How cool are the new Inked Messages stamps from Spellbinders and Stephanie Low? They are simultaneously beautiful and edgy… I just love them. I was so fortunate to be able to create some projects with this gorgeous Grow Newer With Me stamp and die set. I knew I wanted to create a bold, tattoo-like card with this set as soon as I saw it, but I also wondered if I could make a softer look using the same image. So I set out to create two cards.
For my first card, I stamped the image in a background pattern using black ink. I wanted bright, vibrant color, so I first colored the images in with pink and green Copic markers. I also wanted to shade my images, and for this I turned to Polychromos colored pencils. I love the precision I can achieve by shading with colored pencils, which is something I struggle with when using Copics on smaller images. I used 3 shades of pinks and reds and two shades of green pencils to add shading and dimension to the flowers and leaves.
After finishing the coloring, I used the coordinating dies to cut out masks for the flowers and splattered the panel with black paint. After stamping the sentiment on wood grain vellum, I attached it to the card with some stitching around the edge. I added some black gems to finish it up. I love the bold, striking look of this card.
For my second card, I did a 180 and sought to achieve a soft, ethereal look. I stamped the images in Versamark ink and embossed them with white embossing powder. I then watercolored the images using Distress Inks (in Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, and Mowed Lawn). After watercoloring the images, I added a watercolored background using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.
I added stitching around the edge using my Celebrations Pierced Rectangle dies and a sentiment from Spellbinders Hugs Expressions stamp and die set.
Sometimes it is amazing the completely different looks you can achieve with just one stamp set, and this set is such a great example of that. I love both of these cards, but I would love to hear your thoughts... which do you prefer?
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