Clearly iStamp: Paper Tole with a bit of coloring

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Clearly Inspired Challenge #9 - Think Green Color Challenge

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Hi friends, its Katie here to welcome you to another Tuesday. I hope you are having a wonderful day. If you recall, last week I showed you a great way to add texture and a different look by paper piecing. This week, I thought I would continue last week's theme but show a continued version of paper piecing which adds even more dimension and indeed has a name. This technique is called Paper Tole and it is simply adding dimension to an image by cutting and using dimensionals aka pop dots to create this look.

I also ended up showing you how I colored my image today. I use Copics a lot and I did take the certification class a while back, but I feel like I am no expert. I don't always use the same technique or method every time. For me, it really depends on the image and the colors I'm using that sometimes affects how I color. So, that's just my way of saying that I hope you learn something... good or bad...

So, lets get going. Like I said, paper tole is just a method of cutting and separating bits of your image to create depth by layering.

I start by stamping a layer piece and then several more images. If you need to stamp even more later, no biggy.

I can find the ink that I use HERE... the cardstock HERE... and the stamp HERE.

I color in my base image and this is a great place to kind of experiment a bit with your colors since most of it will be covered up. BUT... I do test my colors on a scrap piece of cardstock before I get started.

I started with the center and used my darkest Copic to color it. Simple... just color.

Then on the ruffly center part I used that same marker to color the inner most section.

Then I used the medium pink to color in what would be the centerish part of this section. I color in a circular motion and essentially end up coloring over the darker pink. Don't go all the way to the edge though.

Then use the lightest pink to finish coloring in this section. Just keep coloring until you are satisfied with the look.

Continue the same way for the center sections of the pansy.

For the larger section I grabbed the darker pink marker and did the same thing as the smaller sections.

Then I took a new lighter pink marker and colored in the rest of the section. I only used 2 markers for this part of the petal.

For the leaves and stem, I followed the markings provided by the stamp and used the darkest marker and followed the lines.

Then I took the medium green and just accented along the sections of the darker marker. No rhyme or reason... no light source, just going with it.

Then take your lightest green marker and color over the entire stem and leaf section.

And finally, I took the darkest pink marker and colored in the smallest sections left on the pansy petals.

So, I did all this one more time and then cut out most of my image except for the leaf up towards the petal.

Then I used some pop dots and attached them to the back of my cut out pansy. These pop dots are 1/16" thick.

Then place on top of the 1st stamped and colored image.

Next layer... at this point it is up to you how you want to start layering and how much. I chose to cut out the circled section. Remember at this point, you don't have to stay within the lines - yay!

Same process...

For my next layer I decided to focus on the bottom petal and the fuzzy edge sections.

And my last layer was the very center and the center and bottom fuzzy section.

Ooops... I did use the Nestabilities Labels 8 to cut out my original stamped and colored image before building.

Then I decided that I would keep this very simple and use the contrast between the colored pansy and the clean white of the card, but I did want to add some dimension by creating a frame.

I used the same size label 8 nestability to cut out the front of my card. I always use a piece of tape to hold my die down, but remember to "de-stick" a bit by putting it on your pant let or just sticking it to a piece of scrap paper first.

I lined up the piece that was stamped and paper toled and added some dimensionals and then placed it on the inside of my card, but used the cut on the front as my guide.

I then decided that I wanted a frame for the front of my card so I took the same die that I had previously used and the next size up... taped them together and onto the cardstock and ran it through my cuttlebug.

Voila... frame...

The final step was to add more dimensionals to the inside of the frame and then place that on the card front.

Finished card...

Thank you all for coming to visit Clearly iStamp and I wish you a very happy Tuesday.

Comments

great tutorial and wonderful coloring with copics. gorgeous card!!!!

Posted by: Karen M. NC | April 14, 2010 at 10:57 AM

Hi!

Today I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial.

I'd appreciate your letting me know if that's OK.

Thanks,

Nancy ward
http://paperfriendlby.blogspot.com

Posted by: Nancy Ward | April 12, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Wow, gorgeous card and tutorial!

Posted by: laurie wilson | March 27, 2010 at 12:54 AM

Katie I was so inspire by your card here that I made one too....from your awesome tutorials....thank you again....it is here:
http://stamptv.ning.com/photo/my-friends-1?context=user

Posted by: Gloria Westerman | March 18, 2010 at 09:14 AM