This is my sample for the Color Challenge. Karen is our hostess and she chose beautiful colors with Anything Goes for a dessert option. My dessert is ribbon.
This month I have been using stamp sets that will be retiring soon. This stamp is from the Jan-June 2021 Mini catalog and is still current. However, it is not in the new Annual Catalog, so I anticipate it will retire after June 30th or possibly it will become a carry-over item.
This is my first time to use this stamp. I had purchased it with a specific friend in mind. We have been friends for 40 plus years. During the pandemic we talked regularly and started a classic novel book club over the phone. We just finished our second classic novel. Whenever we are together, we go to a tea house or share a cup of tea at each other's homes. This stamp was perfect for her. Purple is her favorite color, so this color combo was perfect, too.
I stamped this all-in-one large stamp in Stazon ink on watercolor paper. Then I used watercolor pencils and a water painter brush to color the image. I drew from a current set that has a Pacific Point pencil; I had to sub for the Gorgeous Grape and Pear Pizzazz from a retired set. The panel was die-cut. I used a strip of Gorgeous Grape behind it. Shimmery Crystal Effects was painted on the lens area of the eyeglasses; this product is retiring. My dessert item is the ribbon, which is Pear Pizzazz seam binding.
Fabulous colors to work with. I look forward to seeing your creative ways to use this combo. Have fun!
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022 @ 6:13 PM
Lovely stamp image and it looks wonderful with your watercoloring.
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