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10-22-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Commerce Township, Michigan
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Paulabella's Grass Tutorial
Ok stamp artists, here is a little how too that I put together for Stamping Bella's forum and it is one of the top questiones asked on my blog. I can use several combos of greens, sometimes two colors, sometimes three. The basic idea is to have a lighter green and a darker green. For this example I used Prismacolor Olive Green {911} & Prismacolor Marine Green {988}.
To begin I layed down a nice heavy, solid chunk of Olive Green. Don't make it too large because you will blend out with your stump and you can spread the green then.
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10-22-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Commerce Township, Michigan
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After you have blended out the Olive Green, then you want to lay your second color and keep it closer to the feet. I used Marine Green and then blended it out...but do not blend it out to the edge of the first green, you want to see the color layers. Lighten your touch when you add your second/third layers of green.
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10-22-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Commerce Township, Michigan
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When it comes to adding the grass blades, I always start at the bottom and pull up and out. Try and use as sharp as pencil as you can, but not so sharp that when you press down the tip breaks off. I keep my hand moving and get the blades in all directions...left, right, straight. I add some longer blades and some shorter blades...pressing down when I start to fan my blade out and lightening up as the blades gets to its tip. Here is a picture of the first layer of grass blades, using Olive Green.
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10-22-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Commerce Township, Michigan
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I get a good base of grass blades with my first color. My second/third color after this, is where the depth comes in.
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10-22-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Commerce Township, Michigan
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Here is a picture of the grass without the blended layer. The first picture is with just grass blades in Olive Green, the second picture is with the Marine Green added.
The three blade clusters of grass {on the right side of both photos} is what I try and get the students in my class not to do. I draw this grass out on the whiteboard and tell everyone...no tumbleweeds! LOL ...unless we are doing a western theme card! Practice practice, practice!  |
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10-22-2009
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Georgia
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Paula thank you so much for the tutorial and for linking it up where I could find it
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10-22-2009
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Splitcoast Member Company
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,290
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paula you're SUCH a SHOW OFF.. LOL
and THAT's WHY I LOVE YOU!! Thank you for the amazing tutorial!!
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10-22-2009
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Matboard Maniac
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 350
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Awesome Paula! Love your work-Thanks for sharing your tips & tricks!
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10-22-2009
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Long Island, NY
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Ooh, love the tutorial! I am working on that grass straight away! Thanks!!
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10-22-2009
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Forum Fanatic
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Houston, TX
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Paulabella's Grass Tutorial
Thanks so much Paula!!! I'm going to try it out tonight! MWAH!!!
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10-23-2009
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Japan
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Great tutorial Paula! I can't wait to try it latah!
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10-23-2009
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Japan
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Great tutorial Paula! I can't wait to try it latah!
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10-23-2009
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Japan
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Great tutorial Paula! I can't wait to try it latah!
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10-23-2009
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Compulsive Stamper
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 53
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Woohooo
Great stuff, thanks Paula! Now I just need to get it right.
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10-23-2009
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Matboard Maniac
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Southern Ontario
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think i'm gonna put a link to this on my sidebar....right along with my fav copic links!
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10-23-2009
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 2,946
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Thanks! This is so awesome!!
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10-23-2009
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Louisville, KY.
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Fabulous tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
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10-23-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mooresville, Indiana
Posts: 1,417
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This is fabulous! Definitely going to try it out - love that technique and every single card you create!!
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10-23-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Commerce Township, Michigan
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Next up is the nestie shading with chalk/pigment inks...I love it! Stay tuned girls because after this you will all want to make sure you have a wheat VersaMagic ink pad... Linda even nabbed me a re-inker for mine! woohoo
Emily, Ms. Bella, better have some in stock! hehehe  |
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10-23-2009
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: wastin away again in Margaritaville
Posts: 725
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Thanks for sharing your tutorial!!
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10-23-2009
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Insane Embellisher
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: was Ontario Canada, now Massachusetts USA.
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WOW Paula!!! What an amazing grass tutorial!!! I can't wait to give it a try! Thank you soooo much, and just so you know, I'll be repeating to myself "no tumble weeds" the entire time I'm drawing the grass!!! |
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10-23-2009
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Commerce Township, Michigan
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You better Karen! LOL that is the mantra for grass!. Now, when I finally ink up the Turtle-Tot guy on the hobby horse, it'll be a different story! Glad yougirls liked the little virtual lesson, wish I could be there when you do it!
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10-23-2009
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clean and krafty
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: washington!
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wow! fabulous coloring! you are awesome- thanks!! |
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10-24-2009
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Cardstock Collector
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 36
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Grass tutorial
Thanks for the tutorial Paula! It is awesome.. you are the best! 
hugs,
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10-24-2009
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Thank-you Paula. Looking forward to your next one
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10-24-2009
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Glitter Queen
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
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ok ladies, I am heading out in the morning to get the versamagic wheat so I am all ready for the tutorial, been waiting to see how that one is done.....by noon tomorrow I will be ready and waiting....lol
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10-25-2009
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: VA
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FANTASTIC!!!!
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10-25-2009
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Inking Addict
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 77
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Wow, this is great.
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10-25-2009
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Minnesota
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highlight of my day, thanks for tutorial
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10-25-2009
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mount Forest,Ontario Canada
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I got to see this firsthand from the master, but I still need to practice, practice, practice, cause I'm a tumbleweeder for sure!!! I'm ending up with very long blades that look like they need a lawnmower!! Gotta lighten the touch a lot sooner!! Thanks for this awesome resource Paula.
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11-03-2009
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Minnesota
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Thanks for the awesome tutorial Paula! I adore your grass (wow, that doesn't seem right typing that or saying that now does it? lol) ... but you know what I mean! Hehe! Anyway, love the step by step pictures with directions since I'm a very visual learner! Off to practice!
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