Sunday 27 April 2014

Tutorial for Stamping Colorful + Monochrome Chevrons



Hi friends!

I posted a monochrome chevron card yesterday and as promised, I'm back today with a tutorial on how to stamp the look... Along with a colorful sample.  

Before heading to the tutorial I want to mention about the sentiment used in today's card: it's from a new STAMPlorations set that will be released in May. See the image above? Don't you think the sets look fab! :)

So, onto the tutorial. I'm sorry the quality of the photos is maybe not that perfect... But I hope you are able to get the idea anyways! 

Let's start with the monochrome chevrons. This is the card from yesterday in case you missed it: 


Monochrome Chevrons
You'll need: 
*a chevron stamp by STAMPlorations (get it here
*a pad of ink
*card for stamping
*some patience and good working light!


Ink your stamp and stamp the first chevron. The stamp has 3 chevrons so this is what you get with your first stamping:


Without re-inking the stamp, stamp the next chevron on top of the bottom chevron of your already stamped image. You'll now get 2 new chevrons in a lighter shade. You are able to do this because the stamp is see-through: by hovering the stamp on top of your already stamped image (good light is essential) you'll see where to stamp. When you press down the stamp, do it slowly -if you move slowly you can still work on the placement on your way down. :)


Again, without re-inking the stamp, stamp the "3rd generation" on top of the bottom chevron on your card. This is what you see after that:


Now ink your stamp again and stamp on top of the bottom chevron on your card. You now have one complete pattern: 3 dark chevrons, 2 medium blues and 1 light blue. Continue stamping until you are happy with the amount of chevrons! 


That was the monochrome chevron! Then to the colorful one...

Colorful Chevrons
You'll need:
*a chevron stamp by STAMPlorations (get it here)
*several pads of PIGMENT ink
*card for stamping
*some patience and good working light... Yep... Those again! :)


The way you stamp the chevrons is exactly the same as in stamping the monochrome chevrons: the new stamping is always on top of the last, already stamped chevron. This time you must clean the stamp between the colors. See how the use of pigment inks creates new color shades when they are stamped on top of each other? Fun, right!





That's it! I hope my tutorial made any sense: sometimes it's difficult to find a good way to explain things in English. Anyways, please ask if there's any questions and thanks for popping by!

I'd like to enter today's card to Fusion Card Challenge (my 2nd entry).




20 comments:

  1. Great tutorial, Nonni! Those chevrons are excellent! Thanks so much for the tutorial xx

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  2. firstly the card is just gorgeous and I love how the happy is so bright and cheerful. You tutorial is really good but heh I could not be that careful, this requires a lot of precision..but great explanation-you should do more tutorials like this x

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  3. I love the tutorial...your eye for lining your stamps up perfectly is incredible Nonni! Thanks so much for playing with us at Fusion! I love your cards!

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  4. Tosi hienoja molemmat kortit ja kiva tekniikka :). Se tosin vaatii aika vakaata kättä :)

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  5. Both your chevron cards are stunning! You must be a mind reader, because I was wondering yesterday how you created your pretty blue one! Given my limited ink supply (seriously pathetic *grin*) I 'thought' you'd used several; how fabulous to find out you used only one! The colourful one is such an eye-catcher! As for your tutorial: EXCELLENT! I'm with Sandie: do more, please! Your explanations and images are perfect! In fact, I think a chevron 'attempt' is on my list for today! Thanks for sharing and inspiring, Nonni!
    c

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  6. Gorgeous cards Nonni, love the chevrons.

    Donna x

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  7. This is such a clever technique, Nonni! Great tutorial, and fabulous effect.

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  8. Awesome tutorial Nonni. Love how you've done this! The new sentiment stamp from Stamplorations is fabulous! Loll xx

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  9. GREAT technique!! Thanks for sharing this tutorial. :-)

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  10. Upeita kortteja ja loistava tutoriaali! Luulin minäkin, että käytit useampaa sinistä mustetta tuohon ekaan korttiin.. Ja vinkkinä muuten salainen ase epävakaita käsiä vastaan: Fiskarsin stamp press! ;)

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  11. Super tutorial! Love this also is rose! Hugs, Gerrina

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  12. EXCELLENT tutorial, Nonni! Darn, you're so patient and you've got a great eye for lining up the chevron! Done that and failed! I gotta wear my glasses, squint really hard, and use my Stampamajig to get those chevrons lined up proper hehehe! Love your tutorial -- thanks for giving us a glimpse of your technique!

    Hugs,
    Shery

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  13. So clever!! Would never have worked out how to do that - thanks for the excellent instructions and both cards look fantastic:)

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  14. I had seen this and was in awe of your perfect stamping - now I know your trick. What a great idea, Nonni. TFS. Love the pink tones.

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  15. AMAZING!! GF you totally rocked out this technique and tutorial! Absolutely awesome~ I so hope I remember and actually do it now! I love both of your cards -- WTG!

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  16. What a great tutorial Nonni! Boy you really need a steady hand for this one. :-) Looks amazing! Hugs!

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  17. This is fantastic Nonni - really clear and I think I will give it a go.

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  18. Woohoo ur stamping is so neat and flawless :) love the cards u created and thank you for sharing with Fusion!

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  19. Great stamping job. Love both colour combis.

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