Tips for How to Color and Shade with Stampin' Blends markers by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Coloring with Stampin’ Blends is my Happy Place.  I continually get asked to share my tips for How to Color with Stampin’ Blends so I thought a video would be a good place to start! It’s Free!  I’ve included it here at the bottom of this post.  6 Helpful Tips for blending and shading are included!

Before You Begin:

 

Tip 1: Swatching Colors

Before I start any project, I like to get out the colors I think I will use, and a scrap of Whisper White cardstock, then make a swatch of each color, label it, and refer back to it as I color.

Color Swatching before beginning your project is so helpful! Tip 1 for using Stampin' Blends Markers by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

Above: Simply Succulents set is coming soon!!!  It will be in the 2021 catalog!!   Catalog Request form HERE.

Below: Retired Lovely Lattice project colors referenced HERE.

Color Swatching before beginning your project is so helpful! Tip 1 for using Stampin' Blends Markers by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

 

Tip 2: Using Light & Dark to create Contrast, and leaving White Spots

Breathtaking Bouquet set is now retired, but you can see colors used HERE.  Center image is from the Jar of Flowers Set.

Coloring with dark and light Stampin' Blends to produce contrast, and leaving white spots is so important. www.PattyStamps.com

 

Tip 3: Shading Small Spaces

Avoid going over and over a smaller image, because too much ink will cause it to bleed outside the lines.  Freezin Fun Card HERE.

Tips for coloring and shading small spaces with Stampin' Blends markers, by Patty Bennett

 

Tip 4: Coloring Large Images

Color only parts of a large image at a time, and don’t be afraid to blend several colors on one image.  Magnolia stamp set HERE.

Tips for coloring large images with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers by Patty Bennett

 

Tip 5: Blending Several Colors

You do not have to stick with just the light and dark of one Stampin’ Blends color combo. I combined So Saffron, Calypso Coral and Cajun Craze on the dragonfly from Dandy Garden.  I also stamped the dragonfly image in Garden Green ink!!  Yes! You CAN use other colors of ink!! 🙂  (Dandy Garden suite and dragonfly coming Jan. 5, 2021).

Using 3 colors from different color combo packs of Stampin' Blends on the dragonfly from Dandy Garden. www.PattyStamps.com

 

Tip 6:  Outlining images with Pool Party

Using a Light Pool Party marker to outline images is a fun tip.  It is VERY subtle but adds a great touch to your images.  Have a Hoot Bundle HERE. Warm & Toasty (bear) set HERE.

Stampin' Blends coloring tip: Outline images with the Light Pool Party marker for a unique look. www.PattyStamps.com

 

 

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