This stamp is from the Fragrant Honeysuckle stamp set and it’s a lovely image to colour in. I used Derwent watercolour pencils and just went for bright bold colours. I didn’t quite intend the background to be such a vibrant gold, but I like the way it turned out. I picked out the bright pink and gold in the layering and with so much colour, kept the rest of the card very simple.
It’s teasy time now – I just got the next few months worth of new stamp plates in and we’re starting to make the boards and test the rubber … There’s one coming out in February that goes really well with Artistic Affirmations and I’m LOVING it already.
Thanks for all the comments about lighting. I am going to look into getting a decent light for the table, maybe an OTT light. We swapped over our uplighters, so I now have the two from downstairs with the extra spotlights. I’m actually pointing the spotlights straight up as I can’t really get them positioned to light up the workspace without them either getting in the way, or blinding me when I look up. But the extra two bulbs bouncing light off the ceiling does help a lot. I’ve also managed to keep one of the original uplighters as it is plugged in behind a unit that I really don’t want to move, so I’ve actually gone from two bulbs to five and yes, it’s definitely brighter in there.
So with lots of light and lots of new rubber, I’m one happy stamper!
