One Stamp ...2 Cards ...Colored 2 Different Ways

Hello, my Crafty and Creative Friends!

Today, for my Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Design Team Weekly Inspiration Projects, I'm sharing 2 cards that are almost exactly alike...EXCEPT, for in the way in which I colored them

I created both cards with Blye Knight's PRAYER FLOWER stamp and the same assortment of paper/card stock...
I stamped the image onto kraft card stock...
and used black matte card stock and green metallic card stock for matting.

The first card was colored with PanPastels...
LOTS of fun color blending on this card....
I applied the PanPastels with  PanPastel SOFFT Mini Applicators...they were the perfect size for adding color and blessing in both the larger and smaller detail areas of this image

I chose multiple colors from Blue Knight's SUNRISE & SUNSET PanPastel Palette to add color to the large floral bloom...
The leaves were colored with PanPastel colors that are part of Blue Knight's Day & Night PanPastel Palette

NOTE:
PANPASTEL SEALING

After the image was "colored"...I sealed the image with a light misting of NEXXUS Comb Thru Hairspray.

If you follow my blog...you already know about the Hairspray thing...

If you're new to my blog..I'll explain a bit:

Using hairspray was recommended to me by our local art shop.

(*Note...sealing with NEXXUS is not archival safe...If you want your colored piece to be archival safe you'll need to use an art-grade sealant that is archival safe....NEXXUS COMB THRU is the brand that I recommend. Using cheaper heavier hair sprays won't do the job as nicely. I encourage you to invest in NEXXUS Comb Thru (not their other version of hairspray...Comb Thru works best)

After the image was colored and sealed...

I double matted with black card stock and metallic green card stock

If you like images that are colored...but don't like spending a lot of time coloring images...PanPastels are the way to go!
They're quick...(super quick)...and blend easily...
This card came together in a flash

My second PRAYER FLOWER card was colored with Copic markers.

I chose to create some darker "lines" on this image...as opposed to doing smooth blending.
The colors that I chose for the bloom and the leaves were similar to the PanPastel colors that I used on the first card

Again...as with the first card...I double matted with black card stock and metallic green card stock

Here's a side by side of both cards...

PanPastels on the left...
Copic markers on the right

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Wishing you a day filled with creative joy!

Michelle.

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Silhouette Moose Stamp Set: Two Cards with Two Different Looks

Hello My Crafty and Creative Friends!

I've got my Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Weekly Design Team Inspiration cards to share with you today...
But...before I start telling you a little bit about how I created today's cards...I have to say one thing...

I am smitten!
Yes...I am smitten...with a moose!

How is it that one little moose could make a card maker so happy!?

Well...I had such a good time creating my moose cards....and I think that I am smitten with the little moose..the medium moose..and the big moose that are all part of Blue Knight's SILHOUETTE MOOSE stamp set!
Yes! There are 3 of this guy in this stamp set...
The medium and smaller moose stamps are perfect additions to so many Blue Knight scene stamps!
(I LOVE this...because I LOVE creating stamp scenes!)

On to today's cards...
I added color to the first card with PanPastels and an inked cloudy sky

First...I stamped the largest Silhouette Moose image, using a stamp positioning tool.

I used an assortment of PanPastel colors and a small sponge applicator to create the muted grassy area.
Next, I created the sky by picking ink up from a blue ink pad with a Ken Oliver Stencil Brush and using Blue Knight's HEIDI PETTIE CLOUD STENCIl...to create the cloud detail.

After the coloring was done...I returned the piece to my stamp positioning tool and restamped the image a few times to sharpen up the silhouette

For the double matting...I chose black and mossy green card stock and positioned all of the pieces on a cream-colored card base.

With just a few PanPastel colors...and an ink pad...this super simple..and super-fun to card...came together in a flash!
(This is where I say...THIS card is perfect for those of you who are a bit shy about coloring)

So....
As if I wasn't having enough fun creating the first card...
I found a way to have fun x's 100 when creating my second Silhouette Moose
I paired the medium-sized Moose image up with a stamp from Blue Knight's EVERGREENS stamp set

I blended an assortment of Distress Oxide inks to create the background...and I used a Copic marker to add the whispy grass details...to complete the image piece

For the double matting:
I chose Black card stock and metallic gold card stock....both complemented the image piece nicely, I think.

I was happy with my pairing of stamps...and the way the inked background turned out.

and...I'm already thinking of making more of this card...
Some for my own card stash...
Some for my Etsy shop...
And some to give as a gift to an outdoorsman who I know....and who would love this moose as much as I do!

