It is especially effective during this fall season.

I use the Large oak Leaf 2206-38 and the medium Venus face 4250-26. I also add “No Spring or Summer…” 9061-12.

The entire card is done using the Memories Autumn Rainbow pad and the Marvy Ochre ink pad. I think Ochre is a color that should be in every pad inventory. It is a good blending color, a tint for aging white paper and a great allover background color. I have tired other rainbow pads but the arrangement of colors on the Memories seems to work best for this card.
Of course you can also use assorted solid color pads direct to rubber to color the stamp.

I am working on our gloss postcard for this card. It also works on matte but the gloss really makes the colors vibrant and bright.

To begin ink the oak leaf with the rainbow. It is too big to be colored completely so I twist the pad and color the top. Don’t be afraid to move the pad around. It is better to avoid a striped look and you can always clean the pad surface to return it to true rainbow.

To get a good impression every time with this big stamp follow the Big Stamping Tips in our techniques section of the website.

Next ink the Venus face. Move the face across the pad from left to right keeping the lips on the second to the last section of the pad, the red stripe. Stamp the inked stamp over the center of the leaf. The result should give the face green eyes and red lips.

Use the leaf stamp again and ink the edge of the stamp with the rainbow pad. Stamp over the leaf, slightly overlapping, to create a frame around the Venus face.

At this point you can add words to the base of the card. I like the saying- “No spring or summer has such grace as I have found on autumn’s face.”
It is also a good saying for birthday cards.

Now for “ochre-izing”. Take the ochre pad and with a Color Duster, lightly color over the whole card, adding deepest color to the outside edges. Tap in bits of orange and red where you think it needs color.
I always like to give her cheeks some blush.

You can also use the leaf to create a border. Use it on the envelope to match the card. Very easy.

To begin, create a corner on the card with the Eclipse tape. Use the largest strip of Eclipse tape from the strips package of tapes. The tapes come in three sizes I call them Papa, Momma and Baby bear. We will be using Papa bear tape for this card.

Dust the corner with your choice of stamp pad ink. I used “Marvy” Terra Cotta ink. Stamp the Paris Clock into the corner.

Lift the tape and cover immediately, right to the edge of the design. The tape will not affect your stamping at all.

Take another piece of tape and create a new section.
Dust another color into this section and stamp. Move the tape to cover and use another piece to create a new section. Continue coloring, stamping and covering with new tape pieces, across the card surface until you have covered the entire card.

Remove all the tapes and use colored pencil or pens to define each section. I used three different colors in various intensities on this first card.

On these other examples I used many different colors and shapes to create different looks.

Start with the message, “Peace”, stamped in the center of the card. Make a mask for the words from “Eclipse” tape and cut into square. Don’t cut the shape of the words. You want a kind of boxy shape around the words. Mask the words. I used Marvy “Pine Green” ink.

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This is a quick and easy holiday card – useful for last minute messages. Start with the message, “Peace”, stamped in the center of the card. Make a mask for the words from “Eclipse” tape and cut into square. Don’t cut the shape of the words. You want a kind of boxy shape around the words. Mask the words. I used Marvy “Pine Green” ink.

Antique Rose 2511-26

Eclipse Tape Large Roll and Eclipse Twins 2 roll pack

Marvy Black and Crimson Rose pads

I could see using this design for a New Years Eve invite or greeting.

Cut three masks of the Antique Rose from Eclipse tape. Layer three pieces of Eclipse over each other and stamp the top layer. Always cut your mask just a bit smaller than the design. Cut inside the lines. Save the part of the tapes that were around the rose mask. These are your reverse masks. Stamp the first rose in the center of the card and mask it. Then stamp one more rose on each side and mask each rose using the small mask.

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Cut three masks of the Antique Rose from Eclipse tape. Layer three pieces of Eclipse over each other and stamp the top layer. Always cut your mask just a bit smaller than the design. Cut inside the lines. Save the part of the tapes that were around the rose mask. These are your reverse masks. Stamp the first rose in the center of the card and mask it. Then stamp one more rose on each side and mask each rose using the small mask.

