dt tips - stamping off...

Good morning!  Today I'm on the Papertrey Ink blog with DT Tips.  I've created a couple of cards for you using one of my favorite techniques, the Stamping Off technique.  

I always seem to gravitate towards the softer side of the color chart, and love pastels, subtle color effects, and getting more out of my ink pads.  The Stamping Off technique is easy and involves very few steps.

1. Ink up your stamp with your desired color.
2. Stamp "off" onto a scrap piece of paper.
3. Stamp on your desired surface.

This creates a very subtle shade of color, almost translucent, reminding me of seeing through a colored glass jar...meaning that you can get more than one color out of each of your ink pads :)...from light to bright.  On this card, each image you see, except for my sentiments and bunny outline, was stamped using the Stamping Off technique.  I've used the darling Bunny Blessings and A Bit More Bunny Blessings stamp sets on my sweet Easter card.

This next card uses quite bright and bold colors, such as Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, and Prairie Grass to create my soft background and florals.

I even used the Stamping Off technique for my tiny berry dots and sentiment.  I love how the color is variegated, with portions lighter or darker than others.

My pink florals are stamped first in Pure Poppy with Raspberry Fizz used on the second, detailed layer...but the colors turned out a shade or two lighter than they would if I had stamped directly onto my surface without Stamping Off first.  I love the shades created with this technique.

I've always been a fan of vellum, and this technique reminds me of what adding vellum over my stamped images would look like...diluted, soft, and very dreamy :).

This is an older card of mine, but uses the very stamp technique, combined with Farmer's Market Florals...love how the background turned out.

I hope you'll try your hand at this...I'd love to see what you create, so link me up and I'll be sure to sit back and enjoy your creations.

Thank you for visiting!

Melis

Comments

[Cindy H.]

Love your beautiful cards! They're so soft and look like Spring :)

[Susie Lessard]

I'm always inspired by your lovely cards and projects, Melissa. And, I learn from you as well. So it's a two-fer Friday for me! Have a wonderful weekend.

[Denise Perhay]

Melissa,
Your cards make me smile. Thanks so much for the reminder of the beauty of vellum...I have so much and rarely use it.

Do you have a source for your seam binding?

Great eye candy today,
Denise

[Stephanie Clapper]

Hi Melissa! I was amazed when you mentioned the colors you used in your 2nd card. Seriously! And I'm so glad you showed your 3rd card again, mentioning you used the stamping off technique to make the pattern. I don't make my own patterned paper often enough, but with your tips, I'm giving it another try. Thank you Michelle, you're wonderful! :)

[Carrie Tatreau]

I so love your work! These cards are so beautiful (like everything that you make!)! I love the berries that you stamped all over your second card and am hoping that you'll share the stamp set that it came from. If I try to free hand dots like that, I just end up with a mess!

Thanks for any help!
Carrie

[Susan Mac Donald]

I love your cards; such warm & inviting colors; thank you for bringing back the stamping off technique; you never cease to amaze me with your work...it's always a surprise & *stunning*!

[Holly Saveur]

So sweet and gorgeous!