You can find today featured stamp  HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store.

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Wishing you lots of creative joy!

Michelle

Flying a Kite: Creating Cards with a Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release Stamp

Hello, My Crafty and Creative Friends!

I've got a few cards to share with you today...both created as my Weekly Design Team Projects for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps!

The FLYING A KITE stamp set has a beautiful sentiment stamp...and a silhouette image that is is a large card front sized image.

For the first card, I stamped the image on white card stock .
Then, I used an arched shaped metal die as a stencil...and inked the blue (sky) and yellow (sun glow) areas around the silhouette, as shown by lifting ink off of a yellow ink pad...and a blue ink pad...with a Ken Oliver Stencil Brush

Next, I created the cloudy sky...with Blue Knight's CLOUD STENCIL....and the same blue ink and stencil brush

When the stamping and inking were complete, I double matted the image with black card stock and metallic gold card stock.
I used an ivory colored card base

For the second FLYING A KITE card I chose bright vibrant PanPastel colors from Blue Knight's PanPastel Custom Palettes to create the sky...applying the colors with a PanPPastel SOFFT sponge... in sweeping motions.
I restamped the image to crisp-it-up, after the sky was blended...(PanPastels leave a bit of residue that dulls a silhouette image...
Re-stamping the silhouette makes it crisp...solid and gives it a dense black color.

Next...I sealed the image with a light misting of NEXXUS Comb Thru Hairspray.

If you follow my blog...you already know about the Hairspray thing...

If you're new to my blog..I'll explain a bit:

Using hairspray was recommended to me by our local art shop.

(*Note...sealing with NEXXUS is not archival safe...If you want your colored piece to be archival safe you'll need to use an art-grade sealant that is archival safe....NEXXUS COMB THRU is the brand that I recommend. Using cheaper heavier hair sprays won't do the job as nicely. I encourage you to invest in NEXXUS Comb Thru (not their other version of hairspray...Comb Thru works best)

 To finish the card, I chose black and coral card stock for double matting...and a white card base.

I you follow my blog...you know that most weeks, I try to share one card that is super simple..with minimal coloring...for those of you who shy away from coloring...
This week...I feel confident to say that both FLYING A KITE cards are ideal for those of you who aren't lovers of detailed coloring when creating cards.

PanPastels (the second card) are always a cinch to use...offer amazing and beautiful color blending opportunities... and are great for super speedy card making.

Inking (the first card) is another great way to add color to a card.
It's super simple to lift ink off of an ink pad...and using Ken Oliver Stencil Brushes makes laying the ink down smooth...easy and almost foolproof!

You can find today's featured stamp HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Wishing you a creative joy!

Michelle.

Creating Cards with Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release: Little Country Church

Hello, My Crafty and Creative Friends!

Today I've got 2 cards to share with you...both created with the New Release LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH stamp, as my Weekly Design Team Projects for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps!

I've created 2 card versions with this beautiful stamp......one that's great for those of you who love to color...
And a second version for those of you who shy away from coloring! 

This is the version that I colored with Copics and ink...

For the first card...I chose to color the image with an assortment of Copic markers....and I created the sky by lifting ink from ink pads with a brush.
I gave attention to adding blended color to all of the wonderful details of this image....ie the stone wall...roof tiles...greenery...stained glass windows and shrubbery...

After the image was colored, I double matted it with deep turquoise blue card stock and bronze card stock. 

The finished card turned out as I had hoped....with soft colors USD to color the image...a nice blended sky with a sun glow...and some shimmery bronze matting

The second card is the "less" colored card...
A great way for those of you who shy away from coloring...to create a card that gives the appearance of full-on coloring...

I stamped the image on cream colored card stock...
and chose 2 basic colors for this image...
Green...and Pink...
Using a few shades of each to add color to this image.
I applied the color to keep details on this image...as you can see

The coloring took only a few minutes...
*CONFESSION: It actually took me longer to choose the print background paper for this card...

I love how this card came together...and I love that it allows those of you who love detailed images...but aren't huge fans of coloring...to recognize that every detailed image doesn't have to be a labor-intensive  coloring project.
YOU can do this!
It's a cinch...

I really enjoyed creating both of today's cards with this charming and beautifully detailed LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH stamp, and I''m happy to share 2 similar...but different cards with you.

