Pick of the Week ~ Turning Line Images Into Silhouette Images

It’s Heather here with my Pick of the Week for The House That Stamps Built. Today, I’m going to show you a really easy technique that can stretch the usage of your stamps: turning line images into silhouette images.

All you need for this technique is:
image
black ink
black marker (I usually use a Sharpie)
paper

The stamps I used were:
2902-P, Bass Harbor Light (lg)
3003-K, Cape Hatteras Light
2408-N, Large Palm Trees
9016-M, Sandcastle (I only used the birds portion of the stamp)
3403-F, Clouds
1113-D, Birthday

Start by stamping your image, then color in your entire image with the black marker (see, I told you it was really easy!). I really like to do this with images that I will use with sponged backgrounds, specially for night scenes.

The above lighthouse image is really fabulous, but there is a LOT of detail coloring. This technique totally eliminates that coloring but still retains the beautiful lines of the image.

The next image shows a different lighthouse. I kind of smudged the top of the image when I stamped it, but with this technique, it’s not noticable at all.

The next photo shows how this technique is perfect for hiding incomplete stamping. I did an awful job getting the center of the palm trees to stamp completely, but once I colored them in, it looks like I stamped perfectly. Look for the card I made using this panel in our challenge that starts Wednesday.

Here is the card I created using the tall lighthouse:

After stamping and coloring in the image. I sponged on some inks to create a summery sunset scene. Makes me feel hot and hazy just looking at it! I stamped a few birds and added several light gray clouds for some interest. (you can barely see the clouds, but they are there). I heat embossed the sentiment on vellum so it wouldn’t cover any of the scene.

~ Heather

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