Hi friends! Happy Sunday. This week I'm focusing on colored inks. Ever since I got the ABM ink pad set in the mail a few weeks ago I can't stop playing with them. I am having the best time experimenting with different color combinations and, really, falling in love with stamping for the first time. (Like, really, really true love)
Previous to these inks I was an "all black" ink girl. So today I wanted to share with you a few of the fun ways I've been using the ink set to add color to my paper craft projects!
Ok, so first up- a scrapbook page. I stamped the background of this 9×12 photo using this Aha Arts stamp. I used mineral, mint, peaches, peas and cement ink colors to create a fun, colorful background.
You can see here how I got the stamping really close to our bodies without overlapping. Just create a little mask with scrap paper and you're good!
And here is my completed page. Full page photos are my favorite. I'll use this one next to a page with lots of smaller photos from that autumn party!
Next up, a simple greeting card! I used almost every color in our ink collection to create a repeating pattern with one of the Emoji stamps. I love how all the colors mix together to create a busy pattern and using one stamp keeps it clean and simple.
Here's a detail photo of the stitching. I used my sewing machine to stitch some words onto the card with neon pink thread.
And last, but not least, I used this holiday stamp set (designed by my pal, Cathy Z for Studio Calico) to make a few 3×3 cards for my upcoming holiday scrapbook pages. Truth be told, I bought the stamp set just for those adorable trees, but I love a whole bunch of them. The merry & bright stamp makes an awesome text pattern, right?
K- that's all I have for this week. Tonight I'm having wine night with my little brother and we're making decorations for Penelope Bloom's 5th birthday party this week- mermaid theme!!!!
Love you guys, Elsie
Credits// Author and Photography: Elsie Larson. Photos edited with Imogen from The Folk Collection.
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I love the holiday stamp set as a fun gift for all of my close friends! Happy Sunday 🙂
These inks look super vibrate and beautiful! I personally love making cards and stationery with stamps. Will have to check out this brand soon!
Rae of Love from Berlin
Oh my these are gorgeous!! I love your ideas and I get so excited, energized and inspired by your posts! That tree stamp is amazing, btw 🙂
Liefs,
Yara
Great pages! Have to try this idea out. Now I just have to think about, which theme would be the right one to decorate it like this.
Best wishes! Have a nice week.
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Love that black and white photo bedazzled by the beautiful ink colors! What a great idea!
xoxo,
Jessica
I absolutely love the stamping on the photo! Does it not smear? I tried this once, but mine smeared all over the place. Is there a secret to doing this?
love this page! the photo is beautiful 🙂 I would love in the future to maybe see what a “typical” day at A Beautiful Mess looks like. It’s always fun to see the behind the scenes bits in my opinion!
XX Allie
Wow! I really love the scrapbook layout you made with the patterned stamping background! It looks amazing.
I was curious – do you need to print the photo on matte paper to be able to use stamping ink on top of it, or will the inks work on glossy photo paper too?
Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
Thank you so much Yara!!!
xx- Elsie
Hi Amy!
Nope, it does not smear. I use Canon Luster photo paper (it’s a matte finish) and I stamp and handwrite on it quite a bit with no issues. :))
xx- Elsie
Thanks Allie! That’s what we try to share in our “Casual Friday” feature. I’ll be honest, it’s so different each day! Some days I feel like I make-make-make (like today) and some days I’m on my computer a lot. It’s definitely a balance of crafty stuff and business stuff (like meetings) all the time.
Is there anything specific you’d like to see?
xx- Elsie
Hi Tessa!
Every photo paper is a little different. If you used a glossier paper you’d probably want to let it dry for longer (to avoid smearing) but it would likely still work just as well! I use Canon’s Luster finish paper as my main photo paper and I love it. 🙂
xx- Elsie
Awesome! Thanks so much for your help, Elsie! 🙂
Elsie,
When can I buy a font in your handwriting?! I mean, basically, when will you turn your handwriting into a font I can buy?
That seriously needs to be next in the ABM shop. 😉 I would use it everywhere.
Love,
Sydney 🙂
I wish I had more time to scrapbook….
Love the post!
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Aw! So cute! I love the color with the black and white.
Great colors Thank you I need these !
The names of the colors of the inks are so cute! Especially loving the Christmas prints 🙂 -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey’s
Thanks so much Audrey! I love naming the products. 😀
xx- Elsie
Hi Sydney,
I plan to do one for the future for our website. For now, you can get it in our app, A Beautiful Mess. I did two fonts in there! 🙂
xx- Elsie
This is adorable! Lovvve those Christmas trees and deer!
x Sarah
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so pretty! i’ve been a bit in a scrapbook rut lately, but your post is getting me all inspired and motivated!
xo, cheyenne
Love how you did the stitching on the paper. Some simple and genius ideas =)
I’ve just been stamping away making my Christmas cards too! How do you keep your stamps so clean in-between colour changes? Any top tips would be really helpful!! 🙂
this is so cute! good thing that i follow your blog, because you are way more creative than i ever will be!
xoxo, kiely
your beanie is lovely!
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Your scrapbooks are so inspiring!
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Hey, he’s almost smiling in this one! 😉 love this series btw. it’s gotten me reinspired to bust out the scrapbooks.
thanks!
this is really cool! thanks for the read 🙂
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I love the pages~
These are so adorable. I love the little reindeer. So festive. (:
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Thank you for this. I love the little paper tip. I am such a noob when it comes to scrapbooking. My goal in 2015 is to keep up with photo taking & scrapbooking, so I can have things to look at in the future! :] // http://www.itscarmen.com ☼ ☯
I swear you must be made of magic!! 😉
The tip about the scrap paper is so helpful! Thank you!
I love the addition of stitching! Such a delicious, textured, mixed media feel!
High fives!!!!
-Elsie
Hooray! Mission accomplished. 😀
xx- Elsie
Hi there!
I use stamp cleaning wipes. I don’t mind it if my stamps get stained (it happens) but I do like to keep them clean so old ink doesn’t mess up my new colors. 🙂
xx- Elsie
You guys definitely just made stamping VERY appealing to me!! Beautiful colors and creative uses for the stamps. The Emoji ones are amazing.
Bailey
aka Bailey
Oh wow! This is absolutely stunning, and completely inspiring! I used to love scrapbooking but somewhere along the way it got lost in the midst of things. You have inspired me to pull out my supplies and get started again 🙂 Now if you could just keep these posts coming, I’d appreciate it! 😉 Thank you for sharing your work! Have an awesome day. -Kristi
this is so cute! I love scrapbooking and i never thought you could do these kind of things. Never really thought outside the box <3 thank you again for the inspiration. Love your blog!
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This stamps are awsome!
Loving this post:)
Konstantina| TALES OF A FASHION SKETCHBOOK
Thank you so much!
Looks brilliant! I’ve asked for some scrapbooking supplies for Christmas…may have to get some of these inks too 🙂
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Lovely! Can you tell me what white pen you used on the 9×14 scrapbook page? Thanks!