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:
- Recommended: Use the Memento Black Ink Pad and Thick Whisper White cardstock
- See all Stampin’ Blends colors HERE
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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Thank you for the coloring tips. I have a difficult time “coloring” images that look good. I will try your tips. If you ever offer a class in coloring, I’d love to attend. Thanks again for your daily crafting inspirations.
So glad it was helpful!! I’m interested to know more about what a class might be like as opposed to my free videos.. please share your thoughts with me.
Patty, great video on the Blender Pen tips! WOW! I learned so much and the most important thing is “do not rush the process…enjoy it…watch it come alive. Thank you.
Thank you Charlene!!
Patty, this is such a nice post. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I absolutely LOVE the way you colored those succulents!
Thank you, Sue… for not being a succulent person, I was pleased with the results as well!!
Thank you for this tutorial Patty. I will definitely use your tips when colouring with Stampin Blends. You make it look so easy, now for me to try!
Let me know how it goes.. I hope you enjoy it!!
Wow, this was really good. So many ideas. I love Stampin Blends but all these ideas are going to make it more fun to use them and better looking results.
Thank you so much Ruth!!
The timing of this post is perfect. I am just now replacing my Copics with Stampin Blends. Thanks for all your hard work. Love your blog.
Thanks Beth, so good to hear from you!
Zero in the picture. Camera is too far away
Thank you for that great feedback, Sally. My screen is 29″ so I guess it seemed large enough to me.
Thank you so much for all the helpful tips, Patty. I almost have given up on the blends. They never look like I want them to. In fact, I avoid stamps that need coloring! But I’m trying again using your tips and liking the results much better. Thanks again.
Thanks Bette.. I hope you have fun trying them again!
i love it
This is my second time to watch your incredible, very interesting and definitely very helpful tips with Stampin Blends. Your work is absolutely amazing. You are so gifted and appreciate you sharing so many of your tips and ideas. Love the organizational swatches. I would have passed over the succulents and I live in an area where many are used in landscaping as well as inside plants. Your research certainly changed my mind.
Thank you so very much Kimberly! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it and that the tips were helpful!