Studio Paints and Canvas

Cheryl has been playing with the Studio paints and canvas since they arrived. This card is made with the canvas that has been frayed. She stamped, then put dots of color on a craft sheet and painted areas with a brush.

Here Cheryl again stamped the image with archival black ink, but on tissue paper. She painted the background, then used multi medium to apply the tissue paper to the frayed canvas.

The houses are made on canvas frames using Studio paints and multi medium. She will be teaching these techniques next week in class. Check out www.stampthyme.com/classes.html.

Using Mega Mount for Backgrounds

Huge stamps have always been a problem to stamp. No longer. The mega mount rocker handle works well to allow you to stamp that large stamp and make it look great. Newest techniques are to stamp the background more than once to get a purchased paper look. Thin stripes was stamped with rose chalk ink onto mauve paper. Reinked with wisteria chalk ink, it was stamped again, a little to the right of the first image. Then Flourish 2 was stamped in blackberry chalk ink at the top and bottom. Edge the paper with ink.

Last pop the words and the butterfly (colored pencil shaded with gamsol).

Mouse of the Month

Sensory Overload features the mouse Monica. The words are available too. Cheryl added some Flower Soft to the lilac in the sample sent with the stamps. Cute! These stamps are wood mounted and usually sell out.

April 20, 2010

Earth Art International is rather a new line of stamps at Stamp Thyme. The outer design is an animal shape and  contains many iconic native American images and designs filling in its body outline.  These images are shown entirely colored in. Colored pencil is one way of accomplishing this but you can use your favorite medium. Each also looks stunning just stamped in black. Color in one area if you wish or leave it white. Don't forget to look for the signature ladybug in each design which will bring you peace and good luck. These stamps are clear acrylic.

April 19, 2010

Here are a few more cards made with Stacy Stamps. These are cling rubber stamps with no wood. You just use them on an acrylic block. Saves cost and storage space. These cards are colored with colored pencils.Of course, Stacy is known for her trianglular stamp images.

April 18, 2010

I'm a sucker for animal babies. Here are some from Stacy stamps.

April 17, 2010

I like how this card turned out with just a touch of yellow fun flock and some crystal lacquer on the glass jar. Copic markers can be used to illustrate with subtle colors. The vase is from Lockhart stamps and the flower stems from Impression Obsession.