Have you ever just looked a stamp set and thought to yourself, “Nope, that's too much?” That's exactly how I felt about The Claww stamp set from Crafty Stamp Co.
In my mind, I kept thinking it would take too much time, too much coloring, too much of too much, lol!
Then, over the weekend, I got really brave and decided to go with it.
I stamped it in black ink, and then I just stared at it. Again I felt a smidge overwhelmed – I couldn't even decide on colors.
Then, like a beacon of light shining through the clouds, I remembered the Let's Party patterned paper that Crafty Stamp Co has. Boom, that was a game changer!
That patterned paper gave me an instant color palette!
I started by coloring in the machine with the coordinating colors to the paper.
Then it was time to choose the animals in the machine.
Let me share the card with you first, so you can see what I'm talking about…
… cute, right?
So I had the machine done and then it was time to fill it in. I went with the cute puppy images. There are 3 of those in that stamp set, but there are other animals too that you can pick from.
After I had all the bright colors, I opted for the puppies so I could add quite a bit of neutral tones to it, giving me a lot of balance.
Once I made that decision, then it was like game on – let's do this!
Isn't it crazy how some striped patterned paper can completely take a stamp set from overwhelming to fun in minutes?!?!?
That's the power of crafting!
In my mind, I was facing a couple of hours to make one card – which is a bit much for my liking.
In reality, once I pulled in that patterned paper, I was done in well under an hour! That's fun!
AND, now in my mind, I can picture all different ways that I can use this unique stamp set.
This is such a fun stamp set for kids of all ages!
But…. hear me out on this one… once you have The Claww machine stamp set, then you can fill it with anything you like.
Picture it with pumpkins, or Christmas trees. Cupcakes, rainbows, ANYTHING!
That's exciting, right?
It's now your turn to give it a whirl, so let me share with you where you can get these amazing supplies.
The Supplies
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Here's a list of the OLO Markers that I used:
- B 2.2, B 2.4
- R 0.5, R 1.5
- YG 1.2
- Y 2.3
- O 2.4, O 4.1, O 4.3
- C-G 5, C-G 3
That's all – most of the coloring wasn't blended, just the larger sections. You can do as much, or as little, blending as you choose.
Try Something That Intimidates You!
When we try new things, we often find it wasn't as intimidating as we once thought! Start with stamping, picking your color palette, then choose what goes inside the machine. That's it! Be sure to get this stamp set and this patterned paper from Crafty Stamp Co while you can, don't miss out on these items! XOXO, Meg
