This was a very fun exercise to compare stamped images or Stampin’ Blends coloring with the new Hand-Penned suite!
I’ll let you decide, which do you like better?
ABOVE: I stamped the Hand-Penned Petals floral images with Memento Black ink, then colored in the flowers and leaves with Stampin’ Blends markers.
BELOW: I stamped the Hand-Penned Petals floral images with Smoky Slate ink and used the stamp images in the set to fill in the colored flowers and leaves.
Above: Soft Succulent card base and Pale Papaya cardstock layer, with a cute scalloped rectangle die cut from the Stitched so Sweetly dies. The card is accented with the Pale Papaya ribbon.
Above & Below: close up views of the cards stamped in Smoky Slate, then filled in with the images from the Hand-Penned Petals set.
Below: Soft Succulent card base and a Hand-Penned designer paper mat layer with a Stitched so Sweetly die cut for stamping. Pale Papaya ribbon completes the card.
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Above: Thick Basic White card base with Polished Pink mat layer (die cut with Stitched Rectangle dies) and a Thick Basic White die cut from the Stitched so Sweetly dies. Artistry Booms sequins accents and a simple thank you sentiment complete the card.
Below: Evening Evergreen cardstock base with Hand-Penned designer paper mat layer. Stitched so Sweetly scalloped rectangle matted with a Pale Papaya cardstock layer. All 5 In Color Stampin’ Blends marker colors were used on these cards today!
If you have followed me for any length of time, I’m sure you know that my preference is the cards colored with the Stampin’ Blends… it’s my style 🙂 But they are both beautiful!
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The cards colored with blends suits my eye better.😊
Patty-Thank you so much for all your wonderful work. I enjoy your videos and emails tremendously! I PREFER THE BLENDS.
I’m with you, Patty. I love the Stampin’ Blends the best. I especially love the way you can create shades of the colors.
Beautiful cards! I like the Blends coloring better. I’m a bit OCD, so it bothers me to see white space where there should be color.
They are both beautiful but I like the way you color with the blends!!
I love the cards using Blends. Both ways are nice. As I tell my stamping friends, the recipient will only have the one card they receive and will feel it is beautiful. They won’t have one of each to compare them. Enjoy your day!
I like the stampin blends better as so much brighter. So far I only have one color but want to order more.
I like the stampin blends.
Both are lovely. I like them both. The blends are a drastically lovely difference. Just stamped is very pretty- subtle. Perfect when a “work of art “ isn’t needed.
Just stamped with a few tweaks with Blends might be good also.
Colored in with blends!
I’m afraid it’s the blends for me, I might try watercolour as a third, or even watercolour pencils!
The Smokey slate makes a more natural looking flower
I really like the blends. The colors are brighter.
I much prefer the blends. Neater image and better color without a doubt.