You can find today's featured stamp HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store

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Thanks for visiting today...
Wishing you a wonderfully creative day!
Michelle

Creating Cards with Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release: Daddy's Home

 Hello, my Crafty and Creative Friends!

Today I'm sharing 2 cards that I've created as my Weekly Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Design Team Weekly Inspiration card making projects.

For today's cards...I inked up BKRS's New Release DADDY'S HOME  stamp.
I created one card that's ideal for those who enjoy coloring...and a second version to those who enjoy coloring....a little bit less <wink> 

I chose to use Copics to color both cards....with some added brushed-on inking on one card, for the sky.

Coloring this image with Copics was lots of fun!
This image has lots of great details...and lots of opportunities to add and blend color.
After the image was colored, I created the cloudy sky with Blue Knight's HEIDI PETTIE CLOUD STENCIL...and brushed on color from a blue ink pad...

Here's a good view of the cloudy sky

To finish the card, I chose double matting, in blue and green

This is such a sweet, beautifully detailed image...perfect for so many occasions and a perfect match for an assortment of sentiments if you choose to add a sentiment inside of the card...
I'm thinking.....this is the perfect stamp for creating Father's Day cards!

                 

My 2nd card was created for those who love to create cards...enjoy coloring...but in limited ways...
I stamped the image on cream colored card stock...stamped with brown ink...
Then I die cut the center of the image out with a rectangle die...and colored that die cut piece.
I double matted the uncolored piece, as shown, with  brown and deep red card stock, and  positioned it on the base card 
After the smaller die cut piece was colored, I matted it with brown card stock...backed the matted piece with foam..and foam and positioned it over the uncolored piece....giving attention to lining up the image lines with precision.
And wha-la...
The card was complete!

You can see the added dimension here...
Thanks to the foam that was placed  behind the matted image piece

If you love to color...give the first version of today's cards a try....
If you're hesitant to color...give the second version a try...
Or...maybe...create one of each card!

You can find today's featured stamp HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store

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Subscribe to my blog, if you' like...on the upper right of this blog page.

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Thanks for visiting today....
Wishing you a wonderfully creative day!
Michelle

Cute Koala: Creating Cards with a Blue Knight Rubber Stamps September New Release Stamp

Hello, my Crafty and Creative Friends!

I've got a little bit of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Design Team Inspiration for you today!

I'm sharing 2 cards that I've created with Blue Knight Rubber Stamps September New release CUTE KOALA stamp.

This large. the card-front-sized stamp was so much fun to color and create a card with!

I used Copics to color each of today's cards....
The finished cards are similar...but different...

For the first card...I stamped the image on white card stock...
Colored the image with Copics...and inked the background to create the sky and sunglow

The Koala didn't require much coloring...just a bit of grey shading with a few different grey Copics

After the image was colored...I trimmed it to size...and double matted it, first with black card stock and then with green card stock

The completed card came together as I had hoped it would....with the color palette that I wanted.

The second card was also Copic colored...with a variation to the sketch of the first card ...created by using a "spotlight" piece

I started out by stamping the image on Kraft card stock with brown ink.
I colored the image...and inked the sky and matted the piece with black card stock before setting the piece aside.

Next, I stamped the image onto a piece of cream-colored card stock...and used a rectangle-shaped die to cut out the center of the image to create the "spotlight" piece
I discarded the outer  portion...and used Copics to color the die cut piece
When the smaller "spotlight" piece was colored, I matted it with black card stock

I used a piece of foam to position the smaller "spotlight" piece on top of the larger piece...paying special attention to match the smaller piece directly over the corresponding part of the image on the larger piece.

I chose gold metallic card stock for the largest mat layer to complete this card

 

Creating cards with the CUTE KOALA stamp was lots of fun!
I love the details on this image...and enjoyed creating each of today's cards.

You can find today's featured stamp HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store

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Gone Fishin': Creating Cards with a Blue Knight Rubber Stamps September New Release Stamp

Hello, my Crafty and Creative Friends!

Today, here at my blog, I'm sharing a few of my Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Design Team Weekly Inspiration cards....both created with a September New release stamp that I Love Love Love!

I was so excited to ink up Blue Knight's GONE FISHIN' stamp set for the first time!

My first Gone Fishin' card was created with the larger silhouette image.
I used a stamp positioning tool for the first stamping...leaving the stamp in position in the tool..for ht would be repeated stampings to create a solid silhouette image after adding color to create this nighttime scene.

Using Blue Knight's PanPastel Palettes, I created an evening sky....and water.
I did some simple reverse masking...to create the silhouetted moon.

