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I just got my first House Mouse stamp. It is more subtle than the simple line drawing stamps (Hedgies and Fluffles) I have used before. What is your favorite way to color them?
Water color the stamped image?
Apply colored markers on the stamp, and then stamp on the paper?
I would recommend using only a black ink for the image, not applying marker to the rubber stamp itself. Try chalks or pastels, colored pencils, or blender pen with ink from the lid of your ink pads.
Did you know that all the mice have their own personalities and are colored differently? How cute is that idea? The "Meet the Mice" page is: http://www.house-mouse.com/php/amanda.php
Ellen Jareckie, the creator of this line, has done such a wonderful job with it. So clever.
Did you know that all the mice have their own personalities and are colored differently? How cute is that idea? The "Meet the Mice" page is: http://www.house-mouse.com/php/amanda.php
I have had House Mouse stamps for more than a decade and never realized that they were to be coloured differently! That IS cute!!!!
My favourite way to colour these mice (actually, to colour anything at all) is with watercolours.
Did you know that all the mice have their own personalities and are colored differently? How cute is that idea? The "Meet the Mice" page is: http://www.house-mouse.com/php/amanda.php
Ellen Jareckie, the creator of this line, has done such a wonderful job with it. So clever.
for coloring I use Prisma Pencils and baby oil. The gamasol gives me a headache and makes me dizzy. Baby oil has the same effect, has a good smell (for me) and most people probably already have it in their home.
Dickblick.com says this about the Scholar art pencils :
Specially formulated for students and aspiring artists, Prismacolor scholar quality art pencils have a smooth, creamy texture and strong thick cores. The round wooden pencils are packaged unsharpened. These pencils are recommended by professional artists and art educators for their unmatched blendability and richly pigmented color. Colors can be blended to open up brilliant new possibilities for visual learning and creative expression. Scholar is a quality line of student pencils from the makers of Prismacolor Colored Pencils, the best selling artist colored pencil.
All that said.............I don't know how they differ from the Premier pencils...but they are cheaper! They just don't have the range of color. I googled them and they actually carry them at Oriental Trading Co. for a decent price.
Coloring House Mouse Question
I always use watercolor pencils because I like the subltly of them. And I've discovered that stamping the image with a fine-line black pigment ink (Versafine Onyx) and then applying detail black embossing powder and heat setting it really makes for a fabulous result. After watercoloring the image (or chalking), gently rub the surface with a kleenex and it will remove the color that has adhered to the black lines of the embossed image - it looks fabulous! 
