ATSM Challenge 72

Hi Everybody,

how time flies, it’s Wednesday again and time for another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #72 – Make your Mark!!! This means you can use the colouring medium of your choice, be it alcohol markers, water colour pencils. distress markers … the choice is yours. The full details of the challenges and their rules can be found here.

Our sponsor this week is Fresh Squeezed Stamps.

The winner will receive one stamp set of their choice.

Here is my DT piece for this week:

This week I tried something new … Metallic Gelato Markers. I was inspired by this tutorial by Lydia Fiedler.

Gelato Pens are soft creamy markers that can be applied directly to your stamp, they can also be used with a water brush to colour in any stamped images. The metallic ones have a subtle shimmer similar to Twinkling H2O’s.

The above card is my 2nd attempt at stamping and colouring. I went for a softer look than in the card below which is my 1st attempt, where the colour for the background/shadow is much stronger.

I decided to attach the image on one side only. This really gives a good impression of a dove in flight flapping it’s wings. A great 3D effect without using foam pads …

… another couple of quick and easy, postage friendly cards!

Hope you like it!

Hope that you feel inspired to enter this week’s ‘Make your Mark’ challenge at ATSM, please pop over and see all the other creations of the fabulous ATSM DT Team.

Please join the fun … look forward to seeing your creations … and

Happy Crafting!!!

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Here is what I used to make my card:

grape metallic Gelato Pen

black memento ink for stamping dove on first and 2nd card plus sentiment on 2nd card

elegant eggplant SU ink pad for stamping sentiment on 1 card

sentiment stamp by Stampin’UP!

Dove stamp from current issue of Creative Stamping Magazine

round eraser from the back of a pencil for stamping

plus for the 2nd card only Die’sire die cutting frame from Crafter’s Companion and pearlised card from my stash