Hello everyone, I got busy with some stamps from the Big and Bold stamp Collection by Colorado Craft Company.

They are “truly bold” so before sharing this card I was exploring stamping possibilities and also colouring mediums to go with them.

For today I used Big and Bold Daisy & Dahlia stamp set.

To stamp the image I used Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide Ink.
I used smooth 240 cardstock.
I applied colour using Nuvo Alcohol Markers and Arteza coloured pencils.
To add accents, I used a Yellow Nuvo Glitter Marker and a white Posca Marker.
For crispier images, I recommend using a Stamping Platform with any Big and Bold stamps.

To stamp the 6×6 inches envelope. I used Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink.
For the sentiment, I used ” Thanks a Bunch” stamp set and die set by Honey Bee Stamps and I heat embossed in white over black smooth cardstock.
I added twine and Fashion Gold Embellishments
The card base cardstock is called Marine Blue Smooth 240gsm sold by a British company called Papermill Direct.. it is a stunning cardstock colour!!

** Find supplies list at the bottom of this post.

I arrived at the conclusion that grey or light brown waterbased inks really suit these images.
The inks need to be juicy to be able to transfer all the image’s details to the cardstock.
Believe it or not, although Distress inks aren’t the best for stamping they were my fav to work with these stamps. I used a stamping platform to stamp 3 – 4 times to achieve a crisp image.
The stamps will perform better on smooth cardstock.
To stamp the bold images on textured watercolour paper you might need to stamp several times using the stamping platform (it took me up o 12 times on Arteza Watercolour paper, 8 times on Arches Watercolour paper).