Add Color to Your Card Making!
I love rubber stamping, but sometimes it can seem pretty elementary if I want a little more adventure in my card-making endeavors. (Yes, this occurs when I have more time than usual.)
I do enjoy taking the time to choose the sentiment and stamp that will be the focal points of my card, as well as all the fibers and brads and papers and card stock and -– well, you know exactly what I mean. But sometimes, especially if the stamp I'm using for my focal point is really detailed, I want more than the coloring-book look of an inked outline. If the stamp has lots of detail, it begs for some detailed coloring to go with it.
That's when I revert to my 8-year-old artist child and reach for colored pencils, markers or even watercolor paints to add that special spark to my card. I recently spent some time with my mom, and we made cards as we always do. My eye fell upon a mitten stamp that I know she's had for ages and some small containers of glimmery watercolor paints, and I was suddenly inspired. I painted a half dozen cards (three for each of us) before I finally quit for the day!
