...

easily seen in the trees and grassy detailed areas of the image.
(I used small sponge tipped eye shadow applicators to apply & blend the ink)
When the image was "colored"...

I used Blue Knights Heidi Pettie CLOUD STENCIL , a Clarity Stencil Brush 

and blue ink to create the cloudy sky.

(I am  a HUGE fan of this cloud stencil...YAY!!...I can finally create beautiful clouds!)
After I created the cloudy sky...I cropped the colored image to size...
then matted the image with Gold metallic card stock.

I chose brown wood grain textured card stock for the large base layer. 

The second and third cards  that I'd like to share today

were created with THE OLDE MILL stamp

I wanted to create an softly colored Autumn-like card....
So I chose ink pad colors that reflected Autumn foliage
The card was "colored" with ink....using the eye shadow applicators 

as small blending tools and daubers.
The image details give "hints" as to where colors should be blended and shaded
(Many of Blue Knight's stamps have details that guide your coloring)
This image has the reflection of The Olde Mill in the water...
something that I really like a lot.
When the image was colored...

I chose bronze and black metallic card stock for matting 

and added gold thread to the bronze layer

I positioned the matted image layer with a large piece of fun foam

for added dimension.
This image...the ink colors...and the metallic card stock colors that I chose

were ideal for creating an Autumn-like card with lots of soft Autumn color.

I love how the image details allowed me to create trees

that look very Autumn-y

And now...after a full and fun week of card making 

with some amazingly wonderful Blue Knight Stamps...

It's time for me to share the final card.

(Also created with The Olde Mill stamp.)

This time...I chose to color the stamped image with Polychromos pencils.

I layered colors to shade and create shadows and depth

and blended the pencils layers and colors with a Copic Blender pen (marker)

And...

this is what I wound up with....

After creating the Autumn card above...with soft colors...

I wanted to use a little bit of bold color

so I opted to color the Mill red...

and used a lighter red for the Mill's reflection in the water.
I chose a red/rust colored metallic card stock for the large mat layer...

and black metallic card stock for the image mat

So...can you believe it?
Sharing cards with you during Blue Knight week here at my blog 

is winding down!
It's been a week of fun and creativity for me

and I hope that it's been an inspiring week for you!

If you have an interest in "coloring"

many of Blue Knight's stamps wold be ideal for you!
They make detailed coloring a cinch...

because of the image details.
 The terrific image details will guide you as you color the image

and in the end you will be amazed with your own coloring!

And now...

some info about the GIVEAWAY

Don't forget to post a comment below to be "in" on the GIVEAWAY

A Blue Knight's "THE DIRT ROAD" stamp...

The Heidi Pettie Cloud stencil (that you've seen me use many times this week)

and a Stipple Brush

          

You still have time to post a comment at the prior 4 blog posts

and will have one ore chance to enter 

when I post a re-cap of all of this week's cards...tomorrow.

The GIVEAWAY winner will be announced here at the blog on Saturday!

Thanks for visiting today my crafty and creative friends!
See you tomorrow...

Same time...same place...

for a re-cap of all of this weeks Blue Knight Rubber Stamps cards!
Until then...head on over to Blue Knight's web site...HERE
to start your "Wish List"

Michelle