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I think SU's Soft Sky is a lovely color. I must have thought so when I was purchasing last, because I have way more cardstock of that color than I do anything else in my collection! I'm embarrassed to say, however, that I am desperate for some inspiration. I've been working with this ink color this afternoon, experimenting with different sets, and combining it with other colors, and other than actually watercoloring a SKY or something else with it, I can't figure out how to use it for stamping! It's so incredibly subtle, that I can't figure out what to do with it. It gets washed out by most other colors. I have several watercolory-floral type sets, but it's not a great flower color. I haven't dug out my snow stamps, and I realize that may be an option. But it's such a lovely springy-type color! There must be something! Can somebody give me some ideas?
__________________ Cindy
"Just when I think I have all the stamps I need... I get a new catalog in the mail!"
It looks great with black or gray! Or coral too.
Here are a few I've done... the center one is the only one not CASEd but I don't remember from who (whom?)
It is definitely a very light colour; I most often use it for sky as well.
in fact I just went through my cards and eliminating those where I used it to colour the sky, frozen ground or edging on punch art pieces I have just one card.
These examples reflect a little of what I was coming to on my own. The CARDSTOCK is easier to use than the INK. The ink is good for watercoloring, but less useful for actual STAMPING, which is what I was trying to do at first.
Diane had some that were stamped images, and those were very good, but it takes some imagination to get there, for sure!
I did manage to do this one just before stopping for the night. Used the cardstock, and the actual ink, tone-on-tone, in the background, which I think worked well. Much bolder that way, rather than stamping the image onto white CS.
__________________ Cindy
"Just when I think I have all the stamps I need... I get a new catalog in the mail!"
These examples reflect a little of what I was coming to on my own. The CARDSTOCK is easier to use than the INK. The ink is good for watercoloring, but less useful for actual STAMPING, which is what I was trying to do at first.
Diane had some that were stamped images, and those were very good, but it takes some imagination to get there, for sure!
I did manage to do this one just before stopping for the night. Used the cardstock, and the actual ink, tone-on-tone, in the background, which I think worked well. Much bolder that way, rather than stamping the image onto white CS.
Looks great! See, you did it!!
I do agree about the paper being much easier to use than the ink... looking back I think the only time I use the ink is for stampin tone-on-tone clouds!
SU Soft Sky: Needing inspiration!