Chrysanthemum 2525-26

Birds on a Branch 3400-11

Anxious Annie 4264–28

Dark Butterfly 3606-21

Paris Clock 6201-26

Fleur de Lys 5625-14

Paris Post 8515-09

Eiffel Tower 8000-18

Sparkler 2006-14

Pacific World 8020-26

Music Score 5840-38

Aspen Leaf 2208-26

Wild Rose Bouquet 2408–18

Rose Spray 2406-18

Venus Face med. 4250-21

Venus Face sm 4250-14

Tender Eyes 4251-14

Dreamy Eyes 4255-14

Antique Rose 2511-26

Skeleton leaf small 2211-11

Curly Peacock 3452-18

Calligraphy Bird 3409-21

Nothing Like Dream 9004-10

One is not woman 9701-15

Become the change 9030-11

I wish you peace 9085-26

We are makers of music 9000-16

Too much of good thing 9051-10

Time keeps slipping 9064-04

You can be your dream 9038-09

Keep a flower 9068-16

Amore 9303-18

Cursive Exercise 4996-38

Alphabet des letters 9309-40

Starry trio 2003-14

Stardust star 2000-01

Keys 6055-39

Garden key 6051-11

Maze key 6050-11

Dogwood Trio 2407-26

English letter 8531-28

Flourish border 5871-12

Book Stack 6260-08

Tiptoe Sally 4435-15

Janice Reading 4208-12

Paris 9952-03

Clocks in a row 6204-18

China Post 8514-08

Hawaiian Post 8516-08

Twining tulips 2420-12

Vanessa and kitten 4410-39

Precious Baby 4408-38

Fragile fern 2216-12

Rose with Flowers 4277-38

Botticelli Venus 4276-40

INK PADS USED
MARVY COLORS

Violet #8

Magenta #20

Caribbean Blue #104

Jungle Green #96

Ochre #12

Oriental Blue #33

Bubbble Gum Pink #67

Brilliant Yellow #43

Crimson Lake #46

Celery #92

Orchid #78

Terra Cotta #88

Old English Red #132

Pond Green #133

To get a perfect impression every time with the big stamps, follow these Big Stamp Stamping Tips. Now that you have a perfect image, follow these steps.

1. Using the Color Duster and the Memories pad in Soft Peach or the Marvy pale orange, stroke the duster across the pad to load the brush using a back and forth motion, (not pouncing).
2. Gently dust the color across the face. To color over the brow line and the nose, palm the brush and pinch it for a thinner line of brush.
3. Using the Memories Soft Rose, gently dust a touch of blush over the cheeks. Remember that a light touch works best. The ladies should blush, not become suntanned.
4. Rule to remember when coloring the faces: Stop BEFORE you think you’re done. The color is supposed to be soft and subtle.
It takes your eye a while to learn when to stop. Be patient with yourself.
5. Color the hair and clothing details using the same technique. Pinch the brush between your fingers to create a finer edge.
6. Color pencils can be used to highlight the lips, eyes and mouth. When you are working on gloss paper try using watercolor pencils on the coated paper. Moisten the pencils with a wet paper towel to avoid melting the tips.

Supplies: Stamps, Dye based stamp pads, dusters, 1 inch Post-it tape, cardstock, pen and ruler.

1. Take a plain white postcard. Tear off a good-sized piece of Post-it tape- about 6 inches – and block out a corner of the card. I usually start at the upper right hand corner.
2. Select a color stamp pad and a matching duster. Using a back and forth motion, (not pouncing), stroke the duster across the pad to load the brush with the color.
3. Using the same motion with the duster, back and forth, color the corner of the card. Continue to dust until you reach the color intensity you prefer. Dye based pads are best for this because they dry quickly and give a wide range of color depth.
4. Select stamps and stamp the pattern you like into the corner.
5. IMPORTANT! LIFT THE TAPE AND COVER THE CORNER COLOR- RIGHT TO THE EDGE.
You will not affect the stamping at all. Do it immediately, before you forget. (There is a one inch strip of white card under that tape.)
6. Tear off another piece of tape and create your next section. You can use angles, or keep it square, as large or small as you like.
7. Select another color to coordinate or contrast and dust the color into this new section.
8. Stamp another pattern into this area.
9. Lift the tape and cover this section. Using another piece of tape,
create the next section.
10. Repeat the procedure until you have completed the collage.
11. Lift all the tape and SAVE it. You can use the tape again and again. Do not discard.
12. Using a marker in a color to coordinate or contrast with your images, draw a line between the sections.
13. You can corner trim the card at this point.
14. Sit back and collect compliments on your artwork.
15. Start another card!

* Coloring with the new “Color Dusters” from Judi Kins is one of the easiest and most effective new ways to apply color. And it is easy to do.
* First, do not use the dusters the way you would use a stipple brush. Using a back and forth motion, (not pouncing), stroke the duster across a stamp pad to load the brush with the color. Press down and load the brush with color high up the sides. I recommend dye-based pads for this because they dry quickly
and give a wide range of color depth. But the color dusters will work with any stamp pad, chalks, or paints.
* Using the same motion with the duster, a back and forth sweeping motion, apply color to the paper. Use a gentler touch to control the color. You should see a soft, air brushed effect develop on the paper. It is similar to sponging but much easier. Continue to dust until you reach the color intensity you prefer.
* The choice of paper you use will influence the results. My favorite paper for dusting is uncoated paper or cardstock. This gives the softest, most even coverage. Gloss stock is a sticky paper that will show the brush marks more sharply and requires more dusting to make the color even. The effect on handmade paper is more textured and subtle. Try dusting on rough paper for unusual
effects.
* It is best to assign one duster to each color stamp pad. You can wash the dusters by swishing them in a cup of soapy water, rinsing and squeezing them dry. Allow them to finish drying by lying flat, to avoid water soaking into the glue. Do not wash too often. They get “bad hair day”. With proper care they will last a long time and serve you well.