Homestead Card

Hi friends! Today is Midsummer Eve in Sweden, and we went to a traditional celebration with a May pole and dancing. The clouds were very dark, but the rain luckily stayed away. There is a clear blue summer sky on the card I am sharing with you today, made the the Darkroom Door Homestead Photo Stamp.

I enjoy using houses in my projects and really like this stamp. I used one of my favourite techniques for Photo Stamps here, namely to colour it with dye inks on glossy cardstock. Stamp with Archival Jet Black ink and colour the image using Distress Inks. It is easiest to start with the lightest shade of ink, such as Tumbled Glass for the sky and Antique Linen for the house. The lighter ink makes it easier to get a smooth application of the darker inks. I used Colorbox Stylus tool, with an oval tip, as well as Ranger's craft nibs to colour.

Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the scene, which brings it to life even more. The glossy panel was matted on watercolour paper with distressed edges. The cardbase is dry embossed Core'dinations Tim Holtz kraft-core cardstock, embossed in the Dotted Bulls-Eye folder.

For more inspiration on different ways to colour Photo Stamps, check out this colouring tutorial of mine, using six different colouring media.

Thank you so much for looking! Enjoy your weekend!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Darkroom Door HOMESTEAD	Tim Holtz Sizzix TINY STARS AND DOTTED BULLSEYE	Tim Holtz Core'dinations KRAFT CORE	Ranger GLOSS PAPER 8.5 X 11	Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9x12
Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK SALTY OCEAN	Tim Holtz Distress Ink TUMBLED GLASS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK FOREST MOSS	Tim Holtz Distress INK SHABBY SHUTTERS
Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD FRAYED BURLAP	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PEELED PAINT	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD ANTIQUE LINEN	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD WALNUT STAIN	Tim Holtz Distress Ink VINTAGE PHOTO
Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK FADED JEANS	Ranger INKSSENTIALS CRAFT NIBS	Ranger Inkssentials CRAFT NIB HOLDER CND32915	Clearsnap Colorbox STYLUS HANDLES	Clearsnap Colorbox OVAL BLENDER STYLUS TIPS
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET

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And: Darkroom Door Wilderness Wordstrips