A Good Man Perfect For Father's Day

A Good Man is the perfect stamp set for a Fathers Day card and is a wonderful outline stamp set that is just made for colouring. You could use markers, alcohol Blends or watercolour with Classic Inks like I have done.

I love the freedom of water-colouring stamped images - there is no stress to get the outlines accurate and you simply colour the image.

I stamped using Archival Black Ink but Stazon or any permanent ink is fine. I've used water-colour paper, Stampin' Up! classic inks and and Aqua Painter.

One of the tricks I use to create a real water-colour look is to leave plenty of white space. This image took just a few seconds to colour using the outlines as guides for shadowing .

 

 The stamped and coloured image is matted onto paper from the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper pack prior to adhering onto a thick Vanilla A4 card base. A little Bakers Twine - Night of Navy and Sahara Sand has been tied around the water-colour paper to bring the blue from the shirt down through the composition.

I hope this quick card has inspired you to create a card for some special male in your life. You can find a list of the products I used below, and if you wish to order any of them you are welcome to use my On-Line Store. To make it easier you can click on the image that interests you and you will be taken to the store where you can find further information.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping!

Product List

A Good Man Cling Stamp Set

[149270]

$42.00

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

[149100]

$20.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$15.75

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

[144238]

$14.25

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

$13.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$13.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$13.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$13.00

Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine

[149483]

$7.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

[101406]

$17.50

Free As A Bird

What can I say? 

It was love at first sight of this new stamp set from the Stampin' Up! 2019-2020 catalogue. 

My favourite technique is water colouring stamped images and the images in the Free As A Bird Bundle are perfect.

I could see in my head an image of these lovely birds on fabric, so instantly remembered the fabulous Subtle Embossing Folder.

The first effort was on water colour paper, and although I love to work with this type of paper it did not give me the effect of fabric that I was looking for.

The Subtle Embossing folder was a little too subtle when combined with the texture of the w/c paper. It was so easy to colour this image using an Aqua Painter and classic ink from the lids of the Stampin' Up! ink pad. 

I wanted something earthy as my finished product, so decided to try stamping on Crumb Cake card stock. Painting on this is a little more difficult but I'm happy with the effects achieved using Rococco Rose, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso inks. 

And look at that texture! To assist the paper a little, I spritzed alcohol on the back of the image prior to running it through the Big Shot with the Subtle Embossing folder. It gave me exactly the effect I was looking for. 

 To finish the card I used the Stitched Rectangle Framelits to cut out the image, a mat and the greeting. I also embossed some Very Vanilla card, crinkled the edges and added some Burlap ribbon and lace. It is all matted onto a Very Vanilla card base. 

The new catalogue is really wonderful with so many products to suit all levels of crafter. Let me know if you live in Australia, and would like a copy.

Until Next Time

Happy Crafting