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I have just discovered those adorable House Mouse stamps. They are so cute
and I like the simplicity of them. But, how do you color them to make them look so soft and cuddly? Chalks, ink, pencils, watercolor???? There must be a trick to them. Would love to do some for Christmas,but, if they don't look right, I don't want to buy them.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Helyn
I use my watercolor pencils. I am going to try the prismas next and see if I get a brighter look! I just love the house mouse stamps! I actually have 53 of them!
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I love the HM too. I use markers from SU, or an aqua painter with the ink refills or even the ink in the lid of the ink pads. Depends on how dark or light I want the color. Hope that helps...
I really like house mouse too!! A lot of the images are - finicky? would I say?? I have used all sorts of colouring mediums - prisma's and gamsol, chalks, markers on gloss cardstock - which by the way has a surprisingly good effect.. I'd say - try something different with a few stamps - and sometimes I"ve found chalks can add in a nice soft background - or I might mix chalks and markers , or chalks or and prisma pencils... of course, I haven't used my chalks in ages...I think I'd better pull them out!!!
I generally use chalks because I suck at pencils and watercoloring! I keep that in mind when picking which stamps I choose. I just use lighter brown on the mouse and then a darker brown to shade. Here's a couple of my cards from my gallery that I colored with chalks.
Hi I just love the little guys also. One of my most favorite images. I use watercolor pencels with my auqa brush. This gives me the colors I want to acheve. I also use this on those cut little hegdehogs. I wish Stampin Up would bring them back with new desigins of corse. I have all the others I think?
I generally use chalks because I suck at pencils and watercoloring! I keep that in mind when picking which stamps I choose. I just use lighter brown on the mouse and then a darker brown to shade. Here's a couple of my cards from my gallery that I colored with chalks.
I generally use chalks because I suck at pencils and watercoloring! I keep that in mind when picking which stamps I choose. I just use lighter brown on the mouse and then a darker brown to shade. Here's a couple of my cards from my gallery that I colored with chalks.
I use my watercolor pencils. I am going to try the prismas next and see if I get a brighter look! I just love the house mouse stamps! I actually have 53 of them!
Holy "Mouse", that is a lot of mice!!!:mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I like to use Blush Blossom on the little mousie hands, feet, face, and tail. (If you are using Copic markers, use skin white.) Then I use different brown and grays on the mice, usually watercolor pencils or pick up ink from your ink pads. In Copics I like Brick Beige for their fur. I also add a touch of pink on their cheeks and nose tip.
House Mouse question
