While I was home over the holidays I went to Ben Franklin, this amazing craft store that has 2 whole rooms full of paper crafting things. They always have cards on display to showcase their stamps, which are flawlessly colored in. I usually avoid coloring in my stamped images because I can’t find the formula to make them look as good as the demo cards I see in stores. So I did some research and read a few tutorials about using paper stumps and tortillions. It wasn’t quite as easy as the videos make it seem, but for a first attempt I definitely love this look!

A stamped imaged colored in with colored pencils

A double folded card with a stamped image on the front

Double folded card from the top