Chocolate Baroque
17 posts
Spotlight and Panel Cards: The Teeny Weeny Meadow rubber stamp set is perfect for playing with panel and spotlight designs. In the sample above, I used an offcut of stamping card as an initial layout idea, and I loved this idea of a bold panel of colour offset to one edge.
We can use different materials as a way to highlight elements within a design. Here, I used vellum to create a 3D element from out of the stamp. You will need the Folk Art Garden stamp set for this card. To do this, stamp your design twice; once onto vellum and once […]
A different perspective: This project is all about looking at designs differently. It is easy to be lulled into the security of thinking “Oh its a tree stamp, and that means roots/ground is at the bottom and the tip is at the top”. However, we can stretch our stamps further […]
Sketchy, textured or broken image stamps all look fantastic when combined with masking techniques. There are a number of masking products you can use to achieve this but I tend to stick to paper based products when working with inks. There are two approaches: positive and negative we shall call […]
Natalie shows you how to use minimal water to intensify a colour to make your watercolour pop. Using an intense background colour will add depth to your design and bring your subject to the foreground. One of my favourite samples from October is this bookmark card featuring Numerology and Beauty is in the […]
An easy way of colouring your cards quickly is multi-colour stamping. To do this accurately, you need a good quality stamp platform so you can stamp in exactly the same place. I also keep a cotton bud handy to clean up any excess ink. Simple multi-colour stamping To start with, […]