I gave special attention to shading and blending colors to get the look that I wanted on the sky..water and for the moon shadowing.
(*Sorry bad lighting for this first photo)

When I finished coloring the image piece with Panpastels, I returned it to the positioning tool and restamped the silhouette image a few times to get a nice solid black image.

Then...

I sealed the image with a light misting of NEXXUS Comb Thru Hairspray.

If you follow my blog...you already know about the Hairspray thing...

If you're new to my blog..I'll explain a bit:

Using hairspray was recommended to me by our local art shop.

(*Note...sealing with NEXXUS is not archival safe...If you want your colored piece to be archival safe you'll need to use an art-grade sealant that is archival safe...NEXXUS COMB THRU is the brand that I recommend. Using cheaper heavier hair sprays won't do the job as nicely. I encourage you to invest in NEXXUS Comb Thru (not their other version of hairspray...Comb Thru works best)

I matted the completed image piece with black card stock...and added a second mat layer using deep blue metallic card stock.

I just LOVE this stamp set!

 

As if I didn't already have enough fun creating the first card...I decided to create a second card using the smaller Gone Fishin' stamp ...and I paired it up with Blue Knight's LIGHTHOUSE on the BEACH and another new release stamp, SILHOUETTE CATTAILS.....
and this is what I whipped up!

I added some brushed -on inking and Blue Knight's Cloud Stencil to create the sky,
I added 2 mat layers...black..and a deep blue.....and found myself LOVING this card!
My intention is to find some time to create a stack of these as a gift for a friend who loves the ocean and shore life.

Combining these 3 stamp sets is perfect I think...and allowed me to create an ocean scene that came together easily.

I couldn't be happier with how this card turned out!

I am predicting that GONE FISHIN' will be a go-to stamp set for me...I know that I will create many more cards with this stamp set...either by making the larger image the focal point of the card...or by creating scenes with the smaller image...There are so many possibilities!  

You can find today's featured stamp HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Wishing you a creative joy!

Michelle.

Beautiful Bridge: Creating Cards with a Blue Knight Rubber Stamps September New Release Stamp

Hello my Crafty and Creative Friends!

I'm happy to be here at my blog today to share cards created with another Blue Knight Rubber Stamps September New Release stamp!

Today's featured stamp is BK's BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE.

I chose to create one card with traditional Copic coloring...
and I also created a second card as a blue toned monochromatic card using the double-sided tape "glitter technique"

First...the Copic version.

Info as to how this card was created are very simple:
I stamped the image onto Spectrum Noir White Ultra Smooth card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I chose a selection of Copic markers that allowed me to color and blend as I wanted to...focusing on softer tones...of blues..greens...brown...grey and pink.
When the image was colored..I added some clouds to the sky with Blue Knight's Heidi Pettie Cloud Stencil.
I chose pink and green card stock for matting....coordinating the card stock colors with the image colors.

This image has lots of wonderful details...and was lots of fun to color!

The image has some great shading areas built into the stamp that will guide you along as you add and blend color and creating shadowing and shading...

My second Beautiful Bridge card is a monochromatic shimmer card..
I'll share some info below about how I created this card...

I started out by stamping the image onto light blue card stok

Next...I chose the Copic marker colors that I wanted to use.
ll are blue tone...with the exception of a bright pink color that I wanted for the pop of color that this card would have

After the image was colored....I covered it with a piece of Je Je Wide Double Stick Tape (available at the Blue Knight web site)

You can see the double stick tape here, before I peeled off the carrier paper, when I turned the image over

I sprinkled ultra fine translucent glitter over the entire surface of the double tick tape...shaking off the extra glitter.
This is the result.

The coloring shows through the glitter.
(Copics work best for this technique because of the density of color...ecil coloring can sometimes look washed out behind the glitter)

I matted the image iece with bright [ink card stock...to pick up the pop of color in the image...and then matted it a second time with a deep blue card stock.

Creating this card was a fun step away from my usual card making style..
Usually, I am straight up coloring-person...either with Copics..water coloring...or pencils.
I do like creating monochromatic cards now and then....or two-color cards...so this was a nice way to enjoy creating a monochromatic card.
Using the doule tick tape made adding the glitter  cinch...

You can find today's featured stamp HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store

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Subscribe to my blog, if you' like...on the upper right of this blog page.

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Thanks for stopping by today...
Wishing you many happy creative adventures!
Michelle