I love black and white Designer Series Paper and the newest pack from Stampin' Up! called True Love DSP is amazing! Of course, the paper is stunning all by itself, but it is also perfect for this technique! I highlight five ways to use your Stampin' Blends to spice up your DSP. Here is the video - I hope you like it, add your comments and share it with your friends!
The first way is to cut out a section of the paper and color it. Using your Paper Snips, cut right along the black outline of one of the flower sections. Normally when I cut my DSP around an image printed, I leave a little white space, but for this technique, cut right at the edge. Color your flowers using Stampin' Blends - I used Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green and Mango Melody. Then take the brush end of your Basic Black Stampin' Write marker and run it around the cut edge. By blackening the cut edge, it gives it a more finished look. I will include the products I used to make the finished card, but really, I just want to focus on the techniques.
The second method is to color a full panel of the DSP. This card was sent to me from Penny Miller, my best friend and team member. She colored the large flowers with the same few shades of Blends, but because she varied where she put them on the flowers, she achieved a variety of looks for the flowers.
If you don't want to color a full panel, try the spotlight technique. Cut a shape out of your DSP panel and only color the flowers in that section. It won't take as much time as coloring the entire piece and looks quite striking when you pop it back in place with Dimensionals.
The fourth way is to selectively color your paper. In this example, I only colored a few scattered flowers. It's fast and easy and it's fun to coordinate with your card base.
The last method is to color the background instead of the flowers. It is also less coloring (and simpler because you use only one marker color) and it really makes the flowers pop! I like to use my Subtle embossing folder after I color because it makes it look like linen.
Finally, I wanted to show you that you can stamp images onto your DSP, especially the ones with subtle designs or color shifting patterns. In this card, I stamped butterflies onto Artistry Blooms DSP, then colored portions of the wings with Blends.
I hope this has inspired you to try at least one variation of this color popping technique. Let me know in the comments of the video which one (or ones) you tried. Happy coloring!
Karen
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