Normally during my videos, I make a card that demonstrates the technique or tool I'm featuring, but this time, I wanted to focus on the many ways you can stamp in multiple colors with a single stamp. I have six ways to accomplish this and that's why I'm teaching each technique first, then showing the card I make using that technique. Below, I list all the products used to make all of my card samples - that's why the list is so long!! Let's dive right in!
Technique 1 - Using sponge daubers to ink your stamp
Start by cutting a large circle using the Stylish Shapes dies and Basic White. I chose a sentiment from Kindest Expressions and three colors of ink - Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon. I like to have a sponge dauber for each color and it's very helpful to label them because after you've used them a while and they are saturated with ink, it's hard to tell the colors apart just by looking at the sponge.
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I have one more tip for this card - use the dark Azure Afternoon Stampin' Blend to dot color onto the white Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins - this way, you'll have embellishments in all three colors. Assembling the card is simple - stamp some confetti from the Year to Celebrate set in matching ink colors to the strips of paper and adhere these to the card front. Place the circle over top with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Technique 2 - Inking portions of the stamp with the stamp pad
I used the stamps from the Year to Celebrate to decorate the card front - it was a lot of fussy cutting of the party blowers, but the result is super cute. For the inside, I used the die cut word Celebrate. While it isn't stamping in multiple colors, I used a Blending Brush to add the same three colors to keep it with the theme of the card. I started with Coastal Cabana in the middle and then blended the remaining two colors from the ends.
Technique 3 - Inking with ink pad, then add additional colors with daubers
For my card, I made four different color variations of leaf, then cut them out and sprinkled them down the side of my Crumb Cake card base. While the stamp set is cute and whimsical, I chose a sentiment from Very Best Occasions to make this a sympathy card. I love using stamps from a set in different ways from their "intended" purpose - it makes them so much more useful!
Technique 4 - Inking a sentiment in two different colors, then cutting out one word to add it on top
My sentiment from the Share a Milkshake set could have been inked with Technique 2, but I wanted to show an alternative method. Start by stamping the sentiment in Pecan Pie ink onto a circle. On a scrap of white, ink the sentiment again in Real Red. Cut out the word Cherry and add this on top of the Pecan Pie stamped sentiment using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.
On the same card, I wanted to have the stem of my cherry be brown rather than red. I inked just the cherry in Real Red (like we did in Technique 2), then added brown to the stem with the brush tip end of my Early Espresso Stampin' Write marker. Again, I huffed on the stamp before stamping. You can use Stampin' Write markers to color any stamp, but it usually works better on line images rather than solid stamps. I prefer using stamp pads to ink because the coverage is much better, but markers are a fun way to get many colors on a single stamp. Note - you cannot use Stampin' Blends for this technique.
The card was completed using Bubble Bath, Real Red, Pecan Pie and Basic White cardstock, along with the Holographic Trio DSP and the Share a Milkshake Bundle. The ribbon is from the 3/8" Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack. I really love how this card came out!
Technique 6 - Inking with multiple stamp pads
It is important to always start with your lightest color. Also note that you will transfer this initial color to the ink pads of the additional colors. Because they are darker, it really isn't an issue unless you do this over and over again. If you didn't want three colors for the sentiment, it would be easy just to ink half of the sentiment in one color, then add ink to the second color without much overlap.
The Rays of Light background stamp provide the perfect finish to my colorful sentiment, which I matted in Basic Black. A few Classic Matte Dots are all that is needed to complete this card of encouragement.
I hope you liked the focus on the techniques rather than making a single card in the video. The cards are simple enough that I think you can figure out how to make them, but if you have any questions about how they go together, please reach out to me. Happy colorizing!!
Karen
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