There’s something satisfying about taking a beautiful black-and-white design and bringing it to life with colour — and that’s exactly what we did with the gorgeous Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper for our Make & Takes at OnStage Sydney in March.
These cards reminder us that Designer Series Paper can be so much more than just a background layer. By colouring directly onto the DSP with Stampin’ Blends or Watercolour Pencils, the floral images become completely transformed, and each card ends up looking hand-painted and unique.
For the blue version, I used Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends to create a bold monochromatic look. I love how striking the bright blue background is against the crisp black outlines — it really makes the florals pop while still keeping the card design simple and elegant.
The second card was coloured using a combination of Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends for the flowers, with Old Olive added to the foliage. This version has a pretty, delicate feel and shows how versatile this paper can be depending on your colour choices.
Both cards were finished with:
- a simple layered circle sentiment using the Sending Salutations stamp set
- black matting to frame the DSP
- a few Sunset Sparkle Sequins embellishments for sparkle
I love how versatile this DSP is – great on it’s own, colouring the image or the background. It’s a fantastic way to personalise your Designer Series Paper and coordinate it with your favourite colour palette. If you enjoy colouring, this is definitely a technique worth trying with your patterned papers.
Until next time …
