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so i am very new at this. last night i was working with the su wisecracks set. which i love. but i was trying to color in the stamp after i had stamped it on white cs. it tried markers but it was to bold, i wanted something soft. i tried the true color (they are the su colored pencils) and they did not work great
so what does everyone use to color in stamps. i am looking for mainly su ideas.
Well, what I always tell my newbies is to get the blender pens!! I have them do the "puddle" technique (squeezing the inkpads and then using the ink that puddles in the lid to pick up with the blender pen) to color in. It's softer than markers and really helps you get your money's worth out of your inkpads. Just one package of blender pens opens up 50+ coloring possibilities (depending on how many inkpads you have)!
You'll never regret getting the blender pens, because you can use them with chalks and watercolor pencils too!
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Well, what I always tell my newbies is to get the blender pens!! I have them do the "puddle" technique (squeezing the inkpads and then using the ink that puddles in the lid to pick up with the blender pen) to color in. It's softer than markers and really helps you get your money's worth out of your inkpads. Just one package of blender pens opens up 50+ coloring possibilities (depending on how many inkpads you have)!
You'll never regret getting the blender pens, because you can use them with chalks and watercolor pencils too!
okay so i hate to sound dumb but how do you squeeze the stamp. just hold your finger on it for a minute until the ink comes out. this is a great idea i am going to try over the weekend, thank you!
okay so i hate to sound dumb but how do you squeeze the stamp. just hold your finger on it for a minute until the ink comes out. this is a great idea i am going to try over the weekend, thank you!
I think she means to squeeze the ink pad. While the case ofr the pad is closed, squeeze the container and ink will get on the lid. You can then use a blender pen, an Aquapainter, or a watercolor brush, to paint with the ink puddled in the lid. It's fast and easy. Just be sure that you have used a waterproof ink for the stamping/outline, such as SU Basic Black, or Stazon, otherwise the stamped image will run.
When you finish using one color, just swipe the blender tip back and forth along scrap paper, hold the blender pen at an angle (not straight down, squishing the tip), until all the color has come off. Then move onto the next color.
You can also pick up color from your markers...I like to scribble different colors on a CD and then pick up with a blender pen, aquapainter or small paint brush. When I'm finished, I just clean off CD with soap and water.
so i am very new at this. last night i was working with the su wisecracks set. which i love. but i was trying to color in the stamp after i had stamped it on white cs. it tried markers but it was to bold, i wanted something soft. i tried the true color (they are the su colored pencils) and they did not work great
so what does everyone use to color in stamps. i am looking for mainly su ideas.
thanks all!
I've found that the markers work well when you stamp the image on SU glossy white paper. The regular cs seems to absorb too much ink from the markers. If you want softer colors, use a lighter colored marker and then keep coloring over the top of what you've done until you get the shade you're looking for (I hope that makes sense). Again, this would be on glossy paper...
On regular cs my favorite method is prisma's with gamsol, but that's not SU so it doesn't count. ;)
If you don't have a ton of inkpad colors yet, you can also use your markers to watercolor for a softer look.
Take your marker and scribble it on a smooth plastic surface (the lid of a box that holds the SU! stamps works great for this). Then take an aquapainter or a blender pen to pick up the color off of the lid of the box and watercolor your image. When you're done, just wipe off the lid of your box with a damp papertowel and it will be as clean as new!
I think this technique is great if you haven't yet invested in a lot of ink pads.
For more detailed instructions on other various watercoloring techniques, go to the RESOURCES page and scroll down to the "W's" to find watercoloring.
A lot of really great ideas here! Wish I had known sooner too. I have several sets of markers that I've been tinkering with but most of them come out too bold and the card stock just soaks up the ink. Difficult to get even coloring. What I ended up using was a set of the Crayola washable markers that were still lying about from when my kids were younger. These things have to be at least 7 or 8 years old and they've never dried up.
Have to go find me a blender pen on my next Mikes run!
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For more detailed instructions on other various watercoloring techniques, go to the RESOURCES page and scroll down to the "W's" to find watercoloring.
HTH!!!
Whoa! OK, I just went to the Resources page. I'd been there before, but since I was so new to stamping it was mostly way over my head and well beyond my capabilities and I didn't feel competent enough to even try half the techniques listed there. Well . . . being a few months into this addiction, I viewed the techniques in a whole new light. I think I can do some of these now!! So . . . . my list of "must haves" has grown exponentially! I now must have water color crayons, and aquapainters, and more ink pads, and a blender pen, and, and, and, . . . .
You enabler you!! LOL
__________________ �:*�*:�My next house won't have a kitchen. Just a bunch of vending machines and garbage cans.�:*�*:�
So . . . . my list of "must haves" has grown exponentially! I now must have water color crayons, and aquapainters, and more ink pads, and a blender pen, and, and, and, . . . .
You enabler you!! LOL
Just had to laugh at this because EVERY DAY my "must have" list grows too, LOL!
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Well, what I always tell my newbies is to get the blender pens!! I have them do the "puddle" technique (squeezing the inkpads and then using the ink that puddles in the lid to pick up with the blender pen) to color in. It's softer than markers and really helps you get your money's worth out of your inkpads. Just one package of blender pens opens up 50+ coloring possibilities (depending on how many inkpads you have)!
You'll never regret getting the blender pens, because you can use them with chalks and watercolor pencils too!
HTH!
I do the same with the blender pens and I also use water pen using the same 'squeezing' inkpad technique.
I too like the watercolor wonder crayons(xmas gift from my dd#2)
Also wenchie again forget trying to do any of this on mich's cs..it is terrible (for me) that soaks up color..and looks awful..su cs is still the best.
I have 5 bundles i ordered ready for me to pik up..can't wait!!
Loves ya
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I've just started dabbling with prismacolors (got my stumps today Ann!) and blending them with stumps. It is definitely something that takes practice, but it's fun to color while my kids color too. I need to find my blender pens...I'm in the process of reorganizing my stamp room and they've gone missing! :(
I don't think anyone suggeted this, but it is one of my favorite things to show new customers. You can use the blender pen in your chalks. It gives a very soft look and isn't so over powering as using markers. You just dip the blender pen in the right corner of the chalk and then color with it. To change colors just move the pen around until the it comes clear and then you can switch to another color. It can harden your chalk a bit over time so that is why I always use the right corner. That way I can still use the chalks with the applicator. Give it a try you will really like the softer look.
Good luck!
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Another tip on watercoloring with the ink on the inkpad top....you don't *have* to use an Aquapainter. Any old paintbrush with a fine tip works. Just keep a small container of water nearby for when you want to change colors!
Also if you have spots instead of full pads you can stamp the spot onto a piece of plastic (old CD's, margerine lids, stamp boxes etc...) and then pick up the ink with your blender pen/aquapainter/paintbrush from the plastic.
At one of my stamp club meetings my demo showed us how to use a watercolor pen or a watercolor brush on the flat end of the watercolor crayon and then transfer to the paper. It is much like watercolor painting and you can add color so easily.....Thanks to Staci for this technique!
what do you use to color in stamps???
